Types of Houses
A very tall building, usually in a city
Skyscraper
A person who provides accommodation for guests or lodgers
Host
The owner of a property who rents it out to tenants
Landlord/Landlady
An enclosed space used for parking cars or storage
Garage
A person who designs buildings
Architect
A very large and expensive house, often with luxurious features
Mansion
A person who you share a home with
Flatmate
A person who rents a house or apartment from a landlord
Tenant
The lower floor of a house or building
Downstairs
A person who constructs buildings
Builder
A large, grand building, usually where royalty or important figures live.
Palace
A shared living space for students, usually on a university campus
Dormitory/dorm
To renovate or improve a house or apartment
To do up (a property)
A space just below the roof of the house. Often used for storage
Attic
A person who installs and fixes pipes, sinks, and toilets
Plumber
A mobile home or trailer that can be towed by a vehicle
Caravan
A person who lives in a property without permission or legal rights
Squatter
To pay an initial sum of money to secure a rental property
To put down a deposit
An area of grass in front of or behind a house
Lawn
A person who builds and repairs wooden structure
Carpenter
A wooden house with a sloping roof, usually found in the mountains.
Chalet
Someone who rents a room in another person's house and shares common spaces.
Lodger
To carefully read the details of a contract to avoid hidden conditions.
To check the small print before signing something
A glass-enclosed room, often used as a sunroom or greenhouse
Conservatory
The ________ carries bricks and mixes cement at the construction site
Labourer