More room: the demise of the ultra small flat

By Chloë Stothart and Chloë Stothart Chloë Stothart2009-08-14T00:00:00

The Barking Riverside scheme in Essex, where the same

The housing boom led to the rise of the ultra-small flat. But the crash in the market and new space standards are putting pressure on developers to come up with roomier designs at higher densities – at least for now

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