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Gabriel Leclerc owns two cottages in Calabogie, Ont., with his family. He’s taking them off Airbnb after the township introduced short-term rental licensing rules in 2024. He and some other cottage owners say between fees and a complex administrative process, it’s no longer worth renting out their vacation properties. “We were frankly not surprised because …

Spain’s consumer rights ministry said on Monday it had ordered Airbnb to withdraw more than 65,000 listings for holiday rentals from its platform, saying they violated existing rules. The Spanish government as well as city councils and regional authorities have launched a general crackdown on tourism rentals via sites such as …

As the City of Brampton works to address unsafe and illegal housing, CBC Toronto has learned that a local councillor co-owns a property with an unregistered basement apartment, contravening municipal bylaws.  Coun. Gurpartap Singh Toor, who sits on both Brampton city council and Peel regional council, denies owning the house on …

New data from the B.C. government shows thousands of short-term rentals have been operating illegally. Seven communities across the province require short-term rentals to operate with a business licence. According to the province, there are 22,000 listings in those areas but nearly 11,000 are operating without that permit. The data …

The Nova Scotia government plans to introduce new legislation this fall to further regulate short-term rentals and impose higher annual registration fees. Short-term rental owners are already required to register their properties through the province, with annual registration fees of $50 to $150, depending on the number of bedrooms. In …

The province’s goal of building 1.5 million homes by the end of 2031 is off to a slow start for many municipalities. There are several reasons for the slow number of housing starts, such as higher mortgage rates. The City of Kingston has set a goal of building 8,000 homes …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 13, 2023 10:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — A new report says the average asking price for a rental unit in Canada reached a record $2,042 last month amid continued interest rate hikes, population expansion and low …

With heat-related illness on the rise amid record-breaking temperatures across the country, some Canadian cities are adopting by-laws that require landlords to keep their buildings below a maximum temperature. In Manitoba, organizations say that kind of regulation would get the cold shoulder. “Conceptually, it’s extremely important, we all want to …

Across the country, competition is stiff among apartment hunters as the rental market gets tighter. In Calgary, that struggle to find rental space is fuelling an unprecedented amount of rental construction. As of September, construction has begun on 2,799 new rental apartment units in Calgary this year. That’s the highest number on …

More than 3,700 homes in Nova Scotia aren’t available to families seeking permanent housing because they are listed as short-term vacation rentals, according to research by a Halifax community group. Neighbours Speak Up compiled data from the Government of Nova Scotia’s short-term accommodations registry — as well as short-term rental …