Tiny weeny London studio flats

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Prompted by an article in The Guardian this weekend I have been looking at tiny over priced London flats.
I'm sorry to London people if this is like some kind of poverty tourism, but seriously, look at the tiny tiny places for a zillion pounds.
Some of them don't even have their own bathrooms!

www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/details/34182135
www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/details/17838176
www.zoopla.co.uk/to-rent/details/29649782

Yikes. Although I suppose they're quite often used as city crash-pads for those workers based elsewhere. Much cheaper than a kensington hotel.

I don't think they are mostly used as crash pads. I looked at v similar flats getting on for 10 yrs ago (at £650 PCM) and one v like the last one, same location had 4 people living in. I can't imagine that's changed.

I've definitely been in London too long... I'm half that is outrageous and half ooh £80pcm's not bad.

£800pcm obv. Even my phone can't believe the prices.

The first one - where does the telly go, or are you supposed to watch the kettle boil for entertainment?

The second one is not much worse than places I rented as a student - although better kitchen facilities - and about the size of most nurses homes.

The first one has the shower next to the cooker!

As you say, they are not unlike student rents, but they cost so damn much!

The original article
www.theguardian.com/money/2014/aug/29/london-renters-trapped-1000-month-rabbit-hutch-studio-flat

Yes, tell me again, my son paid £200 per week (private student accommodation) for a pigeon hole three years ago, that is to say 4½ weeks pcm. That's even more expensive than my mortgage!

Yes tell me about, it is absolutely ridiculous but many are sadly still stuck there.

Yes, I'm afraid he's still stuck there for the next three years - medical student.

They are well posh areas though, esp the first two. May be mad to say it, but after moving to zone 4 for space/kids, I can see the appeal of a little pad 'where it's at' and living the life a bit again. Deluded sigh...