Property Words and Phrases

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1 A guide to useful words, terms and phrases used in French propertyrelated classified advertisements relating to buying or renting a house or apartment in France... Property for sale (à vendre) or to let (à louer) is advertised in free property magazines, websites and newspapers. When searching for rental property, look for "locations de maisons, appartements" or "maisons, appartements à louer". Description of property "Rooms" such as bedrooms, studies, sitting rooms and reception rooms are described as "pièces". An advertisement will describe the total number of "pièces" in a property (this excludes utility rooms, kitchen, bathrooms) - no distinction is made between "bedrooms" and other rooms. French English explanation 2, 3, 4 pièces 2, 3 or 4 rooms (plus kitchen and bathroom) maison 4 pièces 4 roomed house plus kitchen and bathroom T1, T2, F1, F2 etc. Technically, an apartment (T) or house (F) with the specified number of rooms (pièces), not including kitchen or bathroom(s) à rafraichir to be redone / needs decorating ancien (anc.) old building (built more than 20 years ago) année de la construction year built appartement meublé à louer furnished flat/apartment to rent appartement à vendre apartment for sale arrondissement (arr) district/borough French Property Words & Phrases Page 1

2 ascenseur (asc) lift assurance habitation home insurance balcon (blc) balcony buanderie utility room/laundry room belles prestations attractive/quality fittings/fixtures box covered parking space branchement lave-linge washing machine outlet bureau(x) office(s) cabanon shed / stone building with a roof on it (local usage) calme quiet caution damage deposit (rental property) cave cellar cellier storeroom/still room + charges rental price excludes building charges / outgoings chambre (ch, chbr) bedroom French Property Words & Phrases Page 2

3 charges comprises (cc) including building charges / outgoings charges locatives service and maintenance fees for collective amenities chauffage collectif (shared) heating included in building charges chauffage au gaz gas heating chauffage au mazout oil heating cheminée fireplace concierge/gardien superintendent/caretaker copropriété shared property (apartments) coin cuisine breakfast nook / kitchenette commerce commercial space/shop cuisine (cuis) kitchen cuisine americaine open-plan kitchen cuisine équipée equipped kitchen cuisine aménagée fitted kitchen de plain pied single storey/bungalow French Property Words & Phrases Page 3

4 dépendances outbuildings dépot de garantie rental deposit digicode security door (lock) keypad/keycode dossier de candidature rental application form douche (dche) shower en 3 niveaux 3 storey en bon état in good condition/repair entrée (ent) entry étage (et.) floor (level of a building) état des lieux condition of property report completed on moving in and referred to on leaving exclusivité available with this agent only / sole agency exposé sud south facing frais d'agence inclus (FAI) inclusive of agency fees frais de Notaire notary's fees garage (gge)/box garage French Property Words & Phrases Page 4

5 gardien (gard) caretaker Genoise(s) the layer of roof tiles as seen from the edge. The more layers the better gîte a gîte or gîte rural is a house, cottage or selfcontained accommodation available to rent for a few days, a weekend, weekly or a period of several weeks hauteur sous plafond (HSP) ceiling height honoraires d'agence agency fees immeuble (imm) building or residence immobilier real estate jardin (jard.) garden jumelé semi-detached largeur (larg.) width logement meublé furnished rental or property logement vide unfurnished rental or property longère agglomeration of buildings in a line, normally only 6 metres deep (typical to Brittany) loyer rent French Property Words & Phrases Page 5

6 maison d'amis separate guest house maison meublé à louer furnished house to rent mazet (or maset) separate cottage (usually the original on the land) meublé/équipé furnished neuf all-new construction nombre de pieces total number of rooms including reception and bedrooms nombreux (nbx) many parking parking place included penderies wardrobe, hanging closet pièce (p) room pierre de taille (pdt) stone building (dressed stone) placards built-in cupboards/wall cupboards porte (pte ) door préavis notice period (period to give notice of intent to vacate premises) prix (px ) price French Property Words & Phrases Page 6

7 quartier (quart) district/neighbourhood rangements built-in cupboards / storage spaces récent built in the last decade résidence (rés) building restanques terraced land usually with drystone walls rez de chaussée (RDC/rdc) ground floor rez de jardin (RDJ/rdj) ground floor salle de bain (sdb) bathroom salle de bains (baignoire) bathroom with bath salle de douche shower salle d'eau (s.d'eau) washroom with shower salle à manger (sàm) dining room salle de séjour (séj ss) living room sans vis-a-vis not overlooked séjour (séj) lounge/sitting room French Property Words & Phrases Page 7

8 séparé (sép.) separated sous-sol (s.sol, s/s) basement sous terrain (s/terrain) below ground level standing (std) quality / luxury building sur terrain de... property size (literally, "on a plot of...") superficie totale total floor space surface habitable (SH) total living space (a legal term defining habitable space, which excludes floor areas where the ceiling is below a certain height) terrasse terrace, paved exterior area, large balcony très bon état (TBE) in good repair tout confort (tt cft.) well equipped vue imprenable superb view / unobstructed view WC séparées separate toilet French Property Words & Phrases Page 8