Familiarise yourself with the real estate terms for selling, buying or renting a home
Real estate glossary: knowing how to define a property
Category: Practical guidelines |
| Designation | Description |
|---|---|
| Studio | 1 main room + 1 bathroom |
| T1 or F1 | 1 kitchen + 1 main room + 1 bathroom |
| T1 or F1 bis | 1 open concept kitchen + 1 main room + 1 bathroom |
| Studio / T1 or T2 cabine | Studio or T1 or T2 with a separate area or a corner approximately 3 m² able to hold a bunk bed |
| T2 or F2 | 1 kitchen + 1 bedroom + 1 living room + 1 bathroom |
| T3 or F3 | A kitchen + 2 bedrooms + a living room + a bathroom |
| T4 or F4 |
Several configurations are possible: |
| T5 or F5 | 1 kitchen + 4 bedrooms + 1 living room + 1 bathroom… |
| T3/4 | T4 in which a partition was removed in order to enlarge the living room and thus create a T3 |
| Main floor | Main floor apartment overlooking a garden or park (not a street) |
| Terrace or private garden | Terrace or garden exclusively reserved for the apartment. Any fit-ups or work are at the owner's expense |
| Terrace or garden exclusively reserved for the apartment. However, as a common area assigned for private enjoyment, main wall and foundation or leak tightness work is at all the condominium owners’ expense. . |
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Real estate glossary: description of the rooms
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