From a rundown original fetching 20 times its estimate to top-end new ones for £45k, huts are hot property
David Cameron wrote his memoirs in one; Prince George’s was a gift from his grandfather Prince Charles; and The Archers’ inimitable Linda Snell outraged Joe Grundy by installing a bespoke one in her Ambridge garden.
But if the trend for shepherd’s huts as a lifestyle accessory was already quietly growing, it has been turbo-charged by people working from home and taking staycations due to the pandemic.