Rent of £500 for ‘bed under the stairs’

A cramped understairs cupboard has been put up for rent in London for £500 a month, plus a share of the bills.

Alex Lomax, 23, expressed her disgust on social media after viewing the room in Clapham, south west London, which was described as “furnished” in an online listing on london2let.com.

Pictures posted on Twitter by the Nottingham graduate reveal a cupboard with a single mattress on the floor and boxes stacked by the pillow, which she called a “bed under the stairs”.

Ms Lomax, an aspiring journalist who is hoping to move to London, said she was “shocked” by the groundfloor room.

The online listing for the room seeks a “friendly, open-minded and outgoing person” to join the house share.

It adds: “We’re a good bunch and like to chill out together, not really looking for somebody that just wants to stay in their room. Room comes with a bed.”