Housing crisis: ‘Absurd’ £1,100 monthly rent for tiny flat

admin note ( anyone reminded of the spare room bedroom tax on ex council propertys for there box rooms )


SHOCKED reactions to the “absurd” rent being charged for a bedsit likened to a utility cupboard has led to renewed calls for reform of the private rental market.

The flat in Hampstead, which has only a few feet of floor space between the single bed and the kitchen sink, was on the market for £1,100 per month.

A listing on spareroom.co.uk described it as a “modern small self-contained studio flat in the heart of Hampstead village”. It added that it was situated in a “fabulous highly prestigious location”.

http://camdennewjournal.com/article/housing-crisis-absurd-1100-monthly-rent-for-tiny-flat-leads-to-calls-for-reform