Why my £500k beach hut shouldn’t be slapped with an extra £600-a-year second home tax
- Posted on January 20, 2026
- By The Independent
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Why my £500k beach hut shouldn’t be slapped with an extra £600-a-year second home tax
For almost 30 years, the owners of the 344 beach huts at Mudeford Sands in Dorset have enjoyed a discount on their second home council tax, but that is about to end. Alex Ross arrived by boat to discover a community feeling aggrieved
