Can you build a granny flat on any house ? In Brisbane ?

Can you build a granny flat on the back of any house ? In Brisbane ?

If not how do you know which houses to pick ?

Im going to buy in Brisbane soon and thinking of having a granny flat built too for better cash flow

What else do i need to know , do the tenants that move in the granny flat have to be relatives to the tenants living in the house ? Or doesnt it matter ?
Thanks

 

There are very strict rules surrounding granny flats in the BCC area.

Generally you cannot rent them independently to the main house.

Do your research!
Marg

 

Lots of info on council websites, speak to agents, read existing threads on Brisbane/Logan/Kallangur etc. the options are endless. So many people woth runs on the board giving valuable insight and information.

 

Huge fines, prosecutions in Magistrates court for renting out your granny flat in BCC area. We appear on this sort of thing all the time, BCC takes it very seriously.

 

You incorporate it into the main dwelling lease so achieve a premium that way, cheaper to buy at this point and time in certain parts of Brissie, (instead of constructing ) already built and functional

 

Whata bcc stand for ?

 

Brisbane City Council

 

Freedomlife.... sounds like you need to do a lot more reading. Try the search function on the forum.

Anyway, NSW is dofferent to Qld, in regards to granny flats. If you want to go down the granny flat route, investing in the Logan council, Moreton Bay council or Ipswich council areas are fine. Cheaper entry price too generally speaking so they tend to work for investors investing on a smaller budget.

On the other hand, Redland council and Brisbane city councils do not currently permit renting of granny flats to unrelated parties (people unrelated to the residents of the main house) at this point in time. Therefore you can rule out Granny flats in these areas as a yield booster.... at least for now.

 

It is a State initiative in WA and NSW,
but a Council initiative in QLD.

In Summary:

• Logan Council allows 70m2 and 100m2 depending size of land. can be separately leased.
  
• Moreton Bay Council recently allowed (size?). Can be separately leased
• Ipswich Council last year scaled back to 50m2. Can be separately leased
• Brisbane City and Redland Council allows (size?) but CAN NOT be leased to separate households.

 

@RetireRich101 @Gockie If we had to summarize, would be okay to say that in councils of Moreton bay and Ipswich:

1. Perfectly legal to build a dual occ/dual (side by side or detached design)

2. Can be leased out to two separate parties


3. Apologies for a silly question- But If the rules change in future and if you build now with appropriate approvals then can the new changes be applicable as well.


It would be great if you can share some critical due diligence points in regards to the same.

 

Your best bet is to give mbrc a call and talk to a town planner. In my experience they are very approachable and happy to help.

As far as broader dd goes ..talk to pm / agents about market for the type you are building...treat them as separate dwellings that need to be well designed for complete privacy / separation and you will maximise your return...

 

What yields are you looking to achieve with a house and GF?

 

What sort of fines? How would you recommend getting out of a granny flat? We just moved into one which seemed great at the start but we are having issues with the owner and it has been cheaply built. We just found out that it is illegal in BCC to rent out granny flats so now that is giving us a way to break the lease and leave. However, we don't want to lose our bond.

 

Who do you pay the rent too..

 

Directly to the owner