If you can, it is recommended that you arrange temporary accommodation for your first nights in Nova Scotia. This will allow you to settle in gently and familiarize yourself with your new environment. One widely accepted financial recommendation is to not allocate more than 30 to 35% of your gross income to housing. This portion should include the following expenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is very important to know your rights and obligations as a tenant and to know those of your landlord to foster a good mutual relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you do not speak English and the landlord is English-speaking, we recommend that you bring along a friend or colleague to help you ask the landlord questions and make sure you understand the answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although some landlords will do so, it is not required by law to sign a schedule of condition on arrival or departure. During the visit, it is therefore strongly advised to pay close attention to details such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes, landlords ask for twelve postdated cheques for the year of the lease to ensure that there are no delays in the payment of the rent. This practise is authorized in Canada, and to learn more about paying by cheque, visit this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will therefore need a bank account<\/a> and to have enough cheques. If you pay your rent in cash, make sure to get proof of payment (a receipt) to protect yourself in the event of a dispute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canada-Nova Scotia Targeted Housing Benefit aims to support tenants whose rent exceeds 40% of their gross pre-tax family income, calculated in relation to the average market rent in their geographic area (and not in relation to the rent actually paid by the tenant). To learn more, visit this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before buying a home, take the time to find out about the real estate markets and the different neighbourhoods. To help you with this process, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offers a comprehensive website for newcomers<\/a>), providing detailed information on the process of buying real estate in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To make your real estate plans a reality in the Ch\u00e9ticamp region, contact local real estate agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are thinking of buying a home, do not forget to find out how much property tax you will have to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tax rate in Ch\u00e9ticamp https:\/\/invernesscounty.ca\/services\/finance-taxation\/tax-area-rates\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Calculation of property taxes https:\/\/www.ratehub.ca\/property-taxes <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n To protect your home or your belongings in the event of fire, flood, burglary, or other serious problems, it is important to take out home insurance, whether you are a tenant or landlord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Find companies providing real estate insurance here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Utilities such as electricity, heating and water are key elements when choosing housing. Take a few moments to browse through the following list to assess how accessible they are and find out who the providers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finding a Place to Live If you can, it is recommended that you arrange temporary accommodation for your first nights in Nova Scotia. This will allow you to settle in gently and familiarize yourself with your new environment.This will give you time to explore the area, meet people who can help you and familiarize yourself Read the full article…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":614,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-cfa-pages-vivre-sub-en-01","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-632","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1917,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/632\/revisions\/1917"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfacheticamp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This will give you time to explore the area, meet people who can help you and familiarize yourself with the local rental and property market, as well as to explore the region\u2019s different neighbourhoods. For temporary accommodation, you will find information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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