According to an new article in The Telegraph, we should now all be ‘mouseholing’ – or buying a few, small ‘boltholes’ or holiday homes instead of one big investment house. Hmm, right, yeah... we’ll be getting on that immediately after we’ve finally cleared our student overdraft and ended the month with more than five pence to our name.
But there is some good news for those of us who are economically challenged, because you can now mousehole by buying a cupboard. Yes, really. Someone has just put an actual cupboard on the market for £7,500. That’s nearly £8K for a cupboard. You know, that place where you keep your mops and stuff. It’s all too depressing for words.
The cupboard is located in the (to be honest – not all that swanky) Brentford Dock housing estate in London and measures 5x12 foot. So just about big enough to fit a double bed in. The advert for the closet boasts that it’s both lockable, under cover and is ‘perfect for push-chairs or pieces of furniture.’ Totally worth the money then.
Julia Quilliam, of Quilliam Property Services, told The Independent that they’ve sold other cupboards in the same complex in the past and this one isn’t likely to hang around for long:
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‘We’ve sold a lot of the cupboards, not sold this one yet, but it’ll go quickly. The thing is these days people perhaps need to realise some capital so they sell off their garages and parking spaces.
‘It’s a good-sized cupboard. If you’ve got a flat, space is difficult. For people who have got a spare £7,000, they think, “Hey, let’s get rid of all that junk. Put it in the cupboard!”’
The sale is a worrying indicator of how little free space there is in London and how prices can balloon up to terrifying levels to meet the demand. The news comes only a month after housing charity Shelter released a report warning that there are only 86 affordable houses for local families with children within the whole of London. Grim, grim, grim.
So next time you moan about your tiny bedroom with mould on the ceiling, remember it could be worse – you could be living in a cupboard. We know that’s not exactly the best reassurance in the world, but we’re doing our best, guys.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.