Housing standard debate after tradie’s Aus find

A Queensland tradie has brutally summed up the state of Australia’s housing market after filming a new home built so close to the one next door it barely seemed worth putting up a fence. His video has triggered disbelief, anger and a flood of questions over just how cramped new housing estates have become. Anthony Baldwin, who owns Top Tier Building Inspections in Queensland, shared the footage to TikTok, where he mocked the wafer-thin gap between the two properties and the reality facing buyers in many new developments. MORE NEWS Neighbour’s home is built centimetres away Man’s lawn stolen, neighbours say get over it Named: Suburbs with toxic drinking water “So how much do you really like your neighbours?” he said. “Me? Not that much, to be honest.” Filming the narrow space separating the homes, he then joked: “Knock, knock. Morning, Gary. “Nothing says the Australian dream like hearing next door take a piss. “Feels so spacious. Million-dollar view of a fence.” A Queensland tradie’s take-down of one claustrophobic new build has touched a nerve, as buyers face paying more for less space in rapidly expanding suburbs. The clip quickly struck a nerve online, with many viewers stunned ...