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Tess McClure in Auckland

No bed or bath: New Zealand boat shed sells for record $2m despite housing market crash

Boatshed 15, 1 Ngapipi Road, Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand
A boatshed in Auckland, New Zealand, has fetched a record sale price at auction.
Photograph: New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty

A converted boat shed in Auckland that cannot be slept in and doesn’t have a bathroom has sold for more than NZ$2m (£970,000), as sky-high prices on some properties endure despite New Zealand’s housing market crash.

The shed does not include a bedroom, toilet, or full legal title, and zoning rules mean it cannot be inhabited or stayed in overnight – but it sold at auction this weekend for NZ$2,050,000.

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