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Who helps with a home in Newmarket
The kinds of business a home in Newmarket needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date we checked it.
7 local rules and 84 kinds of business. Page reviewed 30 Oct 2026.
Local rules on this page7 of 7
About 0.92% of assessed value: the 2026 residential tax rate (checked 28 Oct 2026).
The local rules the work runs into
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Extra units
Up to 3 homes on a lot, as the line below puts it
Newmarket zoning by-law 2026-10: permits three units, the main home and two additional residential units; additional units must be registered with the Town (By-law 2013-13).
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
- Fire separation and egress windows
- Building designers (BCIN)
- Architects
- Basement finishing
- General contractors and renovators
Source: Newmarket by-law 2026-10 · checked 5 Oct 2026
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Trees
20 cm across: the trunk size the line below names
Newmarket by-law 2022-10: a Town permit is needed to injure or remove a private tree 20 cm or more in diameter at 1.4 m, including dead ones; fees start at $100 plus $116.50 per tree, with replanting or $300 per tree in lieu; heritage trees need approval under the Ontario Heritage Act.
- Tree services and arborists
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Pools and hot tubs
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
Source: Newmarket by-law 2022-10 · checked 6 Oct 2026
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Rental licensing
- Extra units must be registered
Newmarket By-law 2013-13: additional residential units must be registered with the Town (one-time fee $268.93).
Source: Newmarket by-law By-law 2013-13 · checked 5 Oct 2026
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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
- Only a home someone lives in
Newmarket: one short-term rental per lot is licensed, with a permanent resident on the property, up to three bedrooms and six guests; a 4% Municipal Accommodation Tax applies.
Source: Newmarket · checked 5 Oct 2026
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A business run from home
- Up to 35%of the floor area
- 2 from outsidemay work there
Newmarket zoning by-law 2010-40 s.4.6: permits a home occupation entirely within the home (not a garage, accessory building or yard), with at most two employees who live elsewhere besides the resident operators, using up to 35% of the floor area to 42 m², with no outdoor storage or display and only accessory retail sales.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: Newmarket by-law 2010-40 s.4.6 · checked 5 Oct 2026
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Water and sewer rates
- A stormwater charge of its own
NT Power (for the Town of Newmarket), 2026 residential rates: water $2.313 and wastewater $2.726 per m³ (2026); monthly basic charges of $19.27 water and $22.72 wastewater; a separate stormwater charge by lot area.
Source: NT Power (for the Town of Newmarket), 2026 rate schedule · checked 6 Oct 2026
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Property tax
0.92%of assessed value, 2026
0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)8th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
The 2026 residential property tax rate in Newmarket is 0.919045% of assessed value. It includes the Town rate (0.373633%), the Region of York rate (0.392412%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Newmarket tax rate by-law, 2026 · checked 28 Oct 2026
Summarised from the municipality's own by-laws and pages; the by-law is the authoritative text. An OfferDue report reads these and the address's own records for one home.
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The home team, by moment
Thinking about it
4 kinds
Getting ready to sell
16 kinds
- Home stagers
- Real estate photographers and video
- Deep cleaning before a listing
- Painters
- Handyman services
- Junk removal and decluttering
- Pre-listing home inspectors
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Storage
- Real estate agents and brokerages
- Flooring
- Tree services and arborists
- Interior designers
- Yard clean-up
- Window and gutter cleaning
- Professional organizers
Searching and financing
5 kinds
The offer and its conditions
16 kinds
- Real estate agents and brokerages
- Mortgage brokers and agents
- Bank and credit union mortgage specialists
- Home inspectors
- Wood stove and fireplace (WETT) inspections
- Sewer and drain camera inspections
- Radon testing
- Pest inspection
- Land surveyors
- Appraisers
- Home insurance brokers
- Well water testing
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Real estate lawyers
- Oil tank removal
- Structural engineers
Closing and moving
15 kinds
- Deep cleaning before a listing
- Junk removal and decluttering
- Moving companies
- Storage
- Relocation services
- Home insurance brokers
- Real estate lawyers
- Locksmiths
- Move-in and move-out cleaning
- Utilities and internet
- Tenant insurance
- Security and alarm systems
- Home watch and house sitting
- Professional organizers
- Senior moves and downsizing
The first 90 days
23 kinds
- Handyman services
- Wood stove and fireplace (WETT) inspections
- Sewer and drain camera inspections
- Radon testing
- Well water testing
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Heating and air conditioning
- Duct cleaning
- Chimney sweeps
- Plumbers
- Backwater valves and sump pumps
- Basement waterproofing
- Radon mitigation
- Electricians and electrical contractors
- Water softeners and treatment
- Security and alarm systems
- Appliance repair and installation
- Energy advisors (EnerGuide)
- Oil tank removal
- EV charger installation
- Asbestos and mould removal
- Flood and fire restoration
- Pest control
Making it yours
35 kinds
- Painters
- Land surveyors
- Heating and air conditioning
- Plumbers
- Backwater valves and sump pumps
- Basement waterproofing
- Radon mitigation
- Electricians and electrical contractors
- Energy advisors (EnerGuide)
- General contractors and renovators
- Kitchen renovation
- Bathroom renovation
- Basement finishing
- Flooring
- Roofing
- Windows and doors
- Eavestroughs, siding and soffits
- Insulation and air sealing
- Drywall and plaster
- Carpentry and cabinetry
- Masonry and brick repair
- Concrete and foundation repair
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Pools and hot tubs
- Tree services and arborists
- Demolition and excavation
- Architects
- Building designers (BCIN)
- Structural engineers
- Interior designers
- Permit help and zoning consultants
- Solar panels and batteries
- EV charger installation
- Garage doors
- Asbestos and mould removal
Adding a unit or renting it out
11 kinds
Living there
22 kinds
- Handyman services
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Heating and air conditioning
- Duct cleaning
- Chimney sweeps
- Plumbers
- Appliance repair and installation
- Roofing
- Eavestroughs, siding and soffits
- Masonry and brick repair
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Tree services and arborists
- Garage doors
- Flood and fire restoration
- Lawn care
- Snow removal
- Yard clean-up
- House cleaning
- Pest control
- Window and gutter cleaning
- Home watch and house sitting
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