Rightmove: agents describe this flat as “open plan”

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Nearly two grand a month for this.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/136592936#/?channel=RES_LET

I know irs the location causing the price.. but it looks like a bed in a kitchen!

I hate to say it but that's not even bad for Chelsea. Horrible Reno though.

It is open plan…

I’m not saying it isn’t expensive but you can’t really argue that it’s not open plan.

204 square feet. Can you imagine being confined in a place that tiny in the event of another lockdown? There's nowhere to put a laptop, nowhere for a tv, nowhere to put more than a suitcase of clothes. Nowhere for a suitcase either for that matter.

It's basically an expensive hotel room, it will appeal to the market who need a bed space to sleep in during the week and is cheaper and easier then living out of a hotel room.

There's a market for this type of let.

It’s a bedsit in a basement…

It's a bedsit, not a flat

They’re not trying to hide that it’s a studio.

Also…Chelsea.

Well at least the bathroom has a door! They’re just overselling it as a 1 bed rather than a studio flat.

They’ve not exactly made the best use of the (lack of) space. I’d shove a sofa bed in there then you’d have far more floor space!
also, imagine renting that out on AirBnB at £250+ per night… you would make a fortune!

It's Chelsea?. What do you expect. Its a studio flat and it's nice.

That makes sense. If you’re there 4 nights a week it’s just over 100 a night, plus bills .

It's just greed. Cooking dinner next to your bed should not be a thing. Freeholders in Chelsea are wealthy enough without having to do this. It also ruins a gorgeous house.

This could have been 3 luxury flats but no. They must squeeze in tenants in every sqm

Having said that, it's far from the worst. At least it's got a nice kitchen and is in good condition.

Odd, - don't know why they would choose too describe it as 'open plan' rather than 'studio'? Surely anyone renting in that area has they're eyes wide open to what a rip off its likely to be? DD2 looking to rent near college in Kensington atm and the agents are perfectly open about how daft the situation is.

Agree with PP, it's a bedsit.

My Dc's room in her forces accommodation is bigger than that plus has a separate shared kitchen. It's £50 a month

The thing is, it isn’t in Chelsea. I had an actor friend who used to live in the Finborough Road and it’s Earls Court.

That’s crazy expensive for what it is but it’s the area and hardly a one bedroom 🙄. It looks nice tho

I actually quite like it. There’s enough space to actually cook in the kitchen and they haven’t scrimped on kitchen cupboard space. Shower is also nice.

it does need a cosy armchair in the bay though.

Having a kitchen in the same room as the bed (a studio) is often perceived as safer for flats under the regs as a fire wouldn’t develop without you noticing meaning you could escape faster. I do wonder if they follow all of the sound testing that is in the regulations though.

I can’t get upset about high rents in central London. The rents are meant to be high, it’s central London!

Totally comparable pieces of real estate.

It's an old fashioned bedsit.

It’s a studio as has own bathroom (similar to what one may book on holiday). Bedsits will usually have shared bathrooms.

At least they tidied up
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/136866788#/?channel=RES_BUY

The floor plan describes it as a studio.

😂😂