PHOTO: People sunbathe outside their beach hut overlooking Honeycombe Beach in Bournemouth, southern England. ADRIAN DENNIS/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
The cost of renting a beachside cabana is now more expensive than leasing a home in one of London’s most exclusive neighborhoods
The cost of renting a tiny “beach hut” is now more expensive than the average monthly rate for property in Kensington and Chelsea, one of the U.K.’s most exclusive neighborhoods.
The price of purchasing one has jumped because COVID-19 restrictions mean more Brits are holidaying in the U.K., due to uncertainties around traveling abroad, according to new research by hotel booking website Hoo.
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There has been increased demand at coastal resorts such as Sandbanks in Dorset, Whitstable, Kent and Southwold, Suffolk for beach huts, brightly colored wooden boxes where renters can change into their bathing suits and make a cup of tea. They are similar to cabanas.
Beach huts are small 1 meter by 3 meter cabins that are 2 meters high — they are not meant to be lived in.
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