Granny flat rules relaxed to tackle housing crisis
Western Australia is scrapping rules around the building of granny flats in suburban back yards as it wrestles with a chronic housing crisis characterised by a lack of supply and skyrocketing rents.
Granny flats come in all shapes and sizes, from luxurious multi-level dwellings to humble, affordable homes on small properties. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)
Western Australia has taken a major step towards tackling the housing crisis that is wreaking havoc across the country.
The state is scrapping rules around the building of granny flats in suburban back yards as it tries to increase urban density, slow urban sprawl
and bring more housing stock to the city with the country’s lowest vacancy rate among state capitals.The relaxed amendments to Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) will boost housing s…
