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New Rent Increase – What You Need to Know
This information was released to LandlordBC members on Wednesday, September 26th, 2018. We are offering this important informat...
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LandlordBC’s Response to Premiers Maximum Rent Increase Formula Announcement
Today Premier Horgan and Housing Minister Selina Robinson announced that their government will be adopting the recommendations ...
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LandlordBC’s Response to the Rental Housing Task Force Recommendations
On Monday September 24, 2018 BC’s Rental Housing Task Force announced that it was pre-empting its report to the Premier and Hou...
“Walk A Mile In My Shoes” A Delta BC Home Owner & Landlord Writes Housing Minister Robinson
This emailed letter was forwarded to LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak September 23, 2018. It was written by a Delta, BC resident who requires a secondary suite so that they can afford to keep their home. Secondary suites are critical to the provision of long term rental hou...
A 10-Year Analysis of Rental Building Expenses vs. RTA Maximum Allowable Rent Increase
Repeatedly, governments have tried to solve the problem of housing by trying to control demand. Rent controls and other restrictions have been around since the 1970’s and have never worked to alleviate the issues. These tactics only serve to band-aid the rental housing ...
The Residential Tenancy Branch has announced maximum allowable rent increase for 2019 of 4.5%.
B.C. landlords can choose to increase rent once annually. The maximum percentage increase allowed each year is the inflation rate plus 2%. The inflation rate, calculated using the 12-month average percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for British Columbia ending i...
Do Cities and Municipalities Really Want to See More Market Purpose-Built Rental Housing Built in Their Communities? Probably Not.
On August 28th, 2018 LandlordBC co-presented with the City of Vancouver Renters Advisory Committee a non-partisan workshop entitled “Delivering Rental Housing in Your Community”. The workshop was exclusively for declared Metro Vancouver mayoral and council candidates in t...
You Broke an Election Promise, Mr. Prime Minister
Landlords and tenants deserve equity in the taxation of rental housing compared to other investments, and other necessities. We desperately need new purpose-built rental housing if we have any hope of meeting the secure housing needs of current and future residents of Bri...
LandlordBC Supports More Purpose-Built Rental In Port Moody
If you want more secure rental housing in Port Moody then you need to speak at the July 10th, 2018 public hearing. Make your voice heard! Click here to learn more.
Below is a letter sent from LandlordBC to Port Moody Council regarding a proposed new purpose-built renta...
How to Build and Protect Your Online Reputation
There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast – Brian Koslow
Having a good reputation and positive brand image is important to the success of any business, including operating as a landlord or rental property managers. How you treat your c...
A Reflection on Indigenous Housing
By Margaret Pfoh CEO of the Aboriginal Housing Management Association
In many ways, British Columbia is at the fore front of leadership in terms of Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Peoples. The Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) is what brings BC to the...
Rental Housing Task Force – Our View
“Private sector rental property investors must be assured of safe, secure and stable long-term returns on their investment, and a balanced and fair legislative regime.” LandlordBC
British Columbia’s private rental housing sector is critical to the BC housing market an...
Inclusive Rental Housing Works
By Doug Tennant, CEO, UNITI
People who have intellectual disabilities are taking their rightful place as tenants living in apartments like any other member of our community and UNITI, the organization that I represent, is working hard to support this in Metro Vancouver...