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Britain's barmy beach hut bonanza continued apace today after it emerged that eight wooden cabins on a remote sandbank were on the market for a combined £1.6 million.

The 15ft by 10ft timber chalets that have no running water, toilet facilities or mains electricity yet are worth the equivalent of between £1,011 to £1,777 per square foot.

The eight huts that are situated on Mudeford sandbank in Christchurch, Dorset,range in price for £240,000 to £185,000.