Home Extension Builder Says: Check Your R-Codes for Population Density
Announcement posted by Next Level Extensions 21 Jan 2015
Provider of home extensions and home renovations in Perth reveals how some homeowners may be leaving money on the table by not knowing their zoning regulations.
Perth, WA, 21 January 2015 - It has been more than a year since the R-Code changes in Western Australia, but the Director of one business that provides home extensions and home renovations in Perth believes that many Perth area residents are leaving money on the table due to not fully understanding the ramifications of the R-Code changes.
Craig Johns is the director of Next Level Extensions, a firm that provides home renovations and home extensions in Perth. In a recent post on their company blog, Mr Johns provided a simple explanation to help readers understand R-Code changes and what those changes could mean for their property.
R-Codes: How They Changed
R-Codes are designed to control population density in WA. Due to the urbanisation of Australia, in which 85% of Australians live near coastal areas most of them near capital cities, the demand for land near capital cities has increased. The resources industry also helped increase demand for housing in WA.
The average residential land block in Australia has declined by almost 50% in the last fifty years. Demand for land has driven prices so high that most Australians would now rather live on a smaller land block to save money. These and other factors lead the WA Government to change the R-Codes in August of 2013.
The new R-Codes are more relaxed than the older ones were. For example, an R-20 code used to set a minimum block size of 450 sqm for a single dwelling and an average of 500 sqm for a block that had more than one residence. These have been relaxed to a 350 sqm minimum and a 450 sqm average under the new regulations.
In addition, apartments in garages and other ancillary buildings, once known as Granny flats, no longer require that their occupants be related to the homeowner, causing them to be renamed as “Fonzie flats” in the vernacular of real estate.
Many Homeowners Don’t Know their Codes
Mr Johns is of the opinion that many homeowners don’t know their R-Codes and it is costing them money. According to Mr Johns:
“Due to the R-Code changes, there are a lot of homeowners who could build a rental home on their property or turn their current building into a duplex.”
Mr Johns continued: “We have been in the renovation business a long time, but we also construct individually designed new homes when needed. Lately, more and more homeowners ask us about their R-Codes and to build a second home on their property.”
Mr Johns concluded, “Everyone should have the opportunity to maximise their property.”
Next Level Extensions builds home extensions, home renovations and individually designed new homes in Perth and the surrounding area. They have a combined 70 years of experience providing high quality work, resulting in a 100% customer satisfaction rate. To learn more or for a free consult, call 1300 948 094 or visit their website: http://www.nextlevelextensions.com.au/.
Craig Johns is the director of Next Level Extensions, a firm that provides home renovations and home extensions in Perth. In a recent post on their company blog, Mr Johns provided a simple explanation to help readers understand R-Code changes and what those changes could mean for their property.
R-Codes: How They Changed
R-Codes are designed to control population density in WA. Due to the urbanisation of Australia, in which 85% of Australians live near coastal areas most of them near capital cities, the demand for land near capital cities has increased. The resources industry also helped increase demand for housing in WA.
The average residential land block in Australia has declined by almost 50% in the last fifty years. Demand for land has driven prices so high that most Australians would now rather live on a smaller land block to save money. These and other factors lead the WA Government to change the R-Codes in August of 2013.
The new R-Codes are more relaxed than the older ones were. For example, an R-20 code used to set a minimum block size of 450 sqm for a single dwelling and an average of 500 sqm for a block that had more than one residence. These have been relaxed to a 350 sqm minimum and a 450 sqm average under the new regulations.
In addition, apartments in garages and other ancillary buildings, once known as Granny flats, no longer require that their occupants be related to the homeowner, causing them to be renamed as “Fonzie flats” in the vernacular of real estate.
Many Homeowners Don’t Know their Codes
Mr Johns is of the opinion that many homeowners don’t know their R-Codes and it is costing them money. According to Mr Johns:
“Due to the R-Code changes, there are a lot of homeowners who could build a rental home on their property or turn their current building into a duplex.”
Mr Johns continued: “We have been in the renovation business a long time, but we also construct individually designed new homes when needed. Lately, more and more homeowners ask us about their R-Codes and to build a second home on their property.”
Mr Johns concluded, “Everyone should have the opportunity to maximise their property.”
Next Level Extensions builds home extensions, home renovations and individually designed new homes in Perth and the surrounding area. They have a combined 70 years of experience providing high quality work, resulting in a 100% customer satisfaction rate. To learn more or for a free consult, call 1300 948 094 or visit their website: http://www.nextlevelextensions.com.au/.