a person whose job is to sell houses and land for peopleCollocationsMoving house Rentinglive in a rented/(especially North American English) rental propertyrent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartmentrent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsitfind/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommatesign/break the lease/rental agreement/contractextend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancyafford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rentpay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security depositgive/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the propertyBeing a landlordhave a flat/apartment/room(British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rentrent (out)/lease (out)/(British English)let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/propertycollect/increase/raise the rentevict the existing tenantsattract/find new/prospective tenantsinvest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let marketBuyingbuy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estatecall/contact/use(British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/brokermake/(British English)put in an offer on a houseput down/save for(British English) a deposit on a housemake/put/save for(especially North American English) a down payment on a house/homeapply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan(struggle to) pay the mortgagemake/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments(British English)repossess/(especially North American English)foreclose on somebody’s home/houseSellingput your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auctionincrease/lower your price/the asking pricehave/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.See related entries:Types of stores,Buying a home
