I bought a tiny home for £3,861 from AliExpress – it took a few hours to assemble & is so much bigger than it looks
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A WOMAN has revealed that she bought a shipping container from China, and transformed it into a tiny home.
Tammy's home looked tiny when she first had it delivered, but it unfolds like a pop-up book, into a spacious looking home.
The main entrance to the tiny home is a large patio door, which helps to give the space a luxurious feel.
The house came pre-installed with laminate flooring, and included a full sized kitchen, which Tammy had to install herself.
All of the kitchen cabinets, the sink and a cooker were included, meaning that after just a few simple steps, the place was ready to move in to.
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In the bathroom, a shower, toilet, and sink were included and were pre-fitted into the house.
The tiny home also has a huge bedroom, which you can fit a large double bed in.
The only thing the home doesn't come with is electricity and plumbing, so Tammy had to get a plumber and an electrician in to sort this out once she had moved in.
It took Tammy just a few hours to assemble the tiny home, and add in extra furniture such as a sofa bed and double wardrobe.
She didn't say exactly how much her tiny home cost, but in a YouTube video linked to similar homes on AliExpress, which costs as little as £3,861.
The are 40 ft x 20 ft, have three bedrooms, a living room and a bathroom.
They are delivered straight to your door, and will arrive in approximately eight weeks.
Living in a tiny home is a great way to save cash for a house, whilst still having your independence.
As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, more and more adults are struggling to get on the property ladder and are choosing to live in their family home for longer.
The 2021 census revealed that over half of people aged 23 and under still live with their parents.
Tiny Homes FAQs
The tiny house movement began in the USA before gaining popularity in the UK.
What is a tiny home?
Tiny houses are small, fully-equipped living spaces designed to lead a more sustainable, off-grid lifestyle. Although they vary in size and shape, tiny homes tend to be between 15 and 50 square metres in capacity, made of sustainable materials and are easier — and cheaper — to maintain than traditional brick homes.
Are tiny homes legal in the UK?
As long as the tiny house doesn't exceed 19.8m x 6.7m in size, it is defined as a caravan in UK law. Therefore, tiny houses are classed as legal additional living space.
Can you get a mortgage for a tiny home?
The small size and relatively low cost of tiny houses means they’re not generally considered eligible for a mortgage. However, there are plenty of options to take out a loan to fund your dreams of the perfect, moveable home.
The average price of a house in the UK was £285,000 as of March 2023, and this rises to a whopping £735,254, which is completely unaffordable for many.
Moreover, research from the Resolution Foundation found that the average first time buyer deposit tripled from 5 per cent of the property price in 1989 to 15 per cent in 2019.
This means that buyers have to save for far longer and use up a larger percentage of their earnings to get on the property ladder.
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Recent research by property site Zoopla found that 42 per cent of adults under 40 who do not already own homes have given up, due to the astronomical cost of buying a property.
This included 38 per cent of people earning over £60,000 (almost double the average salary for the UK).