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He lives in the granny flat at the back of his sister's house.

The granny flat is back - and not just for grannies.

In the last novel he is forced to move to his parents' granny flat, having become blind, as Townsend herself did.

Some cities are pressing ahead with policies encouraging homeowners to build more granny flats.

For a homeowner, a granny flat can be a source of rental income to help cover property taxes and other costs.

Granny flats, she said, "give families options of adapting as families grow and change."

Granny flats were once an American tradition.

It has its own wheelchair-accessible entrance (the layout easily lends itself also to a granny flat).

The "granny flats" are self-contained wooden cottages that can be moved by tractor-trailer.

A newly crafted zoning code allows granny flats atop detached garages.

Home buyers also have the option of buying rental units or so-called "granny flats" atop garages.

That being said, we are looking for somewhere with separate accommodation - for want of a better term, somewhere with a "granny flat".

A bill is pending before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that would legalize new granny flats.

In Ann Arbor, Mich., neighbors killed a proposal last year to simplify the permit process for new granny flats.

It would cover parents living in a 'granny flat,' grown-up children sharing a home with their parents, and families in a business partnership.

'Into the granny flat,' Mrs Singh said, seeming to take pleasure in the phrase.

Mr. Trauth cited his own experience in conducting a marketing program to sell homeowners on the idea of "granny flats."

With the average home price at $700,000, hundreds of Santa Cruz residents have resorted to living in "granny flats" or "mother-in-law apartments."

These and other possibilities, including taking in a lodger and creating a granny flat are explored in Chapter 8, Your Home.

Proponents argue that granny flats are relatively inexpensive solutions for homeowners who need help with their mortgages, while offering affordable housing to people desperate for it.

On the subject of granny flats, if you are caring for elderly parents there may come a time when a little bit of outside help could make all the difference.

Other examples of ADU's include granny flats, English basements, mother-in-law suites, and auxiliary units.

Communities are easing the rules for in-law units, or granny flats, in existing homes or on the property, which helps some families cope with tough financial times.

A person who allows a relative to reside, free of rent, in a building within 2 kilometres of his own residence (vernacularly called a "granny flat")