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Finding a Home vocabulary — A2

Finding a Home vocabulary for looking for somewhere to live, including estate agent, viewing, flatmate and apartment — the words learners need when moving house.

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neighbour
/ˈneɪbər/
A person who lives in the house or flat next to yours.
Example: Our neighbour looks after the cat when we travel.
flatmate
A person who shares a rented home with you and pays part of the rent.
Example: My flatmate never does the washing-up.
move out
To take all your things and stop living in a place.
Example: We move out of the flat at the end of June.
area
/ˈɛriə/
A particular part of a town or city.
Example: It's a quiet area with good schools nearby.
view
/vju/
To visit a property to see if you want to rent or buy it.
Example: We're going to view the flat on Saturday.
viewing
/ˈvjuɪŋ/
A visit to look around a property before deciding to rent or buy it.
Example: We booked a viewing for Thursday afternoon.
estate agent
A person or company that helps people rent, buy or sell property.
Example: The estate agent showed us three flats.
unfurnished
Rented without any furniture included.
Example: The flat is unfurnished, so we'll need our own sofa.
pack
/pæk/
To put your belongings into boxes or bags, ready to move.
Example: We spent the weekend packing for the move.
unpack
/ənˈpæk/
To take your belongings out of boxes after moving.
Example: It took days to unpack everything after the move.
apartment
/əˈpɑrtmənt/
A set of rooms to live in on one floor of a larger building.
Example: She rented a small apartment near the city centre.
balcony
/ˈbælkəni/
A small outside platform with a rail on the wall of a flat, high above the ground.
Example: We had coffee on the balcony every morning.