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Tiny homes on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours

A nice segment on the latest edition of BBC Radio 4's You and Yours about the rise of the tiny house movement in the UK. Includes several tiny house suppliers, tiny house campaigner Rachel Butler and Emma Jones who lives in one. Well worth a listen (click here to hear it on BBC's Sounds). Starts from 13.30.

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