When borrowers seek financing for real estate ventures, whether the borrowed funds are to be used for the acquisition of property, the construction of a project or to refinance existing debt for a longer term hold, in many cases the lender will require security for the debt to include guarantees from companies related to the landowner/developer and/or from one or more ...
Effective January 1, 2019, developers in British Columbia will be subject to new information collection, reporting and document retention requirements in connection with assignments of purchase agreements in qualifying developments. The new requirements will apply to any five (5) or more strata lots in a stratified building in British Columbia that are marketed for ...
Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act has received Royal Assent and is scheduled to come into force on October 17, 2018. Canadians will then be able to legally possess, consume and grow recreational cannabis. Bill C-45 enables provinces to establish additional regulations, some of which affect real estate. Here, we highlight the basics of Bill C-45 as well as the approaches British ...
The Province of British Columbia is taking steps to ensure that the applicable taxes are paid on assignments of pre-sale condominiums with the introduction of Bill 25 Real Estate Development Marketing Amendment Act, 2018. The goal of the legislation is to collect the applicable tax on such assignments and to generally discourage the assignment of such contracts and reduce ...
The British Columbia government has released further details about the Speculation Tax on residential property announced in the 2018 Provincial Budget (the highlights of which are discussed in our previous blog post). These details clarify the geographic areas the Speculation Tax will apply to, along with rates, exemptions, and credits that may be available to offset ...
Lawson Lundell LLP is pleased to announce that three partners, one associate and two paralegals have recently joined our Calgary office. Shaun Partridge, QC (Partner), Devin Itterman (Partner), Aubrey Guild-Young (Partner), Devlin Steers (Associate), and paralegals Laura Romeo and Brandy Tobin join us from a boutique firm in Calgary where their practices focused on ...
Thinking of purchasing a strata lot to rent out on the short-term market? If so, you may wish to familiarize yourself with the applicable rental restrictions.
The popularity of short-term rentals such as Airbnb continues to soar, making them an increasingly attractive revenue stream for potential property investors.
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