just got back from Fuerteventura - its a wasteland out there

Kez100

I was reading the Cyprus thread and this one and it got to make me think why we go abroad when we choose our in the sun holidays. Sun was part of it - it cheers us up - and don't we all desparately need some of that. However, these places often don't really offer much more than that, so the fact we could eat and drink cheaply really made it worthwhile. Now that has all gone, what is left?

I think some places will survive better than others because they do have things to do - proper things to do - but some islands are so boring, why bother now paying through the nose unless you are not a sun worshipper?

dopester

SouthCoast wrote: »

The sheds are around £10k

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=OUTCODE%5E223&sortByPriceDescending=false&includeSSTC=true&_includeSSTC=on

Beach Huts at Goring-by-Sea

[SIZE=+1]Beach Huts 10 year wait list[/SIZE]
From the Argus 26 August 2003

Worthing Borough Council hires out 111 huts and 55 chalets. There are another 285 privately owned huts and the authority charges a fee for the pitch and have been selling for more than £7,000. The waiting list has been closed. The wait is currently five years for a council hut and up to ten years for a private hut. At present there are 280 people on the list.

It costs £484 to hire a beach hut for the summer, £76 for the winter, and £510 for the year. Chalets cost £529, £95 and £580.

Private owners must pay the council £229 a year for a licence which demands that the hut is kept in good condition. Huts for sale are sometimes advertised, but could cost over £7000.

The WBC Beach Office have contacted all beach hut owners with a copy of the regulations. One of the rules is to keep huts in good condition and with a clear number. At the last count there are about 20 defaulters. Are you guilty?

ad44downey

mystic_trev wrote: »

Probably that pr ick from Polaris World - I expect Chucky would know as he bought an apartment from them shortly before deleting all his postings!

chucky knows how to spot a bargain, that's for sure. His Spanish property empire will fare just as well as his UK one I'm sure!