Central London flat on market for £1,450-a-month – but has HUGE catch

Plush central London studio flats hit the rental market at bargain prices… but there’s a HUGE catch

• EXCLUSIVE: Pimlico flat hits the rental market for £1,450-a-month 
•  But prospective residents will have to make do with sharing a bathroom

Plush London studio flats in the heart of Pimlico were advertised on the rental market this week for £1450-a-month but there was a catch – they shared bathrooms. 

The properties in Vincent Square come in either one-bedroom or studio arrangements and have a host of modern fittings and homely touches. 

These include large windows to let in natural light, up-to-date kitchen appliances and ample storage space.

But there’s one luxury that the prospective renters won’t be able to enjoy, and that’s the comfort and privacy of their own bathroom. 

Pictures from the flats show a large communal area between flats replete with two washing machines, two dryers and one toilet. 

The precise logistics of this arrangement remain a tantalising mystery as soon after the communal operation was advertised on Rightmove, it was taken down by estate agents Grainger Plc. 

Plush London studio flats in the heart of Pimlico have been advertised on the rental market for the cool price of £1450

The properties in Vincent Square come in either one-bedroom or studio arrangements and have a host of modern fittings and homely touches

But there’s one luxury that the prospective renters won’t be able to enjoy, and that’s the comfort and privacy of their own bathroom

At least it’s a cosy looking bathroom with ample room for sharing 

At just £1450 a month though, the prospective bathroom buddies who end up renting these flats will at least be saving money. 

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According to Rightmove, average asking rents in London reaching a new quarterly record of £2,567 last month. 

Indeed, London rents are now 28 per cent higher – the equivalent of £559 a month – than at this time in 2019.

With an increase as high as that, many London renters understandably expect value for their money – but sadly many rental options leave a lot to be desired. 

Earlier this year, a grim looking bedroom for rent in a warehouse was slammed online after it went on the market for £680 a month.

The dusty room, in Clapton, east London, was advertised for rent on Facebook marketplace. 

It had a completely bare floor, with no carpets or floorboards and has a rickety-looking stepladder, which leads to a sleeping area on a mezzanine floor.

The tall and skinny room featured a small rug and a plastic lawn chair near a brown wooden door, which appears to be splattered with white paint.

The room was criticised by renters on social media as being a ‘favela’, a word used in Brazil which means a slum or ghetto.

A grim looking bedroom for rent in a London warehouse has been slammed online after it went on the market for £680 a month

The dusty room, in Clapton, east London, was advertised for rent on Facebook marketplace this week

The advert for renting a private room in a warehouse in Clapton, East London which is on the market for £680

One Facebook user wrote: ‘I didn’t know there were favelas in london for £700.’

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The lower level of the room has an unshaded lamp and there is a lighting fixture attached to the wall at the mezzanine levle 

The warehouse also features three bathrooms and a roof terrace.

The advert also says that there is a gym and cafe down stairs.

A photograph of one of the bathrooms shows a toilet and a sink in a room with bare brick walls and wooden ceilings.

A picture of a second bathroom shows it with white tiled walls, a mosaic patterned vinyl floor. The room has a bath with a power shower, a single toilet and a sink.

The advert for the ‘private room for rent’ read: ‘Mezzanine room in our shared warehouse in Clapton.

‘Living with 6 other creatives, 3 bathrooms, roof terrace and gym/cafe downstairs… and lots of plants.

‘£680 pm + 4 weeks deposit.’

The warehouse also features three bathrooms and a roof terrace

One bathroom has white tiled walls, a mosaic patterned vinyl floor. The room has a bath with a power shower, a single toilet and a sink

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