Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa March 2013 | Page 69

LIFESTYLE
And the ongoing story of the HemLoft’s everwidening profile is as compelling as the story
of its construction - and it’s a story with an
uncertain ending as the land the HemLoft is
built on is Crown Land.

The Hobbit House, Wales
This is a house Simon Dale built for his family
in Wales. It was built by Simon and his fatherin-law with help from passers by and visiting
friends. Four months after starting they moved
in. Simon estimated it took 1000-1500 man
hours and £3000 in materials. Not really so
much in house buying terms (roughly £60/sq m
excluding