There's no chance Kiwis will be offered the lovely tiny apartments seen in the likes of Paris and Rome, a developer says.

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.

  • liv@lemmy.nz
    3·
    5 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.nzOP
      3·
      5 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·
        5 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.

        don’t see why floor size would have any effect on the weather tightness

        No neither do I; that was a non sequitur from me, just general musing/thinking aloud about the regulatory climate. Sorry!