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More than 50 people have enquired about renting a £780-a-month studio flat in London so small would-be tenants have to climb up above the fridge just to get into bed.

The scramble for the studio flat with a “mezzanine-level bed” in Kentish Town is being seen as the latest evidence of a shortage in rental accommodation in the capital.

At 9ft by 8ft the studio’s main room, converted from a single room in a terraced house, is barely bigger than the average prison cell. It also includes a tiny ensuite toilet with a second sink squeezed in the corner.

Would-be tenants are also at risk of bumping their heads as there is less than 2ft of space between the mattress and ceiling.

But despite the cramped conditions, lettings agent Alex Marks claims the property has received 50 to 60 enquiries.

A spokesman for letting agent Alex Marks said: “There’s been quite a lot of viewings, there’s been extensive interest. So far no one has taken it, some people have been put off by the size.

“But we believe it will be rented soon. It’s going to be popular with people who want to be close to Camden and are on a budget. It could be anyone who takes it if the property is right for them. “

“The price it is on, people pay more than that to rent a room in a house. but in this property you don’t have to share. “

He added that it was the smallest property the estate agent had ever been involved with.

The Brecknock Road studio, advertised on Rightmove.co.uk, comes after another flat in Kember Street, Islington, was snapped up for £750 a month within 16 hours of going online despite the kitchen being just inches from the bed.

Paul Convery, who represents Islington’s Caledonian ward, said at the time: “I have never seen anything like that in Britain.”

It was taken off the market after Islington Council found it breached planning laws.

But it is thought small flats will continue to be snapped up and appeal highly to foreign students who are about to study in the capital, cannot arrange viewings and where tenant turnover is high.