EVENTGranny Flat Secrets Exposed
DATEWed 25 Nov 2026, 7:30pm Sydney
WHERELive online
PRESENTED BYAnthony Simon, Real Estate Mentor Club

You can’t subdivide a granny flat in NSW.
But there’s a SECRET REVEALEDLIVE 25 NOVEMBER
you can.

Granny flat subdivision: can it be done?
The answer is no.
And yes.

SECRET REVEALEDLIVE 25 NOVEMBER

From the street they look the same. On paper, one can never be sold separately and the other may be able to go on its own title. I’ll show you the one line that decides it, live, on three real New South Wales listings.

No, a granny flat can never go on its own title in NSW. Yes, there’s another approval that may be able to. Most people find out which one they’ve got after they’ve built. I’ll show you how to tell before you spend a dollar, live, on three real New South Wales listings.

Anthony Simon
Anthony Simon. 35 years in property.
Four two-dwelling deals in regional NSW in the past 16 months.
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A second home may be able to go on its own title on the right site, with council approval. Rules vary by council. General education only.

Same backyard. Same sort of building. Two very different pieces of paper.

Approved as: granny flatSheet 1
Aerial view of a long block with a house at the front and a second home at the rear
CANNOT BE
SUBDIVIDED

One title, for good. The two homes can’t be sold separately.

Approved as: Sheet 2
The same aerial view of the long block
SUBDIVISION
POSSIBLE

On the right site, the second home may be able to go on its own title.

Illustration only, using an aerial of one of Anthony’s own blocks in regional NSW.

Most people only find out which sheet they’ve got after the building is finished. I’ll show you how to tell before you spend a dollar.

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Four secrets I’ll expose on the night

01
The granny flat trap

Why a NSW lot with a granny flat on it can’t be subdivided, and what that does to your options later.

02
The approval that may allow two titles

What it’s called, where it’s allowed, and the first things I check to see if a block could take it.

03
What the Budget counts as a “new build”

A granny flat behind an existing house isn’t in the Budget’s examples. I’ll show you what is, so you know what to ask your accountant.

04
Where the buyers went

Older blocks with two dwellings used to draw a crowd. Lately I’m seeing far fewer buyers. I’ll show you the sums most people walk past.

YOUR LISTING, LIVE

Send me a listing. I’ll pick three and pull them apart on screen.

Reply to your confirmation email with a link. Hills District, Western Sydney, anywhere in NSW. On the night I’ll choose three and work through each one: what the rules allow, a rough cost, and what would make me walk away.

Teaching examples only, not recommendations to buy. Costs are rough estimates.
ON SCREEN, WED 25 NOV
Aerial view of a block with two dwellings
What’s allowed
Rough cost
Deal breakers

Why this matters more in 2026 than it ever has

5
rate rises this year

The cash rate is 4.85%, its highest since 2008.

10%+
Sydney off its peak

Waiting for growth to do the work is a slower plan than it was.

1 July
2027: negative gearing proposal

Under the Budget proposal it would be limited to new builds for established homes bought after 12 May 2026.

When the market won’t do the work for you, the skill that matters is knowing how to create the value yourself.

Anthony Simon
WHO’S EXPOSING THEM

Anthony Simon. 35 years in property, and still doing deals.

In the past 16 months, four two-dwelling deals in regional NSW have shown an average equity uplift of about $238,000 each, after purchase and renovation costs.

Uplift is based on independent valuations and real estate agents’ price estimates, not completed sales. These are Anthony’s own deals. They are not typical, not a forecast and not a promise of what you will achieve.
Aerial view of one of Anthony’s two-dwelling blocks
Regional NSW. Two dwellings, one block.
Aerial view of a third two-dwelling block
Regional NSW. Two dwellings, one block.
Aerial view of another of Anthony’s two-dwelling blocks
Regional NSW. Two dwellings, one block.

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ONLY IF YOU’RE THERE LIVE
My first-pass site screen, on one page

The checks I run on a block before I’ll go and look at it. Sent to everyone still on the call at the end. It doesn’t go out with the replay.

COME IF

You’ve stopped looking since the rate rises and aren’t sure what still stacks up.

You’ve got plenty of theory and no deal yet.

You own, or keep driving past, a block that feels like it could hold more.

Skip it if you want someone to pick a property for you or promise you a result. I don’t do either.

GRANNY FLAT SECRETS EXPOSED

Wednesday 25 November. 7:30pm. One night only.

The room holds 300. When it’s full, it’s full.

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Presented by Anthony Simon, Real Estate Mentor Club. Brought to you by realestateinfo.com.au. Real Estate Mentor Club is operated by Yellow Bricks Pty Ltd, ABN 35 622 654 602. General education only. Nothing on this page or in the session is financial, legal, tax, credit or planning advice, and it does not consider your personal circumstances. Tax changes described are Budget proposals and parts of the legislation are still in draft. Planning rules vary by council and site. Terms and privacy.
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