A university student has shocked her social media followers after revealing the sorry state of her £700-a-month room in her rented home.
Ness, a final year student at Durham University, has now gone viral after posting a video of her filthy bedroom in the basement of the house.
Despite paying a huge amount every month, Ness filmed excessive mold on her windowsill and a small street-level window with iron bars, adding that temperatures were “baltic.”
She said the window is not waterproof, meaning water seeps in when it rains, adding to the general discomfort in the room.
Post on TikTok by the alias @precarious_boogerNess filmed a tour of her room and wrote: 'You live in a student house trying to make the most of the basement room that no one wanted and for which you pay over £700 a month.'
A university student shocked her social media followers when she showed off the sorry state of her £700-a-month basement room in her rented home
She added in the caption that she has also had to deal with spiders, humidity and 'baltic' temperatures and that she has iron bars on the window, which adds to the prison feeling.
After walking down two flights of stairs, Ness gave her followers a tour of the rooms in the clip, which now has more than two million views.
She had made the most of the dingy space by decorating it beautifully, but her followers were quick to point out that her small window could make it 'illegal' to live in.
They wrote: 'Depending on the window size it may be illegal to rent as a room';
''It gives crypt'; 'Not the medieval prison entrance';
'No, how is this fire or flood safe, I would be so worried';
'what if there is a fire'.
One commenter recognized the room and wrote: 'Omg this was my old college house in 2021! I used to live in this room too hahah – it was literally full of mold, but back then it was only 480pc.'
Despite paying a huge amount every month, Ness showed off the excessive mold next to a small street-level window with iron bars and said the temperatures were “baltic.”
Ness, a final year student at Durham University, has gone viral after posting her filthy bedroom in the basement of the house
She showed off her small, iron-barred bedroom window at street level as some viewers called it “illegal.”
Others were more positive about the room: 'Nah I would like that. away from everything else and just your own little secret spot, I would live down there';
'You really made the best of it, even though it looks so nice and cozy.'
Ness posted a follow-up video showing the extent of the mold around her window, which she then struggled to fully open.
While she was filming, passersby stood with their feet at eye level and cars passed just inches from her room.
When asked in the comments if it was “at least warm,” she replied “below freezing.”
Ness' followers were quick to point out that her tiny window could make it 'illegal' to live in
Ness had been lumped in with the basement room because she was abroad doing house viewings during her year and couldn't attend in person.
Although Ness attends Durham University, after the first year students rent out rooms privately, meaning the university is not affiliated with the room.
According to construction website BuildSafe.co.uk, windows in basement bedrooms should be at least 60cm high and 50cm wide.
If the window opening is less than four percent of the floor area of the room, adequate ventilation should be provided.