Tiny Homes
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As the name suggests, a tiny house is a small house. As the property market gets harder to enter, many people are considering building tiny houses.
Tiny houses:
- come in various sizes and shapes because they are usually custom built
- can be moveable, or they can be constructed for a particular site
- can include vehicles such as buses or caravans that are occupied on a permanent basis
- are often seen as the affordable answer to increasing house prices.
A tiny house can be considered a building, a vehicle, or both. You might need a building consent to build a tiny house, even if it has wheels.
If you want to connect a tiny house to services like water and sewer pipes, you will need a building consent.
Guidance for Tiny Homes
Tiny house guidance has been developed by MBIE to explain the rules and requirements when you’re building.
No legislative or regulatory changes have been made regarding tiny houses. This guidance has been created to help people understand the current requirements.
