Feelings always count when assessing temperatures. A real estate agent in Paris now applies the subjective component to the living space of an apartment. He gets a lot of ridicule for it online. A user suggests calculating the rent in what feels like euros.
A real estate advertisement for a mini-apartment in Paris, which inflated the size a bit by stating “perceived square meters”, caused mocking comments in France. “The real estate agents in Paris no longer know what to think of,” wrote a user on social media about the advertisement in which the 11.53 square meter apartment, minus sloping ceilings and stairs, was advertised as “felt 16 square meters”. will.
The agency offers the mini-apartment for sale in the 9th arrondissement for 168,000 euros. “In the heart of the famous Saint-Georges district, near the Paris Opéra and the Lafayette galleries, the HB real estate group is proud to offer for sale this studio with a quiet and bright mezzanine,” reads the advertisement. The accommodation consists of a living room, a kitchenette, a shower, a separate toilet and a bedroom in the attic. The agency then gets particularly creative when it comes to describing the areas. According to the ad, the apartment has a floor area of ??23.55 square meters. According to the legal deductions, it is 11.53 square meters, felt like 16 square meters.
The perceived dimensions of the apartment caused amusement on the Internet. “Nearly 26 square meters according to the owner, 6 square meters according to the previous tenant,” suggested one commenter. “Answer that you are willing to pay rent of 100 euros – felt like 1000 euros,” wrote another user, as reported by broadcaster BFMTV. “It’s a 12 square meter apartment by law but we put mirrors on all the walls so it really feels like 70-75 square meters if you sit in the middle, don’t worry,” suggested a fourth.
Another commented on the fundamental problem of the very small and expensive apartments in the French capital: “Paris is really crazy, for renting a bad room in Paris you pay for a nice apartment or a house in the province, I understand them Not people who dream of living in Paris.”
