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Ursula Prossegger – Landlords shut out

Last year, I wrote to The Chronicle Herald about the challenges landlords like me face. We must pay our taxes, regardless of whether tenants pay rent; We bear all the risk in financing, operating, and maintaining housing; There are no government-imposed “controls” or...

August 2022: Dear Editor

Dear Editor: Earlier this year, I decided to sell one of my multi-unit properties as I can no longer afford to cover housing costs for my tenants. Over the last few years, I have enjoyed buying older properties in Colchester and Pictou counties. I put a lot of time...

Swiss rent-control model actually drives up rents

The Investment Property Owners of Nova Scotia (IPOANS) researched Switzerland’s rent-control regime. The research concluded that the Swiss rent-control regime actually created similar conditions to what we have been experiencing in Nova Scotia. Link to resource: Swiss...