An enterprising Scottish woman is bypassing extortionate housing costs by living rent-free in a shipping container — where ... allowing her to put a lot of money back into the land.

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"The container is a full house now – I chose the insulation and double glazing, so it’s a lot cosier than a campervan would be," she adds. She also went without electricity for the first eight months ...