Above: Divide and profit – the
sought-after section seen on the
previous pages now becomes two
and the value of one house becomes
the value of two. Infill Housing
makes a lot of sense, particularly
when you live in a good area close
to transport amenities, inner-city
life and sought-after schools. Infill
Housing or Knock Down Rebuild
both have the advantage that you
don’t need to leave your area, your
neighbours or your outlooks.
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section is suitable. A good builder will have an
experienced team on hand to help assess this.
The GJ Gardner team, for example, provides a
no obligation assessment of your site’s potential.
Should your site prove suitable for Infill
Housing there are two main options available.
One is Subdivide, Build. Subdividing your
section allows for an additional house to be built
on your existing land. You could live in one and
sell the other, or live in one and rent the other
out. Alternatively you could sell them both. No
matter which option appeals, a new house in
your possibly sought-after area is a desirable
prospect for many potential buyers out there.
The other attractive option for Infill Housing
is Subdivide, Sell. For this approach, a partner
builder can help subdivide and sell the new sec-
tion on your behalf. By finding a buyer before
final subdivision, you could avoid paying full
subdividing costs without a buyer lined up.
Alongside the significant financial return to
you, Infill Housing helps to ease New Zealand’s
housing shortage, ups the quality of housing
stock and helps limit urban sprawl.
Together with Knock Down Rebuild and
Infill Housing, there’s the third option of going