$2k a month for a toilet bedroom in London

[Demovictory9]

at second glance the bathroom is outsized for the tiny flat. I suppose the "reception area" is too small for even a twin bed.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/uk/london-renting-compared-berlin-gbr-grm-intl/index.html

London (CNN)At first glance, the advertisement looks impressive: A one-bedroom flat in London's trendy Camden Town, situated in a pretty townhouse and boasting "high ceilings" and "designer marble worktops."

Flicking through the pictures, there are smart wooden floorboards, a Smeg oven and ... Oh wait. Here's the catch: The bed is in the bathroom.

Yes, if you were to roll out of bed you'd find yourself almost smacking into either the toilet or the basin.

And the asking price? £1,500 (US$1,940) per month for the 27-square-meter flat, according to estate agent Foxtons. CNN contacted the company -- one of London's leading realtors -- but it declined to comment on the price or how much interest the ad had generated.
What's most shocking, though, is that such a sizable price tag for a less-than-ideal living arrangement is by no means out of the ordinary in London's rental market.
Experts say the British capital is experiencing a housing crisis. A shortage of affordable homes is pricing people out, impacting Londoners' mental health, and -- in extreme cases -- driving up homelessness.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. At least it's convenient

if you often wake up at night having to pee.

[Initech]

2. Well we all know where this is heading so....

[Newest Reality]

4. That was...

That was one of the best documentaries I ever did see.

[Initech]

6. Go away, baitin!!!!

[Sogo]

3. Looking at the apartment drawing,

it would make a lot more sense to put the bed in the front room.

There are plenty of beds that double as couches or pull-down Murphy beds, etc.

Then, there would be a sizable bathroom, where a giant closet could be created.....

But it's still really pricey!

[Demovictory9]

5. agreed. even if I lived there alone, i would NOT WANT TO SLEEP BY THE TOILET

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Ick, gross.

Put a murphy bed in the other room. Storage in the bathroom.

[brush]

7. Guess you can rig up some kind of curtain around the toilet.

[HipChick]

9. Ensuite..

Sounds about right for Camden Town..

[hunter]

10. On the other hand you get to live in London...

... which is better than the California city I grew up in.

A nice enough one bedroom apartment there is $2,000 a month, but it's still very white and infested with Republican prosperity gospel Christians.