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Moving house, or even planning to, is one of the major life changes most likely to keep us awake at night. But the chore of packing belongings, corralling the pets and moving somewhere new does have a good side. Multiple good sides, in fact: new beginnings, a chance to get a better home, and even improved financial circumstances.

You’d have to have been living under a rock to be unaware that homes in New Zealand are mind-blowingly expensive, and in relation to income have become increasingly out of reach for many New Zealanders. This demographic is often called Generation Rent, but this is inaccurate. It’s not a single generation – it’s anyone who doesn’t have parental support for a deposit or a well-above-average salary.

This unpleasant reality has generated new ways of looking at property and, along the way, much creative lateral thinking. Architects,