General Article Why more people want to live in tiny houses

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People I have spoken to who build tiny homes cite a desire for simplicity and a move away from a life focused on spending and buying, writes Alice Elizabeth Watson.

By Alice ELizabeth Watson

Tiny houses have been heralded as a radical and creative way to address a lack of affordable housing, as well as reducing living costs and shrinking our carbon footprint.

My PhD research looks at the tiny house movement in the UK. I am interested in who lives in them and why, and in the barriers that peop...

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