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Landmates is Australia’s trusted platform for tiny home and land rental run by licensed real estate agents.
We provide a safe, easy-to-use platform for landowner’s and tenant’s to list and connect on for the lease of land or tiny homes, and we offer professional services to get the lease set-up in a safe, compliant manner and manage it for you.Â
We help people get into a tiny home easily and affordably by either;
We help Landowners earn income from their extra space by either;
A tiny home on wheels is a small, moveable dwelling typically up to 50m², built onto a road-registrable trailer, with self-contained amenities, an adequate supply of services (power, gas and water) and an approved waste management system making it suitable for permanent residential use.Â
Tiny homes on wheels are typically built off-site. They are constructed similarly to a standard house using the same building materials and techniques, but they are built on a trailer base which allows them to be mobile.Â
Tiny homes on wheels are not currently required to be built to the Building Code of Australia (BCA) as they do not by nature meet criteria to be classified a permanent structure, however many builders do use this as a guide and design and construct their tiny homes in accordance with it where possible.Â
Tiny homes on wheels are built on a road-registrable trailer and can be towed to and from a site easily if they meet size restrictions to be legally towed on the road.Â
Tiny homes on wheels are regulated at a state and local level. Local councils can implement a local planning policy that is compliant with relevant state planning laws.Typically tiny homes on wheels are either; Exempt development (no approvals) or Minor development (simple planning permit or complying development certificate).Â
Minimal to no site preparation is required for a tiny house on wheels, as it is built on a trailer. Typically it is as simple as parking the tiny home on a level, compact, and free-draining site, connecting to available services (if applicable) and moving in. Where site prep is required it may include – site levelling, installing foundations, drainage, access and services.
Many tiny homes on wheels are set up to be fully off-grid and will not require a serviced site. They can supply their own off-grid power, water, gas and waste management systems.Â
Where service connections are required they are typically as below:
Sewage – On-grid tiny homes will come with standard flush toilets that need to be connected to sewage or a septic tank by a licensed plumber and with approvals. Off-grid tiny homes will have an off-grid toilet i.e. compost, incineration or dry-flush toilets that will handle all waste and require no connections.Â
Wastewater – On-grid tiny homes will be plumbed into the water supply and wastewater, sewerage networks by a licensed plumber with approvals. Off-grid tiny homes will manage wastewater through a grey-water filtration and diversion system that filters wastewater through a grease trap and gravel pit to a standard that it can be reused within the tiny home and/ or diverted to the gardens. Â
General rubbish – General waste is typically disposed of with the main household’s waste in kerbside pick-up. If there is not enough capacity in existing bins the property owner can request more kerbside bins from council (which may incur a fee or increased council rates).Â
High quality tiny homes on wheels that are designed and built here in Australia by licensed builders are typically worth between $90,000-$150,000.
Identify a suitable site on your property and the tiny homeowner will roll it in, park it, occupy it for the term of the lease, then roll it out.
If you are a property owner in Australia and your property meets eligibility criteria.
On average a site for a tiny home rents for $150-$200 per week, this equates to $7,800-$10,400 per year in fixed, passive income per tiny home.
In most cases you can host two tiny homes without any significant approvals process therefore landowners can earn on average $15,600-$20,800/year passive income.Â
There are minimal to no upfront or ongoing costs for hosting a tiny home making it a very attractive option for landowners.
Hosts should have Public Liability cover for their property. This will minimise risk in the instance that a Tenant is injured on your property and makes a claim against you.
If you have existing cover you should notify your insurer about you hosting to ensure it is covered. If you are looking for new or additional cover we can guide you on where to go.Â
Tiny homes on wheels are regulated at a state and local level. Local councils can implement a local planning policy that is compliant with relevant state planning laws.
Typically tiny homes on wheels are either; Exempt development (no approvals) or Minor development (simple planning permit or complying development certificate).
