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Microwave does not make room a flat, judge rules

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fne8w2ah@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2yy6v0ndo

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  • tal@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Tribunal inspectors later found that while the rooms were en-suite, they lacked basic cooking facilities and only provided a microwave, kettle and fridge.

    Replace the microwave with a toaster oven and add a multicooker and see if a judge will go for it?

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    • reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Slap an electric burner on the counter and call it a day. A friend in Boston has been apartment hunting and there are so many without an oven!

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      • rainwall@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Theones in the article had a fridge, microwave and kettle. No sink, countertop or actual plumbing, which is a pretty core part of a kitchen. At least the above looks like a barely functional kitchnet.

        The UK landlords just slapped cheap, non permanant appliances in the room and called it a kitchen.

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      • DarkSirrush@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        That burner is significantly nicer than what I looked at in Vancouver a few years back.

        One time, we looked at a “2 bedroom” suite that was literally a tall, steep staircase to a door.

        The door led to a small (twice the width of the staircase) space that had a counter with a portable 2 burner and 2 cabinets, and 3 other doors in the space - 1 “bedroom” the size of a queen bed (no closet, not legally a bedroom), 1 “living room” that was slightly larger, and a bathroom with the only sink, a toilet, and a 1 person shower.

        We did not follow up with that listing.

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  • toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Ohhhh, it’s in the UK. I missed the “a” there and thought maybe microwaves were being used to measure levelness or erode imperfections like a Rick and Morty skit. Based on that interpretation I was surprised a judge could make decisions about physics.

    The actual title, when read correctly, makes more sense.

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  • oeuf@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Microwave maketh flat.

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