COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey.The survey, conducted by Insights West, also found that the rent freeze may be a factor in why some landlords choose not to rent out properties.
B.C. looks to extend rent freeze to end of 2021 The survey found that 68 per cent of respondents supported proposed legislation to extend the rent freeze to the end of 2021.Ninety-three per cent of renters in B.C.
supported the freeze while 47 per cent of landlords supported the government’s plan.The survey found that 37 per cent of respondents believed the rent freeze could impact housing supply and 63 per cent believe “landlords shouldn’t have to bear all the cost of the pandemic, renters need to pay too.”Fifty-five per cent agreed that “house prices.