Local council is looking into whether this ‘unique studio’ meets planning laws. (On the upside, all bills are included in the rent)

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Hackney council is to inspect a studio flat which is up for rent at £250 a week, despite looking like a converted outbuilding.

The property, which would cost tenants £1,083 a month including bills, is described by agents as “a unique large ground floor fully self contained studio flat in standalone unit”.

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Interior of ‘unique’ studio flat in Hackney.

The advert, which was posted on property website Rightmove on Thursday, says the property is in a “secure gated complex”, in the east London borough, and boasts a modern fully fitted eat-in kitchen, large open plan/living area, fully tiled bathroom”.

The ‘modern, fully fitted eat-in kitchen.’ Photograph: Zoopla

The property was brought to the council’s attention by Twitter users, expressing shock at the rent being asked for it.

A spokesperson for Hackney Council said the private sector housing team intended to inspect the building and look into planning consents in the next couple of days. It is not currently being lived in.



The agency letting the property, London Rentals, told the MailOnline the property was a former shed and had planning permission.

Rising demand for rental property is driving up costs in many parts of the country, and on Monday figures showed that the average UK rent is approaching £1,000 a month.

Property website Zoopla puts the average cost of a one-bedroom flat in the neighbourhood at £291 a week.

Exeterior of Hackney flat.

Recently a “studio” in Walthamstow which was being let for more than £10,000 a year was withdrawn from an auction after it emerged that it was a converted shed.