Fill in the blanks with a suitable real estate word or
expression.
1. Thank you for your enquiry {not: question} about the listed property on Times Square.
2. Further to our call on 7 November, I would like to confirm our appointment.
3. I look forward to our lunch and please give my best regards to your husband, Johny.
4. I received your email well but the attachment was not enclosed. Could you send it again?
5. The project got delayed due to {not: because of} unforeseen circumstances.
6. Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office and will return on 7 November. I will
respond to your email as soon as possible on my return.
7. I deeply regret to tell you that I have to put off our meeting of 7 November to next week.
8. The entire house has customised shelves and closets.
9. The mature {fully-grown} garden is impeccable.
10. In Canada and the USA, you can typically find a granny flat in the basement which the owners
often rent out.
11. The wine cellar is very old and has vaulted ceilings.
12. The property is located in the countryside {rural area}. However, it is only a 20-minute drive to
Antwerp.
13. This is a quaint {looking old but attractive} cottage.
14. Amenities are services or features that make a place pleasant, comfortable, or easy to live in,
such as school, transport, shopping, hospitality, etc.
15. The doctor's surgery is just around the corner where you can meet the local GP (or general
practitioner).
16. A townhouse is joined to several houses to form a row, but these have a specific imposing or
grand look.
17. A semi-detached house is joined to only one other house.
18. An outbuilding {bijgebouw} is built near to, but separate from the main building.
19. A narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another, is called
a passage.
20. A small room where you store food is called the pantry.
21. The room adjacent to the kitchen, oftentimes called a 'dirty kitchen', is called
the scullery {bijkeuken}.
22. Old houses sometimes have bathrooms that are located in between floors and the staircase
typically diverts into a 'middle section'. We call these split-level bathrooms.
23. A kitchen hood is typically installed right above the cooker or hob.
24. The piece of bathroom furniture that consists of a sink or double sink and storage room
underneath, is called the bathroom vanity.
25. Sometimes you have a washer/dryer hook-up {a connection for a washing machine and a tumble
dryer} in the kitchen but most houses have one in the utility room (if they have such a room).
26. The houses are built on stilts to prevent flooding during the rainy season.
27. You can't get enough power outlets or sockets in a house.
28. Irreversible damage is incurable {hardly worth the money spent to fix it}, which will undoubtedly
lower the property's value.
29. Many home owners want their property to appreciate {increase in value over time}.
30. They gave us an appraisal report of our home, so we now know how much it is worth.
31. Home owners frequently undertake renovations to build equity {vermogen}.
32. Improved land means that utilities, such as electricity, water, and gas, and a connection to the
public sewer network, are provided.
33. This property is fully-renovated and move-in ready {instapklaar}. You just need to rent a moving
van.
34. An encroachment is a violation such as an illegal extension onto a neighbouring property.
35. The gross living area is the total area of finished, heated, and above-ground living space
excluding the basement, cellar, attic, garage, or any non-contigious areas.
36. The real estate agent cannot be held liable {aansprakelijk} for any violations against the
expression.
1. Thank you for your enquiry {not: question} about the listed property on Times Square.
2. Further to our call on 7 November, I would like to confirm our appointment.
3. I look forward to our lunch and please give my best regards to your husband, Johny.
4. I received your email well but the attachment was not enclosed. Could you send it again?
5. The project got delayed due to {not: because of} unforeseen circumstances.
6. Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office and will return on 7 November. I will
respond to your email as soon as possible on my return.
7. I deeply regret to tell you that I have to put off our meeting of 7 November to next week.
8. The entire house has customised shelves and closets.
9. The mature {fully-grown} garden is impeccable.
10. In Canada and the USA, you can typically find a granny flat in the basement which the owners
often rent out.
11. The wine cellar is very old and has vaulted ceilings.
12. The property is located in the countryside {rural area}. However, it is only a 20-minute drive to
Antwerp.
13. This is a quaint {looking old but attractive} cottage.
14. Amenities are services or features that make a place pleasant, comfortable, or easy to live in,
such as school, transport, shopping, hospitality, etc.
15. The doctor's surgery is just around the corner where you can meet the local GP (or general
practitioner).
16. A townhouse is joined to several houses to form a row, but these have a specific imposing or
grand look.
17. A semi-detached house is joined to only one other house.
18. An outbuilding {bijgebouw} is built near to, but separate from the main building.
19. A narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another, is called
a passage.
20. A small room where you store food is called the pantry.
21. The room adjacent to the kitchen, oftentimes called a 'dirty kitchen', is called
the scullery {bijkeuken}.
22. Old houses sometimes have bathrooms that are located in between floors and the staircase
typically diverts into a 'middle section'. We call these split-level bathrooms.
23. A kitchen hood is typically installed right above the cooker or hob.
24. The piece of bathroom furniture that consists of a sink or double sink and storage room
underneath, is called the bathroom vanity.
25. Sometimes you have a washer/dryer hook-up {a connection for a washing machine and a tumble
dryer} in the kitchen but most houses have one in the utility room (if they have such a room).
26. The houses are built on stilts to prevent flooding during the rainy season.
27. You can't get enough power outlets or sockets in a house.
28. Irreversible damage is incurable {hardly worth the money spent to fix it}, which will undoubtedly
lower the property's value.
29. Many home owners want their property to appreciate {increase in value over time}.
30. They gave us an appraisal report of our home, so we now know how much it is worth.
31. Home owners frequently undertake renovations to build equity {vermogen}.
32. Improved land means that utilities, such as electricity, water, and gas, and a connection to the
public sewer network, are provided.
33. This property is fully-renovated and move-in ready {instapklaar}. You just need to rent a moving
van.
34. An encroachment is a violation such as an illegal extension onto a neighbouring property.
35. The gross living area is the total area of finished, heated, and above-ground living space
excluding the basement, cellar, attic, garage, or any non-contigious areas.
36. The real estate agent cannot be held liable {aansprakelijk} for any violations against the
