Property News · June 4, 2014

Shoebox 'studio flat' in London snapped up by renters within 16 hours


Apartment barely big enough for double bed and sink is rented for £170 a week• In pictures: Properties to rent for £170 a weekThe scale of London’s property boom was highlighted on Tuesday when a shoebox “studio flat” barely big enough to fit a double bed and a sink was snapped up by eager renters less than 16 hours of being advertised, despite costing £170 a week or £737 per calendar month.Photographs of the flat, on Kember Street close to King’s Cross, reveal a small single room into which has been crammed a double mattress, a small glass table and upright chair, a narrow wardrobe and a number of fitted kitchen units. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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