that beach Hut I blogged about in Abersoch has been sold for the asking price of £70k according to the beeb and others.

A detached beach hut measuring just 13ft x 9ft (4m x 2.7m) and with no electricity or water has been sold at auction for its guide price of £70,000.

The hut is on a sand dune at the highly-sought after location of Abersoch, on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd with views over Cardigan Bay.

It is in the middle of a row and made of corrugated sheeting and wood.

Agents Beresford Adams, who marketed the hut, said the new owner wanted to remain anonymous.

“There’s always a lot of interest in these huts, because it is a very rare opportunity when they come on the market, as there is only a limited amount of them,” said Martin Lewthwaite, senior manager with Beresford Adams at Abersoch.

“There were three people bidding for the hut, but no-one offered more than the guide price of £70,000,” he said.

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The brighton Argus says

First it was school places - now a council is to allocate dozens of new beach huts using a lottery system.

Brighton and Hove City Council has applied to build another 26 beach huts near Hove Lagoon.

And if as expected demand exceeds supply, the new lucky owners will be selected by a random draw.

Beach huts fetch up to £12,000 on the market, and estate agents Callaways, which sells many of the city’s shelters, said that demand remains strong.

One beach hut in Suffolk sold for £80,000 last month after going on the market at £65,000.

Estate agent John Weeks said: “They are not going as quickly as last year when money was a bit freer but they are still selling.
“The price depends on the location, but the highest price is about £12,000.”

Callaways currently has five beach huts on the market.

The council has submitted two competing planning applications for the same site on the Western Esplanade - one for 26 beach huts and the other for 24 huts and a boat house.

A decision is expected by June 9.

The council owns the land and licences are granted to place a beach hut there.

The licence is £220 and comes with a host of conditions to maintain the colourful seafront buildings.

Owners must be residents of Brighton and Hove and cannot own more than one beach hut.

When the new huts are ready a lottery will be advertised to allow people to register.

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A beach hut in Gwynedd with views over Cardigan Bay is to be auctioned next week with a guide price of £70,000.

The detached hut, which is in the middle of a row, is on a sand dune at the highly-sought after location of Abersoch, on the Llyn Peninsula.

It is made of corrugated sheeting and wood and measures just 13ft (4m) by nine feet (2.7m).

One local businessman said he was not surprised and said house prices were “out of sync” with the rest of Wales.

According to the BBC

Update it sold for the price.

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