Sarah Thomas’ mother and father paid simply £500 for a wood seashore hut in Mudeford, Christchurch Harbour, Dorset in 1965.
Now, the wood hut has shot up in worth and is price a staggering £400,000.
However Sarah, 58, stated she is going to by no means promote the sought-after beachside cabin regardless of it being price greater than the typical UK dwelling.
The seashore hut was purchased by Sarah’s mother and father Jean and Peter Purvis utilizing a £400 inheritance from her grandfather.
The household couldn’t afford to take holidays in order that they thought a cabin by the ocean can be the subsequent most suitable choice.
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The couple’s three kids, which included Sarah, had all their household holidays there and by no means travelled overseas till they have been adults.
The seaside cabin, referred to as hut 178, has remained part of the household for nearly 60 years with 4 generations having fun with it. Sarah is the registered proprietor of the hut but additionally shares it together with her siblings Jane, 62, and Rob, 54.
Seaside huts have surged in worth through the years in sure areas with huts in Mudeford, Christchurch now the costliest within the UK.
The 360 seaside huts shouldn’t have operating water, mains electrical energy or showers however are sought-after attributable to their secluded location.
The peninsula is lower off from visitors which implies the one method to get there may be to journey on a land prepare, take a brief ferry journey throughout the harbour or stroll 20 minutes.
Sarah might take away a 3rd of a share of the £400,000 if she offered the seashore hut however she has vowed by no means to promote it.
She stated: “We’re not a wealthy household and we most positively could not afford a hut at in the present day’s costs.
“Mudeford is seen as a wealthy man’s playground in the present day however there’s nonetheless various huts right here which have been in households for generations.
“We do not ever consider promoting it. We’ve got too many blissful recollections of it.
“When it passes to the subsequent era they could wish to, then the cash might go in direction of shopping for homes. However they’re of their 20s now and do not wish to promote it but. I at all times say to my household, do not ever lose sight of the actual fact it solely price £500.”
The hut subsequent door to Sarah’s seashore hut went in the marketplace for a whopping £575,000 in September 2021.
The value the hut offered for has by no means been revealed but it surely’s considered the costliest one on the spit.
Sarah nonetheless has to pay £3,800 a yr in charges to the native council which owns the land the seashore hut is on.
She added: “The charges are so costly now. Ours have elevated by 15 p.c this yr, so we let buddies use it they usually give us a donation in direction of the charges.”