Meet the barber who has set up shop in his back garden - after costs soared too high for him to maintain a high street premises.

Nathan Scotford, 42, from Kent, closed his barber shop nine months ago and now runs Cushty Cuts in a specially-built cabin behind his Folkestone home.

He decided to move his business into his garden after costs skyrocketed by 30 per cent - meaning he would have to make over £2,000 each month before he could even turn over a profit.

The dad-of-three decided this was unsustainable and so when a friend and long-time client suggested he move his business home, he thought he'd give it a go.

Mr Scotford said: "I was coming up to the end of a ten-year leasehold and needed to decide if I wanted to renew it. "

"I thought about how bills were going up - and about how the area of Folkestone I was in, which used to be thriving, had been forgotten over the last few years. Bookings weren't booming as much as they were before Covid. "

"So I decided it was time for a new project. First, I spent some time hiring out a chair in different barber shops - but when a long-time friend and client said I should just work from home, I thought, 'why not?'" "

Mr Scotford built a special 3.6m x 3.6m cabin fitted with brand new electrics and insulation.

It is decorated with his large collection of Only Fools And Horses memorabilia - a show which he says "resonates" with him and his family. "

The barber said: "I wanted to provide the same service and ambience to my clients, simply in a different location. "

"The cabin is like a mini house - with brand new electrics and insulation - and I've added something that resonates with me and my family with the Only Fools and Horses decorations."

Business has been good so far as Mr Scotford has a loyal base of clients who have followed him in his new venture.

He said: "I don't regret it at all. I absolutely love it. "

"I've kept my regular base of customers who have followed me over the last 25 years. "

"I couldn't do any of this without them. "

"And I've got a 10 metre walk to work. So I'm doing my bit - keeping my commuting emissions down. "

"I'm just hoping to continue doing as I am and keep a cushty consistency."