April 2021

What is a Bylaw Contravention Notice and how it can effect selling your home

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in City Zoning & Bylaws

Janine Thomson - Real Estate


Section 57 of the Community Charter is a tool that has been provided to local governments to enforce the BC Building Code on any BC property. It involves the local government placing a notice on the title of a property at the Land Title Office when something has happened on the property that has contravened this Section 57. A building inspector can...

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Save Energy at Home

Posted on Apr 06, 2021 in Facts on Home Ownership


 
I’m sure after this cold winter we have had this year and some of the heating bills that have arrived, I am sure some of you are already thinking about how to reduce and save energy. Energy inefficiencies in your home can really costly to you, but it doesn’t have to be that way, if you work towards optimizing some of these areas in your home, you’l...

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Types of Home Inspections 

Posted on Apr 06, 2021 in Appraisals & Home Inspections



You have a property on which you want to make an offer, then you may consider engaging the services of an expert to provide inspections and reports on important components of the desirable property.  
These services may be engaged prior to you making an offer or, more commonly, you may make your offer subject to you receiving and being satisfied with...

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