Vocabulary/collocation for housing

 Apartment block  To pay rent in advance: weekly or monthly rent paid at the beginning
a large building made up of smaller units of apartments of the week or month

 Back garden  Permanent address: a fixed address

a garden at the rear of the house
 Property market: the buying and selling of land or buildings
 Detached house
a house that is not physically connected to another property  Rented accommodation: property owned by someone else and for
which a person pays a fixed amount to live in
 To do up a property: to repair an old building
 Single room: a room for one person
 Dream home: a home you regard as perfect
 Spacious room: a large room
 First-time buyer
Someone buying a property for the first time, especially when taking  Student digs: student accommodation
out a loan (mortgage)
 The suburbs: a residential area on the edge of towns or cities
 Fully-furnished: a rented property with all furniture included
 Terraced house: a house connected on both sides by other properties
 Hall of residence: a college or university building where students live
Idioms for housing
 Home comforts: things that make a home feel comfortable to live in  My heart sank
When I saw the apartment, my heart sank, as it was filthy and had no
 House-hunting: looking for a property to live in windows.

 House-warming party: a party to celebrate moving into a new home  Throwing money down the drain
I want to buy a house, so I’m not throwing money down the drain on
 Ideal home: a perfect home rent every month.

 To live on campus: to live on the university or college grounds  Change of heart

I used to only want to live in rented apartments, because it was easier.
 Mobile home: a home that can be moved by a vehicle or one that has Then, around the age of 30, I started a family and had a change of
its own engine heart. Now, I really want a nice house.

 To move into: to begin to live in a property

 To own your own home: to have bought the property you live in