By Howard Gipps from ACA (A Current Affair) Brian Green bought this old row of terraces in inner Sydney 20 years ago. It was to be his superannuation. He and son Gary had big plans for re-development — either going up, like the buildings around it, or demolition — no more. Their plans were shattered by a government initiative that can turn your home into a living museum. It's called heritage listing — and all it takes is a drive-by-expert to turn a valuable site into a nightmare. Gary and Brian Green are property owners struck by the heritage curse. "It's lost its value, it's lost over a million dollars worth of value," says Gary. "It was a drive by, and somebody said our houses look alright, we'll list these — they never said anything to me or anybody else." "People should be outraged, because if you can heritage list this property you can heritage list any terrace property in Sydney," he says. Heritage listing of your property means that even minor repairs or alterations to your home could spell a lengthy and costly approval process through your council. Rotten timbers, modern concrete floors, aluminium windows , even newish brick walls. All would have to go under a heritage-approved-renovation. Sydney City Council's Alistair Walton says heritage houses are preserved for everyone, and that Brian could have fixed them up himself at any time. "They're fine examples of how houses were built, in the 1880's, the bricks that were used, the type of roofing, the style," says ...
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