People that love London and love space rarely find themselves fully satisfied. While miserly apartment sizes are a problem the world over, there’s something suitably eccentric about the way that London’s property is divided up and marketed. Here then are 14 space problems that London renters are bound to recognise.

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1. The growing suspicion that the £280k detached house you bought in Forest Hill might actually be a garden shed

2. The worry that you might never be able to poach eggs while simultaneously sitting on the toilet or taking a shower…

3. …or that you’ll never be able to take a shower under your bed

4. The separation anxiety that comes from not being able to sleep close enough to your water tank

5. The fear that you might actually be living in a spruced-up Ikea loading bay…

6. …or a shipping container

7. Even though you’re living in one of the world’s most exciting cities, the threat of an early night is constantly hanging over you

8. London renters are always under pressure to get creative with their parking ideas…

9. …and spend a lot of time wondering if the person who designed their flat was an architect or a contortionist

10. Things in London aren’t always where you expect them to be…

11. …like these bikes that live on the wall because someone shelled out £280k to live in the shed

12. We’re from London, so we can’t see anything wrong with this kitchen/bedroom combination…

13. …those eggs aren’t going to poach themselves while still lying in bed in the morning

14. It’s just how we do things here in London, once we’ve crawled into our £420-per-month, anti-standing ‘loft conversion’

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