While many are struggling in the UK to get onto the property ladder, the world's most expensive one-bedroom flat has gone on the market in Japan - for nearly £15million.

The luxury apartment, in Tokyo, being sold by Sotheby's Japan, is spread over more than 4,430 square feet of a condominium building in the Minami-Azabu district of west Tokyo.. The price means that 1 square foot of the property costs £3,320.33.

The apartment comes fully furnished with imported art and rare, custom-built furnishings from around the world. The owner purchased the penthouse brand new and spent 18 months renovating it to the masterpiece that it is now.

"We have been quite surprised at the interest that has been shown in the property so far," Mika Takemura, of Sotheby's, told The Daily Telegraph.

"We did not think we would get many inquiries at that price or with only one bedroom, but there have been several couples who have inquired about it," she said, adding that international businessmen who have to spend a couple of months in Tokyo every year have also expressed interest.

The company will not name the interested parties but Takemura said that they include "famous people in the business world".