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NOV

2023

Short-term rental restrictions coming down the pipe?

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This past week, the Province of British Columbia proposed restrictions on short-term rentals through the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act. These restrictions will most certainly present some significant changes in areas such as the Okanagan where a large number of...

OCT

2023

What is the Underused Housing Tax? – By Crowe MacKay LLP

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The following is a general overview of Crowe MacKay LLP’s original Underused Housing Tax article. The underused housing tax (UHT) is a Federal tax applied to vacant or underused housing in Canada, effective January 1, 2022. Generally speaking, this tax targets foreign property...

OCT

2023

Dying Without Family

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Tags : Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Estates & Trusts

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A few articles ago, we discussed what happens when you die without a will (https://touchstonelawgroup.com/no-will-no-plan-no-maam-dying-without-a-will/). As a refresher, when a person dies intestate (without a will), their relatives inherit in the following order (if they...

OCT

2023

Purchasing a Strata Unit: Buyer Considerations

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Tags : Real Estate

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Strata properties have become more and more popular with the move in many areas to increased density. These types of properties often give property owners the benefit of limited repair and maintenance work and may also give access to amenities that a single family home...

SEP

2023

Property Transfer Tax | The price of moving in beautiful British Columbia

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Tags : Real Estate

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The year is 1987 and the Bangles’ “Walk Like An Egyptian” is the top hit on the Billboard 100. This just so happens to be the same year that Premier Vander Zalm introduces the Property Purchase Tax, now known as Property Transfer Tax (“PTT”). You’ve purchased a home and/or...

SEP

2023

Covenants

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Tags : Real Estate

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Under section 219 of the Land Title Act in British Columbia, a covenant can be registered against title to a property for the benefit of the Crown, a Crown corporation or agency, municipality, regional district and a few other specified bodies. These instruments are useful...

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