PROPERTY VALUATIONS COMMON TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

 

 

Bedsitter/
Studio

Single room accommodation within an apartment block usually with a kitchenette and a separate bathroom.

Board in Exchange

Full or partial accommodation and/or food exchanged for duties in the household.

Full Board

A furnished room within a family home, including meals, utilities and sometimes laundry and other services.

Bungalow

Free standing, self-contained accommodation usually at the rear of a house.

Room in a Family Home

Usually a furnished room in an established family home without meals. Rent usually includes utilities.

Room in a Flat/
Unit/House

Room in an established property with the use of facilities, sharing with other people (often students). Usually unfurnished with shared bills.

Rooming House

Furnished room in a house of more than four individual bedrooms. Separate leases on each bedroom. Shared facilities. Utilities included in rent.

Vacant Flat/
Unit/House

Whole vacant property. Leased as a whole. Utility bills separate. Usually unfurnished.

 

Property Valuations terms abbreviated.

Abbreviation

Meaning

adj.

adjacent

bds

bedsitter

BIR

built in robes

BV

Brick veneer

cl

close

cple

couple

comp

comprises

cov

coverings

D.dbl

double doors

DF

double fronted

din

dining room

drapes

curtains

elf

electric light fittings

ens

ensuite bathroom

ent

entrance

exc

excellent

Exc

executive

exp

expenses

ext

external

fam

family

F/B

full board

feat

features

fitgs

fittings

flr

floor

furn

furnished

F/F

fully furnished

hse

house

htg

heating

htr

heater

HWS

hot water service

insp

inspect

int

internal

kit

kitchen

lrg

large

lnge

lounge

LU

lock up

Lux

luxury

mod

modern

nr

near

OFP

open fire place

ONO

or nearest offer

OYO

own your own

p.c.m.

per calendar month

pw or pr

per week

refs

references

res

residence

rms

rooms

R/O

room only

ROW

right of way (lane way)

SB

solid brick

SC

self contained

sep

separate

SF

single fronted

Sgl

single

spac

spacious

ss

stainless steel

WB

weather board

W.C.

toilet

Wwcarp

wall to wall carpet



 

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