TINY huts that are smaller than a jail cell are going for more than £32,000 on a remote Scots beach.
The little new-builds have no water, heating or electricity and measure just 2m x 2.5m.
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They’re not supposed to be lived in and their asking price has gone up by £7,000 over the past few years.
Unimpressed locals in Findhorn, Moray, describe them as “over-priced sheds from B&Q”.
But architect Ian Sutherland McCook reckons they are a great investment that will stand the test of time.
He said: “They are designed to last.
“Someone who bought them could pass them down to their grandchildren and they could pass them onto their grandkids.
“From that point of view the asking price doesn’t seem like an awful lot of money. You could easily spend £2,000 on a holiday.”
Beach huts were a popular feature at Findhorn from the 1920s until they vanished in the 1950s.
A plan to revive them caused uproar almost a decade ago with 175 letters of objection from all over the world.
Approval was given for 30 of the colourful timber huts and they went up for sale for £25,000.
The final eleven are now on the market for offers over £32,500.
Two have been donated to the Findhorn Village Conservation Company and one plot has been snapped up.
Mr McCook said: “There was a fair amount of controversy at the time.
“I think some people had mainly well-intentioned concerns about what impact it might have on the beach.
“I’m pleased to say that most are now happy with the results. They recognise the huts as a well-intentioned insertion.”
The huts are built to withstand the extreme winter weather and gale force winds on the beach.
They are built on wooden structures that are drilled two metres into the sand. While the roof and timber are built to the same spec as new build homes.
But as the latest huts have come up for sale, locals have piled in online to slate them.
One said: “Wise up the lot of you. It’s just an over-priced shed from B &Q.”
Another added: “Folk who buy them must have more money than sense.”
The huts are about half the price of alternatives on beaches down in the south of England.
And the architect laughed off the comments from trolls.
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Ian said: “They are not just sheds. They are built to quite a high specification.
“The winds that come off the sea are quite fearsome. If the huts weren’t properly constructed they would end up in Norway.”
