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Joe Talora

RARE PHOTOS: Renters slam tone deaf tube ad for encouraging profiteering amid property crisis | Vintage Vibes

A Tube advert for SpareRoom has drawn criticism from renters

(Picture: Joe Talora)

Renters have slammed a Tube advert as “callous” and “tone deaf” for encouraging homeowners to charge £800 to rent out their spare bedrooms as a means of making extra money during the cost of living crisis.

The advert from online flat sharing platform SpareRoom was spotted on Tube trains earlier this month and has drawn a strong reaction online.

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