Estate agents have enthusiastically described a five foot by seven foot beach hut with no door, a broken window and peeling paint as a “DIY enthusiast’s dream” and put it on the market for an eyebrow raising £40,000.
The seemingly hefty price tag for a wooden hut with no mains water, gas or electricity – not to mention council rules which state that no one can stay there overnight – has been put down to its prime position on the beach of chic seaside town Southwold, in Suffolk.
According to estate agent Durrants, the huts on the Gun Hill promenade of Southwold, which has stunning views of the North Sea, have previously been snapped up for £100,000 and more.
The agent admitted that the hut in question is being sold for less due to its state of disrepair and the fact that it’s situated on a “less favourable” side of the beach.
Roseanne Green, who is the Southwold office manager of Durrants, claimed that even in the current economic climate, demand for beach huts remained high.
“There is always a waiting list,” she commented. “This one is on the sand and a very small beach hut in quite poor condition. However, we currently have a number of offers for it and are in negotiations at the moment.”
She added: “It looks a huge sum of money for a little hut in quite poor condition but it's a reflection of what they sell for. Gun Hill is an exclusive area.”
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