BC Renters

• B.C. renters taking a wait-and-see approach to home ownership: report

  The 2025 Royal LePage Canadian Renters Report found that more than half of B.C. renters say they plan to buy a property in the future.

  Economy

  Jun 19, 2025
  
• Canada’s Competition Bureau investigating if AI is helping set rental rates

  'As soon as the renters in the country started, you know, doing some rent strikes, really pushing back, I started speaking to renters all across the country,' Bonita Zarrillo said.

  Economy

  Feb 18, 2025
  
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• 25% of B.C. renters spend half of income on housing: report

  According to the 2024 renters report coming out of Royal LePage, British Columbians are still facing some of the highest rent prices in the country.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2024
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• B.C. low-income seniors and families to receive one-time $430 benefit

  The B.C. government said the 'top up' cheque will help keep more low-income seniors and families in their homes.

  Politics

  Apr 9, 2024
• B.C. government takes steps to protect residents from ‘bad-faith’ evictions

  The proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act mean landlords cannot increase rent if a tenant adds a child under 19 to their household.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2024
• B.C. residents rally over landlord’s appeal to make them pay for $1M elevator costs

  Residents at an apartment building in New Westminster are outraged that their landlord and management companies are trying to get them to foot a $1 million bill for repairs.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
• Housing advocates rally over what they call ‘fraudulent landlord-use eviction’ claims in New Westminster

  Members of ACORN allege long-term tenants evictions were made in “bad faith” at properties owned by Sangha and Harron Investments.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2023
• B.C. family takes landlord to court to get compensation for wrongful eviction

  The Ashantis were awarded more than $24,300, but said "the jubilation ended fairly quickly" when they realized the hoops they would have to jump through afterward.

  Consumer

  Nov 22, 2022
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• ‘I had to uproot my family’: Surrey, B.C. parents awarded over $33K for wrongful eviction

  "I had to uproot my entire family, find a new home and pay significantly more monthly, and we were very happy in the home that we were living in," said Surrey's Natalie Egger.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2022
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• B.C.’s maximum rent increase set at 1.4% for 2021

  Back in March the province placed a ban on rent increases, which will remain in place until the end of the year.

  Sep 3, 2020