One of our most popular products is the minor dwelling. Over the past three years Fuzo directors have developed over 100 minor dwellings in the Greater Auckland Region. Many property investors have either bought directly off us or engaged our company to develop and construct their minor dwellings to increase their cash flow and create equity.

A minor dwelling is a secondary unit the council allows you to build on the same title, providing you meet the local territorial authority’s requirements. For example in Waitakere City (West Auckland), we can build a 65 sqm dwelling providing the section is over 600sqm, suitable drainage solutions can be achieved and a few other development factors are complied with. Although the council terminology for our product is “minor dwelling”, they are more popularly regarded as townhouses as they really do look more like a house, rather than the old fashioned granny flat many people imagine a minor dwelling to look like. Our plans are our secret herbs and spices and we have committed to excellence here, to maximize rental yield and equity.

Building Minor Dwelling's has proven itself to be the one strategy that creates the best cash flow and equity on a consistent basis. An example of the financial strength this strategy offers can be viewed on the Case Study page.

Fuzo offers investors the complete turnkey solution to this specialized form of developing:

Let us find, and do the due diligence on a suitable property for you. Or if you already have, or are looking at a suitable property, let us carry out the required due diligence for you to confirm the development potential. We manage the entire Building Consent process, from organizing our surveyor, architect and engineers, to preparing the consent for application and even picking it up once signed off. We will construct and project manage the entire process for you, as we outsource construction. We will provide fortnightly client reporting on the progress of our project. We believe we are the only construction company that makes this commitment to its clients. The rules for Minor Dwellings can vary substantially depending on the local council, and some councils do not permit a minor dwelling at all. There are also many variables that can determine the suitability of a site. The general rules are that the site must be a minimum of 600sqm and the minor dwelling can be a maximum of between 60 - 75sqm (council dependent) and most council’s will charge a variable figure for the reserve contribution of thousands of dollars, however this figure is council and site dependent.

Even when a particular site does fit the council requirements, there is no guarantee that the site is suitable because of various issues such as drainage and trees, district plan etc. For those people looking to use the minor dwelling strategy, you may have to invest hundreds of dollars on specifically designed plans for the site, drainage analysis, site slope analysis and a raft of other things before going unconditional on a property. The biggest problem most people face is that they never know if a site is completely suitable until they spend their money first. With our experience we can assist you with your minor dwelling due diligence, to ease the hassle and save you money.

Minor Dwellings versus Subdivisions