Residents in a suburban Australian street have complained after a neighbour installed three granny flats in a backyard, creating what one person likened to a “village”.

Specialist builders say there has been “a substantial increase” in the number of people asking about ancillary accommodation or “granny flats’’ since the State Government announced in March it would ...

Granny flats are expected to boom across the major cities in the coming years as Australians turn towards more affordable and flexible living arrangements. The property trend also signals a shift ...