Feeling the squeeze? 109sq ft studio flat opposite Harrods with a single bed, microwave and hob crammed into one tiny room goes on the market for £275,000

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A studio flat that has a single bed, microwave and hob crammed all into one tiny room has gone on the market for £275,000.

The property, which is opposite Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, lies on the third-floor of Princes Court, an Art Deco building on Brompton Road.

The flat has a floor area of just 109sq ft, but almost half of that is taken up furniture and utilities, leaving almost the same amount of space as a janitor’s cupboard to walk around in.

It has a pull-out table on the wall underneath the main window, a single radiator with two shelves and a mirror above the bed.

Some storage appears to be available in the form of a cupboard by the main door, but considering the sizes of other flats in the building it does seem to be a converted storage area.

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The tiny flat has squeezed a single bed, a fold-in bedside table as well as an in-built electric hob and extractor fan 

The property also has a full bathroom complete with a shower and loo which is separated from the bedroom by a door

The flat lies a stones throw from world famous London department store Harrods in Knightsbridge (pictured)

Amazingly the flat also has a full bathroom with a shower and loo, as well as a second window in the side of the building.

It has an entry phone system, there is no ground rent to pay and a service charge of £1,000 a year is applicable, as is a bargain £25 a month council tax. It has a lease of 169 years.

Agents GrowPortfolio, London, say on Rightmove: ‘A studio apartment situated directly across from the world renowned Harrods shopping centre.

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‘The apartment is located on the third floor of Princess Court with lift access; 24 hour concierge services are offered to residents of the building.

‘The apartment is placed in one of the most prestigious areas of London, in the heart of Knightsbridge on Brompton Road.

‘Quick access to the underground station, making your daily commute much easier for work/leisure.’

Government rules on the size of homes stipulate that the national standard for a double bedroom should be 11.5m2, meaning the flat isn’t even as large as that.

Meanwhile studio flats should have a gross internal area of either 39sqm with a bathroom, or 37sqm with a shower room – making this smaller.

It may be this flat was allowed under permitted development, meaning it didn’t need planning permission.

Micro flats are often used by people who commute to London in the week and prefer to have a pied-a-terre, rather than travelling for hours each day.

The flat could also be used as an Airbnb or short term rental for people visiting London on shopping or business trips from overseas.

The flat comes with a wall-mounted radiator, two shelves and manages to find room for two sets of windows

An electric hob with an extractor fan has been installed, as well as a kitchen sink not visible in this photo

The property lies inside Princes Court, an Art Deco building in Knightsbridge that is over the road from Harrods

The floor plan for the flat shows how the owner has managed to cram so much into such a tiny property 

Another microflat in the same building sold for £325,000 last year – and was described as a ‘micropenthouse.’

It, however, was practically palatial compared to the latest offering in the same block, coming in at 128sq ft, or 16ft by 8ft.

Specialist space-saving architects, the Portuguese firm Caiano Morgado, were brought in to create a clever room divider as well as a fully fitted kitchen.

The home on the ninth floor also benefitted from a 24-hour porter, but was subject to a short lease, with 120 years from 1977 – meaning it could be pricey to renew as just 76 years remained.

Other pads in the block can sell for millions – a two-bed, two-bath flat was recently on the market for £1.62m, while others are on rightmove for upwards of £1.8m.

It doesn’t appear micro-living is showing any signs of abating, with smaller flats often in higher demand than larger ones in the capital.

Possibly the smallest flat ever sold went under the hammer for £90,000 at auction last year – £15,000 over its expected sale price of £75,000.

The property in Hackney, east London, was just 75sq ft – with a wet room, cooking space and bed included.

Amazingly it was rented out for £800 a month and had a staggeringly high rental yield of 10%.

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