A BBC report has highlighted the rise of the UK’s self storage business over the last thirty years and how many of its pioneers have become millionaires simply be selling empty space.
Brands like Big Yellow, Safestore and Access have covered the land with gargantuan multicoloured sheds to gobble up our stuff, creating a business that generates an annual revenue of almost £500m. Read the report here or watch Real Storage Wars on BBC Two on Monday 14 April at 21:00 BST or catch it later on the BBC iPlayer.