{"id":123242,"date":"2021-11-15T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T06:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-have-to-move-my-bike-to-get-to-the-fridge-the-uk-boom-in-microflats\/"},"modified":"2021-11-15T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T07:24:15","slug":"i-have-to-move-my-bike-to-get-to-the-fridge-the-uk-boom-in-microflats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-have-to-move-my-bike-to-get-to-the-fridge-the-uk-boom-in-microflats\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I have to move my bike to get to the fridge\u2019 \u2013 the UK boom in microflats"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFrom rentals the size of a tiny hotel room to Barratt\u2019s pocket-sized new-builds, the market is expandingFor Rioch Fitzpatrick, a 39-year-old dubbing mixer for television, home is a tiny studio flat smaller than a standard Premier Inn hotel bedroom. At just 19 sq metres (204 sq ft), his north London \u201cmicroflat\u201d has a shower and lavatory separated from the main room by a partition, without even a separate wash basin. \u201cIt\u2019s probably a bit odd, people coming in and seeing your bed in the kitchen, but I\u2019ve just got used to it,\u201d he says. \u201cMy neighbours live in a flat similar to mine \u2013 a couple with a two-year-old kid. That must be really tough.\u201dThe flat was refurbished but there are annoying things \u2013 I have to keep moving my bike around to get to the fridge,\u201d he says. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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