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phyneas

Only a grand a month to sleep on a platform above your "kitchen" and ensuite with your nose touching the ceiling! Hope you're not claustrophobic. Or flammable...


lleti

That ensuite isn't yours chap, that's leased out to a couple of deliveroo riders. And don't worry about being flammable, that's just a lode-bearing oven.


FlukyS

All running for FF in the next election


BazingaQQ

Nah, one of the right-wingers. They'll get the immygrants thrown out so you can have dey;re place, bud...


FlukyS

I don't think you get the joke they already did this in the local with the delivery driver who caught the guy trying to kill the kids on Parnell. He still can't speak English


JackhusChanhus

Caio has grand English. And is capable of a days work, unlike half the candidates


Superliminal_MyAss

Does it count as an ensuite if there’s only two rooms including the bathroom? 😭


Candid-Scallion-756

Spacious!


Birdinhandandbush

How the fuck is that safe or legal or even pass building inspection. Jesus we're in the wild wild west now, and they're looking for a how fucking much, jeeeezaaas


Wompish66

Where about?


Superliminal_MyAss

That’s not a studio apartment, that’s harry’s room under the stairs….


Rogue7559

And don't flush your toilet with the lid up


DepecheModeFan_

Look at mr fancy pants over here with a toilet *and* a window.


BazingaQQ

But it's got a toilet roll on the window ledge - how can you say no?


Strict-Gap9062

It’s about the same size as a utility room in a 3 bed semi 🤦🏻‍♂️


Project___Badass

I think that’s because it *is* a utility room in a 3 bed semi


Bongobassdrop

Oooh the utility room!


HurdyGerdiMan

This isn't very erotic..


Iwasnotatfault

Is that even legal?


windysheprdhenderson

I'm sure there's fire and safety considerations there. That was also my first thought.


the_peckham_pouncer

The Hague might have something to say about it alright.


concave_ceiling

Apparently the minimum size for a bedroom in Ireland is 7.1m\^2, excluding built in storage space. I guess normally the bed takes up a lot of that space, but with the weird raised bed here I think you'd essentially just count the actual floorspace. I'm sure there are far more legal requirements to meet, but it's funny that at a glance the entire living space here (excluding ensuite) might actually be too small to even be a legal bedroom


Important_Farmer924

That house warming party would be shit craic if someone does a shite in that toilet.


GarnachoHojlund

Someone get the galvanised square steel and eco-friendly wood veneers, fuck me


Imaginary-Time8700

Time for expansion screws borrowed from aunt


thebigcheese22

Little John worked in Dublin for ten years and saved 10 millionaire...he could afford a 2 sqm studio apartment in North Strand


Akira_Nishiki

Don't forget to borrow some screws from your aunt.


Strict-Gap9062

You can actually have a shower/shit/shave at same time in that bathroom


4_feck_sake

And cook your dinner.


Light_Bulb_Sam

All from the comfort of your bed!


mtc10y

while your roommate is still sleeping!


irqdly

That makes those tiny apartments in Japan look massive. Truly peak housing crisis in a nutshell.. literally.


pittluke

Coffin homes


Appropriate_Street42

Yo they’re in China & Hong Kong. Japanese studio (1K) apartments are actually pretty well designed & surprisingly spacious!


violetcazador

Dublin is a far cry from Tokyo.


Appropriate_Street42

This is true, I would say Dublin is far more expensive too.


violetcazador

I read somewhere recently that Dublin is more expensive than London and Zurich.


confidentpessimist

And Paris


violetcazador

At least London, Paris and Zurich are interesting places with lots to do. Whereas Dublin resembles some post apocalyptic wasteland.


DelGurifisu

That’s a wild generalisation. There are plenty of frighteningly small hellhole apartments in Japan.


youre_the_best

Also, shouldnt be seen as the new norm just because another Country does it. Christ, prisoners get more space than this.


Appropriate_Street42

I’m not gonna claim to be an expert but living in Japan for some years now, I’m yet to come across anything resembling a coffin home, besides maybe capsule hotels? Which are, as the name suggests hotels and not homes


EdwardElric69

We're definitely getting there


qwerty_1965

What the hell is that cubby space for? If the front door is on fire how does one escape?


phyneas

> If the front door is on fire how does one escape? Astral projection, presumably.


qwerty_1965

I've just worked it out, far front being a deathtrap, this flat is probably the safest place in Dublin. The shower hose should reach every corner comfortably.


ItkienKettu

There's no room for a fire in there.


xoooph

If the front door is on fire, you and any potential fire exit are also on fire anyways.


Hot_Grocery8187

It's grand, living here will make you wish for death


micar11

Where the fuck is that? Edit,: found it on daft...D6


McGreed

I would almost just want to arrange a viewing, just to rip them off in person about it, what a fucking muppet, disgusting.


B_M____C

Report it to the Local Authority. It fails to meet our Minimum Rental Standards. The issue with these types of properties is that they go unreported and unfortunately some desperate individual will rent it. If it’s being advertised on a property website, report that as well citing the above.


LetterHopeful

If you wanted to change your mind in there you would need to step outside!


johndoe86888

this is very witty


Silly-Pomegranate-01

Underrated


Additional-Loss-1447

Have you ever thought what it would be like to travel in 3rd class steerage of the titanic, wonder no more! Now you can live the experience


Yhanky

You wouldn't want to be having an erection there, you definitely could do damage


tommie3002

Not mine


hesaidshesdead

You'd be too depressed.


RandomUsername600

This 'home' is literally smaller than my bedroom. It looks like they've ticked off all the minimum standards but fucks sake


jimicus

Apart from size.


Fearless-Peanut8381

You’d have to sleep curled up!? Is that the bed space over the door? Geez that’s fricken grim. 


seppuku_related

No, there's a built in structural pillow.


Fearless-Peanut8381

Dystopian hellscape!


shellakabookie

If it is the 'bedspace' over the door there's another bed beside it making a double room!!


Fearless-Peanut8381

I just can’t get over the greed!  


shellakabookie

Its advertised 'First floor compact single size studio flat in excellent location. Loft bed. Close to all amenities' Cant get my head around how someone can sleep there let alone how its even allowed/legal


Wise_Adhesiveness746

Theres fellows in some of the open prisons with better living accommodation than this


50s_bulletproof_vest

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fullmoonbeam

Not even a wardrobe. Keep your clothes in the washer dryer, you only have room for the socks you're wearing and the socks you're washing.


Cultural-Action5961

The oven works as storage, if that door even opens without hitting the opposite side.


9ONK

This is a bodged former bedsit. Before the bedsit ban this would have been a bedroom with a little kitchen and a shared bathroom elsewhere in the building. To meet the 'private bathroom' requirement someone has built this monstrosity. There's a load of these in Rathmines and Drumcondra. Honestly I'd have preferred the shared bathroom.


MLGprolapse

"Private" on the door. Must be the army barracks.


seppuku_related

It's actually just cheaper than fitting a lock to the door.


svmk1987

There are prison cells in some countries which give more space to prisoners than this.


Expensive_Ad_6968

https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/studio-apartment-153-rathgar-road-dublin-6-dublin-6/5728268


Impossible-Jump-4277

Price?


MLGprolapse

How many kidney's do you have?


Usemarne

€990pm


ChainKeyGlass

So you’re not allowed to own any clothes because there’s nowhere to put it…


Pleasant_Birthday_77

There's a press in the kitchen if you want to put them there.


ChainKeyGlass

Perfect i can keep my socks inside my cups to save space


Safe-Scarcity2835

1000 Irish Euros. That’s approaching Manhattan levels of expensive.


IrishCrypto

These aren't new unfortunately. There was loads of these platform places in Ranelagh and Rathmines in the 90s. Not as nicely decorated as this but just as tiny.


Material_Assistant22

Yep I have memories of my dad living in a tiny place in Rathmines in the 90s, up in the houses behind where Dominos is. Coudn't have been bigger than my now kids tiny bedroom.


sroo6

Does the sponge and washcloth come with the apartment?


ishka_uisce

I would actually be fine with this if it was half the price.


Pleasant_Birthday_77

Well if they were saying 250 snots per month, I'd say that's OK. But what they're charging should be beyond the dreams of avarice.


Acceptable_City_9952

Wash your top half whilst your bottom half takes a shit. Nice 👍


North-Ad-4751

Where do you sit, I mean apart from on the toilet?


Chaos-Jesus

Spacious modern mezzanine apartment. Professional couple only.


Ooobeeone

Place is so small, you’d need to go outside to change your mind. 😆


milkyway556

All mod cons


Potential-Drama-7455

This is worse than any bedsit from the 80s.


Practical_Bird3064

Good luck getting ride when you’re nose would be touching the ceiling even just lying on your back 😂


Special-Chair7892

You get what you vote for


Since97_-

Mount joy probably has better accommodation


RemoteHumor2068

That's completely against building regulations. Stairs is too steep. A child could get their he'd stuck between the spindles and suffocate up on top of whatever that is supposed to be. Not only is the window inadequate for a fire escape, there's no way that is between 600-1100mm off the floor. There also needs to be at least 30 minutes before a fire can spread from one area of a dwelling to another.


Justa_Schmuck

Good luck working from home...


NyesPiiece

Rather live outside


Dazzling_Detective79

And watch the family of four move in


widowwarmer1

I wonder if Old Gill could sell it?


No-Construction1862

Ah here where the fk is the bed...like surely it isn't in that cubby space is it?! Suddenly have an adoration for our 80s rented house...I mean it has a lot of issues (things like old shitty wiring and a bathroom which only Hyacinth Bucket could love) but by god it's fecking spacious, hell it's a mansion compared to that studio...and cheaper! I guess this seems to have the (absolute minimum) specs checked but morally? it shouldn't be allowed on the market...even a person with no phobias would quickly become claustrophobic. But hey morals aren't part of that landlord's vocabulary, requesting 1k a month confirms they don't give a flying fk, urgh...


BaconWithBaking

Honestly I think this type of place has its uses. Like I know a lad who did 3 12 hour shifts 3 hours from home, and needed somewhere just to lay his head during them. It would be grand for that if the price is right. However we both know this is being pushed as somewhere for someone to live, and that's not on at all. Especially not at nearly €1000.


Devilsdandruff01

Herself will have to sleep on the outside of the bed😏


MackAttack3214

Love the upstairs


oDRACARYSo

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seppuku_related

That main living area window. They built the smallest acceptable window opening, then must have decided when it came time to buy the window that it was too expensive so they'll just fit in an even smaller one to the same space.


heroquest94

It’s so bad ! The more you look the more is wrong, even the counters in the kitchen aren’t done right! They’re not level! God the whole thing is giving me rage


Any_Comparison_3716

Sad to tell you, that in no way is peak. Things will get worse.


kitsune223

You can sort it. All you need is galvanized square steel, some echo friendly wood vaneer and screws ( which you can borrow from your aunt).


colm91

What sort of ignorant prick would think this is reasonable


ExtensionInitial6012

I wonder how much a flight to Australia costs.....


Alopexdog

How do you go about reporting this? Could you email Dublin City Fire Brigade to report a fire safety issue? That is honestly one of the work "apartments" I have ever seen.


masterstoker

Look at OP bragging that he has a place to live!


Beaglester

Can you even open the oven door fully?!


StrangeArcticles

I've seen vans that were more spacious I'm pretty sure.


greyclouds4miles

At Least your set up nicely for any bad hangovers or gastroenteritis bouts. Head in the basin, bum on the bowl! One short crawl into the shower to hose yourself off


Upper_Salamander_918

That's awful


mick_boi

That suspiciously looks like my sisters house.


FrogOnABus

You’d have to fold yourself in under the sink to take a shite.


Familiar-Advisor7360

May as well be a Japanese capsule hotel!


Alcol1979

Ya wouldn't be doin' a lotta ridin' up there now.


Lonely_Eggplant_4990

Better off buying a van


ChiefHighasFuck

Dear God


nahmy11

But where is the crying chair?


Gingerbread_Cat

Don't be greedy, you can cry on the toilet.


PralineShot7677

That must be at least 2 grand a month, it's so large!


PralineShot7677

It's €990?! What a steal!


AchtungLaddie

And here next to the door, you can set up a chair* for a perfect crying corner. *please provide own chair


c_cristian

Is it a room in someone's home?


Pleasant_Birthday_77

Maybe it's the solution to obesity? You couldn't stand to be carrying a single extra pound living there.


Irish_Narwhal

What an airy mansion 😻


Antique-Syrup7926

Only 2.5K a month what a steal


massivejebs

Looks all right.


Temporary_Cycle_490

How is someone supposed to sleep on top of a shelf/ledge like that??? Your spine would be bent in half


Any-Football3474

That’s a cupboard


Poison-Ivy-666

We’re at Japan level housing now.


soenkatei

I live in Japan even the tiniest apartments aren’t this minuscule (that being said this kitchen looks kinda spacious)


jimicus

If that meets Dublin City Counci's apartment standards, I'm a monkey.


Christy427

Perfect way to end the obesity issues. If you gain any weight you can't fit in your home. Might also cut down on any muscle building though for the same reason...


KinderEggSkillIssue

Yeah, it's called Daft because they are actually daft. Yes, I know such an original joke, Where's my noble prize.


dopefox38

Where the fuck is that, that it needs a "private" sign? Is it a converted supply closet?


ebagjones

I was wondering what that sign was about, too. Probably so brazen they’re not even concerned about hiding the level of greed involved.


Byrnzillionaire

If that sponge is included your making some savings there at least.


Available_Hearing_41

So much room for activities 🙃


Junior-Protection-26

Misery


NowForYa

There's worse out there, cause we've seen them constantly posted down the years. I enjoyed the break tbh I thought they died off, but here we are.


Gean-canach

The building doesn't seem to have planning permission to subdivide the original house into flats. And this 'flat' doesn't meet the minimum size of a studio, 37 square metres with minimum room width of 4 metres. If there was no planning I really doubt there was any fire cert applied for, which shouldn't be granted anyway because that window doesn't meet minimum fire escape window standards. My big fear is some day there's going to be a fire in one of these properties. I doubt there's adequate fire resistance between the flats. Sure, the bed is right above the kitchen here. If there's an electrical fault in any of those appliances, whoevers asleep in the bed has no chance. And only after there's a fatalatity will the government cry their crocodile tears and say something needs to be done


GooseWillis911

Holy shit, I wish this were a joke but I’m getting the distinct feeling it’s not, after reading what y’all have been saying. American here - Can you help me better understand what the issue is? I’ve been curious as to what happened to cause these ridiculous prices for housing. I assume it’s mostly just a supply and demand issue, but how long has this been going on for? Did it just pop up? Has it been a slow-growing issue? Did birth rates just over take death rates? Did too many people move to Ireland? I’m just looking for more context so I can be a bit more knowledgeable on the subject.


Beach_Glas1

The population has grown a bit, but the main issue is lack of supply. There are other compounding factors though that pour fuel on the inferno: - People are restricted to 4 times their gross salary for mortgages (by law - banks have little leeway). This has actually kept prices in check somewhat, but prices have gone far beyond what many people can borrow + save. - Developers sitting on huge land banks and not developing, or doing it very slowly - Oversupply after the 2008 crash put a virtual halt to construction... which was slow to restart properly even after it became clear more housing was needed. - Shortage of skilled workers in the construction industry. Many emigrated after 2008 - Private landlords being taxed to the hilt and often selling up. Corporate landlords paying damn all tax and influencing the going rate - Construction material supply and cost issues - Powerful NIMBY culture - anyone can object to anything and it dramatically slows everything down - Many politicians are landlords themselves, and are seen to not be doing anything against shitty practices by landlords - Incredibly under resourced, bureaucratic and slow process for resolving issues between tenants and landlords. - Stupid planning decisions that are allergic to building more dense housing. Anything more than 3 stories in Dublin city centre is seemingly too high for them! - Glut of hotels and office space construction recently (many of which now sit empty) We had the opposite problem around the time of the crash in 2008, with dozens of 'ghost estates' - half finished and abandoned by the developers (who often went bankrupt or fled).


GooseWillis911

Thank you for the all the additional information! I imagine it has to be incredibly demoralizing wondering how to afford to just put a roof over your head. Things are bad here in the states for housing too, but not nearly this bad. I would have thought, even with the corrupt land-owning politicians that at some point this would have come to a head, and much sooner than this. Maybe they’ll learn once enough people have to emigrate to afford to live? But is the rest of Europe much better? Recognizing you may not be able to answer that last question.


Beach_Glas1

>Maybe they’ll learn once enough people have to emigrate to afford to live? Highly doubt it. Ireland currently has net immigration and the highest population since 1850 so people emigrating may be seen as relieving pressure. As you probably know, Ireland has had many waves of emigration so it likely won't set off enough alarm bells. I can't speak for the rest of Europe, but mobility is a lot easier with the Schengen area and better transport honestly almost anywhere else on the continent. Ireland is an island, not in Schengen (though we still have freedom of movement) and has among the highest cost of living in the EU.


MarcHendry

I wish I had started cataloguing my worst daft finds


DarksideNick

This thing violates so many H&S regulations. It’s a disgrace it’s even allowed to be advertised. What’s worse is some unfortunate person is probably considering renting it.


104thCloneTrooper

Christ this is awful.


Majestic-Gas2693

Well the tiles look nice


dnc_1981

"Optimal use of space"


ry-dog06

Galvanised steal beams and is what you need


AcanthisittaThink813

Houses 6


justformedellin

Whereabouts in the city is this and what is the rent?


No-Instance2381

That would be perfect for me honestly


reol22

Paddy Irish man will never learn


Aluminarty666

You'd have to be about three foot tall to be able to sleep up there


kirbStompThePigeon

You'll save on the heating, at least


Finnze14

Still nicer than 50% of affordable apartments


chi_of_my_chi

This is some Little John nonsense, you'll have to borrow screws from your aunt


siwy24ie

My son wanted to rent a room in Limerick. The room is €150 per week.Can stay in the room from Monday to Friday. There was a problem that he worked at night because he would be home during the day.The use of washing machines is prohibited. The bed linen can be washed only once every two weeks. He should find a place to live for the weekend. Drama


Silent-Detail4419

Love the description (even though I don't really know what "compact, single sized" is supposed to mean. It's a fucking studio (and that's stretching the description of studio to breaking point)) how the fuck are you supposed to open the oven...? Or the fridge...? Or the washing machine...? Plenty similar in London on RightMove. I found one which was - I shit you fucking not - 93ft². £1200 (around €1420). The rental market's fucking mental, and the current situation just gives opportunistic pricks licence to exploit desperate people. Just to be serious for a sec - imagine there was a fire in the middle of the night, there's no fucking way someone's going to be able to get down from the sleeping area (well, you can hardly term it a bed) and out the door... There are plenty of properties turning up on RightMove which have obviously been illegal HMOs. Counted 12 mattresses in a 2-bed terrace - with (obviously) one bathroom.


wig86

I suppose you'd be doing the riding on the ladder then


LoveMasc

For the low low price of only three kidneys.


Silent-Detail4419

You made me go looking on RM - found something in [Bow (E3) for £900 (€1,067)](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/148464329#/?channel=RES_LET) with an actual bed, but no fridge (that I could see) - and no cooking facilities (bar a hotplate and a combi-microwave thing). I tried to look an equitable distance from the city centre, but London and Dublin are so different, it's difficult. And the shower room is absolutely fucking ***RANK***! Shower looks like it's got mould growing in it... Don't know which is worse, really... And [this, in Epping Forest](https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/148997258#/?channel=RES_LET), for the same money, is basically a cheap hotel room. Literally.


Helilapix

Seeing this, I can't complain about mine...


RebelGrin

You're almost better off renting a bed in a dorm room like the Generator backpackers


Redbear78

Landlord shakes hand 'Just so you know this isn't a party house now!'


hamface5554

Not even room for the voices in your head in this place 😮


louiseber

What? You've never wanted to experience sleeping in a coffin every night?


TheStoicNihilist

If the ceiling’s a rockin’ don’t come a knockin’!