Types of houses and flats
a house or flat that someone owns in addition to their usual home and uses for holidays.
holiday home
comfortable and pleasant, especially because of being small and warm
cosy
a person or organization that owns a building or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use of it
landlord
a room, especially in a house, used for quiet work such as reading or writing
a study
an expensive apartment or set of rooms at the top of a hotel or tall building
penthouse
untidy, not organized, and covered with a lot of things
cluttered
the action of forcing someone to move out of a property
eviction
a room under the ground floor of a building, usually used for storing things
a house that is owned by the local council and rented to people at a low rent
council house
old and in poor condition
dilapidated
a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building
tenant
a room, especially in a house, where large pieces of useful equipment such as a washing machine can be kept and where things can be stored
utility room