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Would YOU Pay £530-A-Month To Rent A Bed Inside A Shed... Inside Someone's Living Room?

A house hunter turned up for a viewing only to find the bedroom he wanted to rent was in fact a mattress dumped inside a shed - that was in the corner of a communal living room.

Joe Peduzzi visited the flat in Bethnal Green, London, after landing a new job in the English capital.

But the 22-year-old, from the Isle of Wight, said he “laughed the whole way back to the tube” after being shown what could be his digs.

It was a mattress inside an indoor garden shed, complete with blacked out windows.

“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. There was no chance I was paying £530 a month for that,” he said.

“I had quite a hard time getting my head round in to be honest. I didn’t ask what the story behind it was but he (existing tenant) seemed to think it was pretty normal,” he added.

The room, in Somerford Street, was advertised at £480 a month for rent, with £50 thrown in to split bills with the other three housemates.

“The room is the biggest in the house and comes with a sofa which means sharing it with the rest of us sometimes,” the advert read.

“We are on the search for a laid back happy-go-lucky type that’s sociable, open minded and creative,” it added.

Joe, however, said he wouldn’t be taking a punt on the unusual living arrangements moving forward.

“I’ve got a new job at a charity and I’m after somewhere I want to stay in for a little while so I’m not sure this is for me right now,” he said.

Matt Hutchinson, director of SpareRoom.co.uk, said: “We’re no strangers to quirky ads but this one puts a whole new spin on the phrase ‘beds in sheds’.

"There’s no clear reason given for putting a bed inside a shed, inside a bedroom, but it could be because the other housemates use the room as communal space.

"It’s a sign of the times that fewer house shares now have living rooms.”

(Pictures credited to Caters)