The Benefits of Tiny Houses Kyle Sutherland What is a Tiny House? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Benefits of Tiny Houses Kyle Sutherland

What is a Tiny House?  Relocatable homes on wheels  Non-permanent  Generally under 25m2  Most require little infrastructure  Large appeal to young and old

TC3 section before I moved on

NZ’s massive housing issues:

Housing supply/demand:  “While 67 percent of the increase in demand is for 1 or 2 bedroom homes, 73% of the new supply is in 4+ bedroom homes.” – Shamubeel Eaqub, Generation Rent

New Zealand Housing  Home ownership rates lowest in 66 years  State houses sold off  6,700 on government housing waiting list  77% on waiting list after 1 or 2 bedrooms  A lot of NZ rentals are sub-standard

Christchurch Housing  Market is cooling due to over-supply  Still 6x annual household income to buy a property (2-3x is affordable)  Rents increased more than 41 percent between 2010 and 2015  78 per cent of renters could not afford to buy their own home  Solutions?

Benefits of Tiny Houses:  Affordable ($25k-100k to build)  Less debt = more time  Minimalist lifestyle  Easy to clean/maintain/warm  No foundation required  Adaptable for climate change/sea level rise  Can be used to form an eco community

Opportunities for Christchurch:  Affordable housing option for many  Social housing – Council & Govt  Lots of suitable land available  Could establish NZ’s first official Tiny House Community  Compliment proposals for Red Zone  T ourism

Issues:  Legalities/definitions  Hard to find land to put them on  Financing  Kiwisaver

Canterbury Tiny House Society  Formal group established to engage with council & represent members  Currently hosting workshops  Creating a community proposal template to be customised to any potential site  In discussions with Regenerate Christchurch & Life in Vacant Spaces

Benefits  Social benefits of young & old together  Shared resources  Community hall & garden  Sense of belonging  Will connect & engage wider community

Summary  Affordable housing solution for many  Massive social/economic/environmental benefits  Christchurch could create New Zealand’s first official Tiny House Community

“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary. It's time for that to end.” - Sebastian Junger , Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

Questions? For updates on our community proposal, please follow ‘Christchurch Tiny House Community’ on Facebook.