It looks like something straight out of Middle Earth - and the story behind it is almost as fantastical.
This cottage cost just £150 to build, using only natural or reclaimed materials, and is now rented out for a fee of fresh milk and cream.
And with no mains electricity, gas or water, the bills don’t come to much either.
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Len Ovens wrote:I thought it was interesting what the talking head said about permits. This one was build as a "temporary" building, a "summer cottage".
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Burra Maluca wrote:
Len Ovens wrote:I thought it was interesting what the talking head said about permits. This one was build as a "temporary" building, a "summer cottage".
From what I remember, in the UK you didn't need permission for 'temporary agricultural dwellings', which is probably why the guy rents it out to an agricultural worker and gets payment in milk.
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