Man offered £50,000 for tiny home

A 23-room house created by a retired builder could sell for £50,000 despite being too small for human habitation.

The dolls mansion was a 15-year labour of love for 64-year-old Peter Riches, of Hove, East Sussex.

But he is now considering a £50,000 offer from a Canadian buyer after a friend posted a photo of the house on the internet.



Mr Riches created all the furnishings, including a 1,000-book library, from raw materials or recycled objects.

Thousands of bricks were etched by hand in the exterior plaster and the tiles were individually cut from cardboard.

He said: "Its nice to have something in miniature that you can't own in real life." Mr Riches said he was considering selling the house to make room for a new project in his small flat.

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