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 from previous years when rent increase caps were manually set by the government without a direct correlation to inflation, often placing financi...

Furnished Rentals

The complexities of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) and its application to various housing typologies, including furnished units, serve as a critical point of consideration for both landlords and tenants in British Columbia’s housing market. The RTA's broad and somewhat...

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 ...

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...