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				<description><![CDATA[ Linky: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34404651" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.<span class="glossaryitem" onmouseover='gp(134);'>uk</span>/news/<span class="glossaryitem" onmouseover='gp(134);'>uk</span>-england-london-34404651</a><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: normal;">Some seriously Harry Potter bull gak right here.</span><br /> <br /> <blockquote class="uncited"><div>An under-stairs cupboard has been put up for rent in London for £500 a month plus bills.<br /> Alex Lomax, 23, went to view the flatshare in Clapham, south-west London, which was described as "furnished" in an online listing.<br /> Ms Lomax, who posted images on Twitter of the "bed under the stairs", said: "I was obviously shocked but was all-too-polite, I think."<br /> The BBC has contacted the landlord for comment.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/34F1/production/_85835531_85830885.jpg" border="0" /><br /> <br /> Ms Lomax, who travelled from Nottingham to view the property, said: "There was a landlord and I was shown the kitchen and the under-stairs cupboard - he seemed deadly serious, which is the worrying part.<br /> "He said, 'You would be sharing with three others people', and I just wanted to get out of there, so I made my excuses and left.<br /> "I wish I'd been more angry because it's clearly ridiculous and I'm annoyed at myself for basically just making my excuses."<br /> The listing on the london2let.com website advertises for a "friendly, open-minded and outgoing person" to join the house share.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/BEA3/production/_85830884_85830883.jpg" border="0" /><br /> <br /> t adds: "We're a good bunch and like to chill out a lot together - not really looking for somebody that just wants to stay in their room. Room comes with a bed."<br /> Ms Lomax said the man who showed her the room "didn't apologise" for its condition, and told her "it was the last room to rent in the place".<br /> Matt Hutchinson, director of flat and houseshare website SpareRoom.co.<span class="glossaryitem" onmouseover='gp(134);'>uk</span>, said the advert was a sign of the pressure on London's housing market.<br /> "Average room rents in Clapham Junction are now £784 per month, so you can see why someone would be tempted by a £500 bargain, but this ad certainly isn't offering a room," he said.<br /> "We've seen mattresses in kitchens, mattresses in sheds, in living rooms, and now we're seeing mattresses under the stairs. I dread to think what's next."</div></blockquote>]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[ What's more worrying is that I'm not surprised by this at all.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Good thing the landlord wants an open minded person, because you would truly need to be to consider living like that.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:26:13]]> GMT</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[ My friends rent a place on a lake for $500 a month. Their bedroom is only slightly larger than that. Can't even get an actual bedframe in the room. I've told them a million times to leave. <br /> <br /> This closet is truly insulting though. ]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:28:32]]> GMT</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Hell, even Harry Potter had a bigger under stair bedroom <span class="glossaryitem" onmouseover='gp(84);'>lol</span>]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:30:20]]> GMT</pubDate>
				<author><![CDATA[ angelofvengeance]]></author>
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				<description><![CDATA[ If it was in better condition, with some insulation under the stairs, some airflow, a real bed off the ground and not a common area for coats, I could see where someone who is trying to live in a super expensive area would jump at that. <br /> <br /> I have seen utility closets converted into efficiencies in New York and people dying to take them. I remember in College, I had a friend who lived in a broom closet in a dorm because he wanted a single. It was less than 50 square feet. <br /> <br /> If the rest of the house had good common areas and it was really a place to sleep while going through work, it might be considering... But that, where it is just a comforter on the floor, no accomidations and peoples rando coats... Nope. ]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:42:30]]> GMT</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[ Yeah, stuff like this is not so uncommon around here, though they usually go for like $250-$300 a month or so.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Oct 2015 19:58:16]]> GMT</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[ In San Jose, it is not inheard of for whole families renting garages.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Oct 2015 19:59:49]]> GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Re:Woman goes to view £500pcm flatshare..  room turns out to be under stairs cupboard</title>
				<description><![CDATA[ This reminds me of the Red Dwarf novel, where Lister was 'renting' a luggage compartment to sleep in]]></description>
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