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When did flats become apartments?

GDB2222
GDB2222 Posts: 26,351 Forumite
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When did flats become apartments? I'm sure that they always used to be flats, and I never noticed any change. Now, suddenly, I can't find any flats anywhere, just apartments.

Also, 'estate' seems so, well, 70's. What's the new-millenium-speak for that?
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  • Jorgan_2
    Jorgan_2 Posts: 2,270 Forumite
    Apartments generally mean its a new build property, therefore worth at least £50k more than the old flat round the corner, you know the one, well built, owner occupiers and a reasonable management fees.

    Estates are now called 'developments', they come in many guises including 'select developments', 'executive developments', 'small developments' and thanks to a number of property !!!!!! programmes the most sought after, 'gated developments'.
  • lonestar1
    lonestar1 Posts: 560 Forumite
    arent apartments meant to have their own door to the street rather than flats which have a communal entrance/hall way ?
  • nobblyned
    nobblyned Posts: 705 Forumite
    GDB2222 wrote: »
    When did flats become apartments? I'm sure that they always used to be flats, and I never noticed any change. Now, suddenly, I can't find any flats anywhere, just apartments.

    Also, 'estate' seems so, well, 70's. What's the new-millenium-speak for that?

    About the same time as every man and his dog became a 'property developer'.
  • Debt_Free_Chick
    Debt_Free_Chick Posts: 13,276 Forumite
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    lonestar1 wrote: »
    arent apartments meant to have their own door to the street

    Even those on the first floor? :eek: :D
    Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac ;)
  • Ian_Griffiths_Halifax
    Ian_Griffiths_Halifax Posts: 1,690 Forumite
    lonestar1 wrote: »
    arent apartments meant to have their own door to the street rather than flats which have a communal entrance/hall way ?

    No, that's called a house.
    I am a Mortgage Consultant and don't like to be told what I can and can't put in a signature so long as it's legal and truthful.
  • lonestar1
    lonestar1 Posts: 560 Forumite
    Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »
    Even those on the first floor? :eek: :D

    I have seen plenty of first floor apartments with their own stairway to their own door. Not many fifth floor ones though :rotfl:
  • Jorgan_2
    Jorgan_2 Posts: 2,270 Forumite
    lonestar1 wrote: »
    arent apartments meant to have their own door to the street rather than flats which have a communal entrance/hall way ?

    Thats a maisonette.
  • Debt_Free_Chick
    Debt_Free_Chick Posts: 13,276 Forumite
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    Jorgan wrote: »

    Thats a maisonette.

    Don't you mean a "Duplex" or "Split level" apartment?
    Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac ;)
  • Ian_Griffiths_Halifax
    Ian_Griffiths_Halifax Posts: 1,690 Forumite
    Sod this. Get a tent.
    I am a Mortgage Consultant and don't like to be told what I can and can't put in a signature so long as it's legal and truthful.
  • sdooley
    sdooley Posts: 918 Forumite
    estate is now 'me manor', init?
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