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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Cat Olley

The hidden price of WFH: home-working costs soar as mortgage crisis pushes up the true price of spare rooms

Londoners who stumped up extra funds for a home workspace could be spending more each month than those back in the office — even factoring in savings on commutes, lunches and a daily coffee habit.

New figures from property marketplace Ostrich suggest those that invested in ‘spare’ rooms are the latest victims of the mortgage crisis, as rocketing rates push up the hidden price of working from home.

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