Relocatable Homes Expression of Interest (EOI)

There are several things to consider when deciding if a relocatable home is right for you. This includes:

• cost to buy the home, noting most financial institutions won’t provide loans for this type of purchase
• time and costs to prepare your site, obtain planning approvals and move the home  
• renovations required to make the home liveable again – these are on top of the cost of purchasing the home and relocation.

A good place to start your decision-making is by having a meeting with a Planning Officer at your relevant council. This will help you to understand the planning approvals required for your site. If your site is in a development subdivision, it is also a good idea to check if there are any covenants that restrict relocatable homes.  

Many relocation contractors also provide information on the relocation process and costs. The Relocatable Homes EOI Buyer information fact sheet provides additional information for interested buyers. 

Before making an EOI submission, potential buyers will need to consider what they can afford. As well as the home purchase price, there will be costs to relocate and re-site the home. It could cost $80,000 or more just to transport and re-site the home.  

Other costs that buyers should consider include fees for planning, design and engineering advice, connection to services at the new site, and building work and renovations required to make the home liveable again. This could cost into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Relocating a home to your new site is just the first step. Buyers will need to plan for the time it takes to complete renovations and obtain an occupancy certificate from their relevant council. 

It could take up to 12 months to relocate a home due to the time to obtain planning and transportation approvals, engage contractors, and prepare your new site. Relocation contractors have lead times that impact when a home can be scheduled for relocation. Buyers will need to be ready to navigate approvals and make the decisions required. 

To express your interest in one or more homes, you will need to obtain an EOI submission form from PRD Northern Rivers. The form will ask you a series of questions to help RA assess your EOI submission including how ready you are to purchase a relocatable home.  

Submit your EOI submission form to PRD Northern Rivers by 5pm on  14 February 2025.  EOI submissions will not be accepted after this time.  

RA has appointed PRD Northern Rivers to manage the EOI. They will provide guidance on the estimated value of the homes. Potential buyers should do their own research to understand how much relocatable homes often sell for. It is important to understand what is included in the sale price when making comparisons. 

No. It is not a requirement to have land at the time you submit your Expression of Interest.  

Buyers who have access to suitable land to move the home to, and/or those who have the money to purchase the home and fund the relocation process, will be scored higher than those who are yet to secure land or obtain finance.  

Suitable land is identified as being outside of a Priority Level 1, 2 or 3 area as identified on the Resilient Homes Program prioritsation mapping.  

Homes must also comply with all relevant planning requirements.

Homes must be removed from RA’s site to suitable land within 12 months of purchase. 

No, the EOI process is for the sale of the relocatable home only. 

Following the close of the EOI period, the RA evaluation panel will review EOI submissions against the evaluation criteria.  

The EOI evaluation timing will depend on the number of submissions received for each home. If there is a strong response, potential buyers may miss out on purchasing a home. For this reason, it is a good idea to express your interest in more than one home.

Everyone who makes an EOI submission will be contacted to let them know their outcome in the process.  

Once EOI submissions are evaluated, RA will select a submission to enter a sale contract for each home. The sale contract will set out the agreed purchase price and conditions.  

Conditions will include the timeframe for the buyer to relocate the home, site access arrangements, and the buyer’s responsibilities to leave RA’s site clean, tidy and safe.  

The EOI process is non-binding. Participants can withdraw their submission at any time before signing a purchase contract.  

A copy of the sample sale contract can be requested from PRD Northern Rivers.  

RA anticipates additional buyback properties will be made available in the future. RA will review the outcomes of this EOI process prior to progressing additional properties for sale.   

Any NSW Government funds remaining from the sale of relocatable buyback homes after costs, will be reinvested into the Resilient Homes Program as it continues to be rolled out across the region.