{"id":28713,"date":"2014-06-04T00:38:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T17:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/shoebox-studio-flat-in-london-snapped-up-by-renters-within-16-hours\/"},"modified":"2016-10-05T19:01:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T12:01:43","slug":"shoebox-studio-flat-in-london-snapped-up-by-renters-within-16-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/shoebox-studio-flat-in-london-snapped-up-by-renters-within-16-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoebox 'studio flat' in London snapped up by renters within 16 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nApartment barely big enough for double bed and sink is rented for \u00a3170 a week\u2022 In pictures: Properties to rent for \u00a3170 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 \u00a3170 a week or \u00a3737 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…
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