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What you need to know before building a granny flat More than half a million homeowners across the eastern seaboard could build a granny flat if they wanted to, a recent CoreLogic report revealed. And there are plenty of reasons to consider it. Your adult children could use it as a pit-stop on the road to independence, enabling them to save a deposit. Your elderly parents could use it as place to age gracefully, without infringing on your privacy. Or you could use it to earn a little extra income, by bringing in some tenants. But before you call in the diggers, here are a few points worth considering. Why do you want to build one? The first step on your granny flat journey is to consider your reasons for building one. The recent CoreLogic report found that building a granny flat could boost your property value and rental income by 30 and 27 per cent respectively. But even so, Wakelin Property Advisory director Jarrod McCabe says choosing to build isn’t a decis…

What you need to know before building a granny flat

Granny flats, or secondary dwellings, can allow home owners to keep parents or adult children close by while giving them their own space. They can also be a great way to generate rental income.

But before you book in your builder, there are a few questions you’ll need to ask and some research to undertake to make your project a successful one. Can I build a granny flat in my backyard? Don’t assume that because your neighbour has one, you can have one too. Each state and territory has different laws governing secondary dwellings, with rules on block size and dwelling size and the distance you’ll need to leave between boundaries, trees and your existing house. Allan Stroud, owner of Lifestyle Granny Flats, says in Queensland the rules differ from shire to shire. “Each shire has its own particular requirements and limits as to how big you can build, and these can change,” he says. “For ex…