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Vocabulary for French property listings and adverts

Elevate Your Skills: Real Estate and Housing Vocabulary in French: Vocabulary for French property listings and adverts
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Here is a useful vocabulary list for French property listings and adverts, including common terms, abbreviations, and phrases used in property descriptions:

Common French Property Terms

  • agence immobilière: estate agency or real estate agent
  • appartement (appt): apartment or flat
  • maison: house
  • terrain: land or plot
  • propriété: property
  • chambre (ch): bedroom
  • salle de bains (sdB): bathroom (usually with bathtub)
  • salle de douche (sdd): shower room
  • WC séparé (WC sép.): separate toilet
  • séjour (séj.): living room
  • cuisine équipée (cuis. éq.): equipped kitchen
  • rez-de-chaussée (RDC): ground floor
  • étage (etg): floor or level
  • ascenseur (asc.): elevator
  • terrasse (terr.): terrace or patio
  • balcon (balc.): balcony
  • jardin (jard.): garden
  • parking (pk or pkg): parking space
  • chauffage central (chcg): central heating
  • cave: cellar
  • grenier: attic
  • surface habitable (sh): living area in square meters

Abbreviations for Apartment Types by Number of Rooms

  • T1, T2, T3…: number of main rooms (excluding kitchen and bathroom)
  • F1, F2, F3…: functional apartments, usually with a separate kitchen
  • compromis de vente: preliminary sales contract
  • acte de vente (acte authentique): final sales contract
  • frais de notaire: notary fees
  • dépôt de garantie: security deposit
  • permis de construire: building permit
  • Dossier de Diagnostic Technique (DDT): mandatory technical report on property condition
  • prêt immobilier: mortgage
  • Je cherche une maison / un appartement: I am looking for a house / an apartment
  • Une résidence principale: a main residence
  • Une résidence secondaire: a holiday home
  • Maison habitable de suite: house ready to move in
  • Propriété avec grand jardin: property with a large garden
  • Maison avec piscine: house with a swimming pool

Condition and Features

  • neuf: new
  • ancien: old, may need renovation
  • bon état général (BEG): good general condition
  • entièrement rénové: completely renovated
  • double vitrage: double glazing for windows
  • vue imprenable: stunning view

This vocabulary will help in understanding French property adverts and communicate effectively in the French real estate context. If more detailed phrases or specific terms are needed, feel free to ask.

References

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