Watch: Inside the Headington Shark house

The owner of a famous house with a shark sticking out of its roof has criticised a council for refusing him permission to rent it out on Airbnb.

Magnus Hanson-Heine said the Headington Shark house was shown off by Oxford City Council in its local plan for the area but treated as "just any other place" when the decision was made.

"I would like them to leave the shark and me alone," he said.

Oxford City Council said the house was not in a site suitable for short lets.

Take a look around the shark house in this video.

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25 January 2024