Housing reforms mean a free market and 'extremely ugly buildings', developer says (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 4 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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Some quite out of touch comments in here, I think. Saying "unlikely they would imitate the stylish apartment blocks that can be seen in the likes of Paris or Rome." when a large chunk of our population currently don't have a hope of ever owning a home is pretty elitist, in my view.

They also mention 50m2 as being considered the minimum for banks to lend to you, I live in a three bedroom house that's 100, a living space for one person can definitely be less than half that.

I really hope we can get more dwellings built that are affordable for a single person, that's something currently missing from our market, I feel.

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[-] liv@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

50m2 as being considered the minimum for banks to lend to you,

Isn't there a 60m2 unpermitted dwellings law coming down the pipeline?

I think there could be another leaky buildings style crisis on the horizon.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 months ago

I think that's the granny flat rule, but that's in addition to a main building, as opposed to an apartment, which is a self sufficient unit.

I don't see why floor size would have any effect on the weather tightness of the building though.

[-] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 months ago

Thanks for clarification, that makes more sense. Standalones remain 30m2. Hmm I can think of some housing stock in my town that magically will become compliant with that change.