{"id":96667,"date":"2018-08-25T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/as-small-as-12ft-by-12ft-are-these-the-worst-new-flats-in-britain\/"},"modified":"2018-08-25T13:08:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T06:08:02","slug":"as-small-as-12ft-by-12ft-are-these-the-worst-new-flats-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/as-small-as-12ft-by-12ft-are-these-the-worst-new-flats-in-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"As small as 12ft by 12ft: are these the worst new flats in Britain?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThis small block next to the A12 packs in 60 studios. Yet converting offices into tiny living spaces doesn\u2019t even need planning permissionShockingly small flats that apparently measure as little as 12ft by 12ft, residents packed in \u201clike sardines\u201d, a busy six-lane highway just yards away, broken glass and rubbish strewn all around outside … is Newbury House in east London the 21st century version of a Dickensian slum? Or is this simply the harsh reality when you live on a small island that\u2019s desperately short of housing?Across the country, office buildings are being converted into \u201capartments\u201d that are in some cases smaller than the size of a typical bedroom, and fall far short of national space standards. These office-to-residential conversions are controversial because they don\u2019t require planning permission \u2013 and there\u2019s growing concern in some quarters about poor-quality accommodation, overcrowding and a lack of usable outdoor space. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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