Tiny 53-sq-ft Shanghai flat with bed behind toilet for US$40 a month snapped up quickly after video advert in China
- Food delivery driver rents flat on same day it was listed
- Advertisement strikes chord in expensive first-tier city real estate market
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Tiny flat with bed behind toilet rented for US$40 in China
A tiny flat in Shanghai with a bed right behind the toilet which rents for 300 yuan (US$40) a month went viral because it was snapped up immediately, highlighting the housing woes faced in the metropolitan hub.
The flat measured only 53 sq ft and was actually under the stairs. It featured a bedroom with a toilet and a washbasin in front of the mattress, with the slope of the stairs overhead.
“What a dream home!” said the real estate agent in a video advertisement, implying that, in the Shanghai property market, it was too good an opportunity to pass up.
The male agent said that US$40 a month for a “whole unit rental” that included “a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room” was a great deal.
The flat was snapped up by a driver from Didi, an Uber-like ridesharing platform, the same day the listing agency published the advertisement.
In a video tour, the door opens to a “living room” with space for only one person to stand, and a plank of wood acting as a wall, separating this flat from the neighbour’s.