A charming one-bedroom shipping container house for £65,000 has attracted buyers in London, England, to the point that a waiting list with 500 names has formed. The attractive price for the London real estate market justifies it. But there is a catch. This is the cost of a shipping container house. Anyone who buys one of them needs to have land to be able to live in it. So, depending on where the owner wants to live, the final cost of this venture could be a burden on the wallet.
But how much could this new way of living cost? A reference: MCL Homes, the manufacturer of shipping containers, is located in the Hackney area, in east London. Buyers who want a piece of land in the region can pay up to £7.3 million.
The information about tying the purchase to the land is important, as the company only sells the container to those who already have a place of their own to build it. "We plan a full service for our clients to work with them and help them find a place to put their house," explains Jaie Petty, in an interview with the Daily Mail.
"These shipping container houses are to help people get somewhere they can call home. It's very difficult for people to get property in London right now. It's a double-edged sword. Especially for young people. This is an affordable solution to help young people get into the property market," he adds.
It's no wonder that a waiting list has formed. The little house has 22 m² for a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and living room. Eco-friendly, the property has the structure for solar panels.
To ensure the efficiency of this new way of living, Petty has spent the last six months living in his creation. “It’s been great,” he says. The experience has served, for example, to make improvements — added to reports of other similar projects.
“Some of the best people helped us build them, and we were able to fix some of the problems we saw with shipping container homes in the past. For example, we found a way to insulate the buildings without using foam, which used to cause them to rot from the inside out,” he explains.
Charming One-Bedroom Shipping Container House for £65,000 Has a Waiting List in London, England and Final Cost Can Be a Burden on the Wallet