Granny flats Dependent Person Units (DPUs) seemed like a great way to ease the rental shortage and fit more people into our bulging suburbs. But this aspect of the affordable housing program hasn’t been without its problems.
You’ll find a Sydney Morning Herald story on Morris Iemma’s Granny Flat’s initiative HERE.
There’s a NSW Planning department factsheet on Granny Flats HERE.
There’s a Domain feature on the new breed of Granny Flats (and a 76 percent increase in their approvals) HERE.
A story from earlier this year on moves to loosen up the laws in Victoria is HERE.
And there’s a posting from an unfortunate tenant who discovered her rented home was about to be demolished HERE.