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Our community needs your support for secure purpose-built rental housing
Mayor Kennedy Stewart and Council will be considering a rezoning application at a public hearing to be held Tuesday May 14th, 2...
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2019 Property Taxation: Distribution of Property Tax Levy
Below is a letter CEO David Hutniak sent to City of Vancouver Mayor, Kennedy Stewart and the City Council on April 25th. We enc...
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Understanding BC’s History of Rent Control and Tax Policy to Improve Today’s Rental Housing Crisis
LandlordBC has produced a white paper, UNDERSTANDING BC'S HISTORY OF RENT CONTROLS AND TAX POLICY, intended to demonstrate that...
Want more market rental housing without taxpayer subsidies? Here’s how.
NEWS RELEASE
VANCOUVER, BC – It is generally agreed that British Columbia is currently challenged by a rental housing supply and unaffordability crisis, particularly in the province’s large urban centres. Understanding that approximately one-third of British Columbians a...
An Open Letter to Mayor Stewart & Council – Reject Motion 6 Re: Rental 100
On Tuesday evening, the Vancouver City Council will vote on Motion 6 “Re-conceptualizing the City’s Rental 100 Program.” LandlordBC is asking the Mayor and Council of Vancouver to reject Motion 6 and we request that the City staff immediately start working with stakeholde...
Fixed Term Tenancies and Notices to End Tenancy
A recent B.C. Court of Appeal ruling highlighted an issue that, while rare, can cause significant problems and disputes for landlords and tenants. The issue at the heart of this ruling was a confusion of the rules surrounding a fixed term tenancy and the two-month notice,...
5 Reasons Every Landlord Should Enroll in Landlord Registry™
By Hollyburn Properties
At Hollyburn, our business is anchored in four core principles that guide every member of our team: professionalism, service, quality, and commitment.
In order to uphold these standards across our portfolio we feel a responsibility to self-go...
BC Budget 2019
On February 19, 2019, the Honourable Carole James, Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier presented BC Budget 2019-20 with a stated premise to “create opportunities to make life better for people”. With Budget 2019 the BC NDP government is working to continue implementin...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Speculation Tax Declaration and Purpose-Built Rental Buildings
LandlordBC, through the course of additional communication with the BC Minister of Finance, confirmed that while purpose-built rental buildings are excluded from the definition of residential property under the Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act, and exempt from the tax, own...
Speculation & Vacancy Tax Exemption Filing and Purpose-Built Rental Buildings
LandlordBC contacted the Minister of Finance to determine whether owners of purpose-built rental buildings would be required to declare an exemption for the Speculation & Vacancy Tax (purpose-built rental buildings are classed as “residential” for property tax purpose). ...
The Certified Rental Building Program – Why it is the Right Choice for Your Business
The Certified Rental Building (CRB) Program is a quality assurance program designated for landlords like you who take pride in their business and provide safe, secure purpose-built rental accommodations.
The CRB Program launched in British Columbia on November 26th, 2015...
Deadline for BC Assessment Appeals is January 31, 2019
LandlordBC is collaborating with Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates Ltd. to undertake a “mass appeal” of 2019 assessed values for multi-unit rental buildings…learn more below!
Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates Ltd. (BCS) and LandlordBC are collaborating to underta...
Taxes and Price Increases from Heaven
By Jeff Hayes LL.M, Lantern Properties Ltd.
The first verse of the 1936 classic song “Pennies from Heaven” goes like this:
Oh, every time it rains
It rains pennies from heaven
Don’t you know each cloud contains
Pennies from heaven
The song was about unexpected...