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Beach hut up for sale for �80,000

Beach hut for sale
The beach hut comes with chairs, windbreaks and a kettle

A wooden beach hut for sale on the Suffolk coast could buck the downward trend in property prices and fetch more than �80,000, estate agents said.

The blue and white hut, near Southwold harbour, comes complete with lounging chairs, windbreaks and a kettle.

The family which owns the hut is asking for offers of more than �70,000.

"There is pressure on property prices but I think the key may be scarcity," said Richard Leeming, of estate agents Flick & Son, which is selling the hut.

"Beach huts in places like Southwold are scarce," he explained.

Mr Leeming said the hut may prove to be a sound "niche" investment.




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