Auction sells beach hut for £70K

Huts in the area are highly sought after

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.

'Bathing and sitting'

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

Mr Lewthwaite said the buyer was familiar with the hut as the family already owned a property in Abersoch.

They knew that it could only be used for "bathing and sitting on the beach" and that it did not have electricity or water, he said.

"Compared to huts we sold last year for £75,000, this one was quite cheap," he added.

The hut was part of a mixed lot of 18 properties - from locations ranging from Wrexham to the Llyn, sold by the company at an auction at Llandudno.