'Has to be a joke': $1350-per-week Inner West rental with bathroom INSIDE the kitchen exposes grim reality of Sydney housing market
The four-bedroom, two bathroom terrace located in the bustling suburb of Enmore has been described in its listing as 'oversized, freshly-painted with a new kitchen and no parking space" - but one detail has made the property the object of online ridicule.
One of the home's bathrooms is absurdly placed inside the kitchen, opposite the sink.
Prospective renters interested in a hygiene nightmare can make the property their home for $1350 per week - more than $70,000 annually.
Many Aussies have been left questioning how properties that do not meet building standards can be listed at such exorbitant prices while the government fails to act.
'You know the rental market is bad if you have to shower where you cook,' one wrote about the property, which has gone viral.
'This has to be a joke,' wrote another.
'Wow, Australia is really dropping its standards,' said a third.
Aussie property advocate Jordan Van De Lamb described the situation as 'atrocious' to news.com.au, while calling on the government to strengthen its response to landlords inflating their profiles while renters' living standards decline.
'I think it's pretty atrocious that real estate agencies and landlords are able to get away with listing rentals that clearly do not meet building codes at exorbitant prices and that the government is happy to sit on their hands and do nothing.
'This is just one of many examples of s**t rentals, not just in Sydney – but all over the country.
'It's so urgent that we do something about this, but the lack of response from the government has allowed parasites to keep inflating their profits while our living standards decline,' he added.
This is not the first time an Enmore property has sparked outrage for its peculiar floor-plan design choices.
Previously another one-bedroom ''garden studio'' apartment at Enmore became the butt of all jokes after images showing the rental's shower installed right next to the kitchen sink, had residents questioning whether such a rental is "even allowed".
The $260-per-week apartment was posted to social media with one concerned renter captioning it, ''surely this can't be allowed, right?''
''Yo dawg we heard you like hygiene so we installed a shower next to your kitchenette so you can wash your potatoes while you wash your b***s,'' one user humored the post, referencing the American TV-series, Pimp My Ride.
''The fact that it has aircon is actually kind of surprising,'' another wrote.
''If I was in my early 20s, single and looking for a cheap place to live it would be okay,'' a user admitted.
''If I was single and trying to save, I'd rent this for no more than $150-per-week,'' another agreed.
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