Inside London’s tiniest home – a steel box floating on a canal – as it goes on sale for bargain price
LONDON’S tiniest home is for sale at £6,500.
The 12ft by 6ft dwelling, called a butty, or towed boat, is a steel box floating on a canal.
It has a two-ring hob cooker, solar power, freshwater tap, a pull-out toilet and even a bath.
There is also a single bed, a camp shower, bookshelf, storage space and a wood burner.
It costs just £100 a year to insure and license and no council tax is payable but if the owner wants to move they will need to be towed.
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It is moored in Paddington, West London, where one bedroom flats sell for about £1million.
Seller Chris Hewish used it as a guest room.
He said: “I’ve enjoyed owning her but I have no space on the mooring I’ve just moved to.”