Would-be tenants looking for a place to live in San Francisco are facing similar problems to those in London: housing is very expensive and there simply isn\u2019t enough to go around. A recent advert on popular website Craig\u2019s List has revealed just how cramped some rental properties now are.<\/p>\n
Bunk Beds for Six<\/strong> Communal Living<\/strong> The prospective \u201ctenant\u201d was interviewed over Skype and then offered a place in a two-person bunkroom with a small desk, for \u00a31,170 per month. The building was for 30 people in total, so there were communal kitchens and shared bathrooms. For a student this might not be too bad, but for anyone else, it is expensive and cramped.<\/p>\n To be fair, living in a hostel really isn\u2019t so bad if you are twenty something student, broke, and into partying all night long, but if you work full-time and want some privacy, it is unlikely to appeal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Would-be tenants looking for a place to live in San Francisco are facing similar problems to those in London: housing is very expensive and there simply isn\u2019t enough to go around. A recent advert on popular website Craig\u2019s List has … Continue reading
\nThe advertisement was for a room<\/a> in a shared house that apparently slept six. The room, which was located above a Thai massage parlour, had six bunk beds crammed into one room. There was also a small kitchenette and a table with two chairs (presumably the other four people would need to go eat out instead).<\/p>\n
\nWould be tenants<\/a> were expected to pay approximately \u00a3350 per month, so the landlord was raking in \u00a32100 for the room. Since landlords prefer not to show reporters around these places for fear of adverse publicity, a stooge was sent to take a look around another similar setup.<\/p>\n