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North Vancouver Launches Free E-Cargo Bike Pilot Program
In partnership with the District of North Vancouver (DNV) and the City of North Vancouver (CNV), BCAA’s Evolve E-Bike Share...
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2025 Rent Increase Announced
2025's standard rent increase has been set at 3%, directly tied to the inflation rate as of the end of July. This marks a shift...
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Furnished Rentals
The complexities of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) and its application to various housing typologies, including furnished un...
NEWS RELEASE: The BC NDP’s April 2, 2024, Announcement: A Missed Opportunity for Landlord Support
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Every enlightened level of government understands that the rental housing crisis BC is experiencing is fundamentally a result of insufficient supply. While LandlordBC applauds the many measures and innovations advanced by the BC NDP to increa...
How Should We Think About Rent Control
As advocates for a strong and healthy rental housing ecosystem in BC, LandlordBC has long argued that rent control isn’t a recipe for broad rental housing affordability. Anyone truly paying attention knows that rent control leads to a decay of existing stock due to lack ...
Smooth Sailing: Transitioning from Airbnb to Long-Term Residential Tenancies
When faced with the provincial legislation coming into effect May of 2024 that restricts Airbnb and similar short-term vacation/travel accommodations, many property owners are considering their options. Aside from selling, the only other viable option for most owners is t...
BC Court of Appeal Releases Decision Regarding Rent Increases between Tenancies in City of Vancouver
On Friday the BC Court of Appeal (the “BCCA”) released its decision Vancouver (City) v Pender Lodge Holdings Ltd., 2024 BCCA 37. This decision considered bylaws adopted by the City of Vancouver (the “COV”) to limit rent increases between tenancies in privately-owned r...
Happy Birthday!! The I Rent It Right™ Online Course Marks Seven Years of Success
The I Rent It Right™ e-learning course was launched on January 18, 2017, exactly seven years ago. It took much dedication, knowledge, and vision to create a platform that operates with busy landlords in mind and helps rental housing providers become familiar with the esse...
A Brief Look Ahead
Happy New Year! As we begin 2024, we know that housing remains a front-of-mind issue for British Columbians with every community across the province needing more homes.
Ambitious homebuilding agenda - In the latter half of 2023 we witnessed a flurry of announcements fr...
Incomes, Ages, Backgrounds: The Changing Profile of Apartment Renters in the Vancouver Region
By Vaishali, Senior Analyst, Research Services & Strategy and Wendy Waters, Vice President,
Research Services & Strategy, GWL Realty Advisors[1]
A substantial portion of Vancouver’s population is choosing to rent rather than aspiring to own a home. This trend has been...
If Rental Apartment Ownership and Development is Such a Lucrative Business, Why Are We So Short of Apartments?
The Tyee published an opinion piece on October 12, 2023 entitled “The Lucrative Business of Owning Rental Buildings”. We ask the question, if rental apartment ownership and development is such a lucrative business, why are we so short of apartments? Let’s delve into the...
LandlordBC Encourages Port Moody Council to Approve Generational Housing Project
This evening, Tuesday October 3rd 2023, the City of Port Moody has a generational opportunity to create a significant number of new homes to meet diverse housing needs, all within steps of sky train. It’s time for the Mayor & Council to send a strong message to the naysa...
UPDATE: Removal of GST From New Purpose-Built Rental Housing Construction a Major Win for BC Renters
LandlordBC has obtained additional information about the Prime Minister’s September 14th announcement.
Focused on new supply only, the removal of GST will apply to new purpose-built rental housing, such as apartment buildings, student housing, and senior residences bui...