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Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Tiny London studio flat costing £1,250 a month is so small the tenant has to sleep on a tiny children's-style cabin bed
A tiny studio flat which costs £1,250 per month to rent is so small the tenant has to sleep on a children's-style cabin bed. The pokey pad, on Petherton Road between Canonbury and Highbury, north London, is described as 'ideal for a single working occupant'. It is on the lower ground floor and has just two rooms - a living space for sleeping and cooking and a bathroom. Walking through the front door into the first room, potential renters are met with storage shelves and a simple grey sofa below a window on the right wall. On the other side of 4x3.6m space is a single metal-framed cabin bed with a ladder for the tenant to climb up - although they will need to be careful as to avoid bumping their head on the ceiling. A little table, chair, wardrobe, mirror and storage boxes sit underneath the unusual sleeping quarters. Despite the cramped space, a kitchenette has also been squeezed in on the right-hand side of the back wall. To the left of the little cooking nook, is a door leading to the bathroom which has a toilet, sink and shower. It is unclear how much of the furniture pictured in the listing will be provided as it is being offered as part-furnished. The minute flat is clearly is designed for one person, but the listing on OpenRent advertises it as being able to house two occupants. However, there is no mention of the proposed sleeping arrangements for two occupants given there is only one single bed. It is being let for more than the average monthly mortgage repayment - which stands at £1,075. The only saving grace to take the edge off the extortionate price for the pocket-sized property is that all bills are included. OpenRent's listing reads: 'Set on a most sought-after residential street is this spacious studio flat ideal for a single working occupant. 'Hugely benefits from the rent being inclusive of gas, electricity, water rates and free internet access. 'Arranged over the lower ground floor and consists of a charming and cosy open plan fitted kitchen sharing together with reception room and bedroom and boasts a well proportioned bathroom suite. 'The property location offers a wealth of amenities nearby and presented to a good standard with wood floors.'
Telegraph
23-06-2025
- Telegraph
Pictured: Suspect in £150k violin theft
Police have released images of the suspected thief of a £150,000 violin stolen from a pub. David Lopez Ibanez, a member of London's Philharmonia Orchestra and the instrument's owner, said his life had been 'torn apart' since the theft of the 285-year-old instrument. The Spanish classical musician, 30, was out for a meal with a friend in Canonbury, north London, following rehearsals when it was stolen. The Metropolitan Police are now hoping new CCTV they have released will help track down the violin, which was made by Lorenzo Carcassi, a Florentine artisan. It had been passed down to musicians for two centuries before a businessman in Germany bought it and loaned it to Mr Ibanez after seeing him play online. 'It lived 300 years prior to my hands touching it. It's got its own history,' Mr Ibanez said. 'Each hour, each performance, each challenge you get to know each other more and you express yourself through it.' The 'priceless' instrument, recognisable by a distinctive heart shape cut out into the scroll at the top of the instrument, was taken from the bench he was sitting on. 'You get taught from a very early age to take such good care of it. Nothing prepares you for having it snatched away,' he added. 'My life was torn apart. Your heart feels like it's going to explode.' PC Michael Collins, from the Met's local policing team in Camden, said: 'We've been working hard to try and locate the suspect and are releasing this CCTV in an effort to help identify them as soon as possible. 'It is incredibly precious, and for the victim, it's priceless. 'Please help us find the person responsible and have the violin returned it to its rightful owner.' Anyone with any information was urged to come forward. Previously, Richard White, from JP Guivier, a london-based luthier, said the violin would be worth nothing to the thief because he would know not to sell it. 'As long as we know about the instrument, which we do,' he told the BBC. 'If that violin comes into us for sale, it will not leave the shop.'
