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Question regarding house type

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  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    Jorgan wrote: »
    Thats easy, a quasi semi is used to describe a block of four, back to back houses. See said it was easy.

    The four houses are usually one bedroom starter homes, with the four making up a quarter of a block, each property will have another property to one side and another property either to the front or rear. Does that make sense?


    No. The ones I've seen described as quasi are basically normal semis - next time I see the description I'll add the url.
    One def I've seen is a row (terrace) of 4 with a ginnel going through

    I reckon the ones I've seen have been terraces really - but with I spose the aspect of a semi with a bit of a drive and garden at the front not a tiny mini-yard.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    bryanb wrote: »
    These are called "cluster homes" round here.

    Like "cluster bombs" but not as nice?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • gfplux
    gfplux Posts: 4,985 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Hung up my suit!
    End terrace - when selling call it Semi. When buying call it a terraced.
    Middle terraced - when selling call it semi. When buying call it a terraced
    Linked detached.- when selling call it detached. When buying call it a terraced.

    And always ask for the floor size to work out how much per sq foot or sq meter you are paying.
    There will be no Brexit dividend for Britain.
  • Reds-on-Sea
    Reds-on-Sea Posts: 428 Forumite
    terraced - house with an attached house either side

    End terrace - house on the end of a terrace, but only attached on 1 side (slightly more desirable than a normal terrace, as only 1/2 the noise, and usually a little more land/side path to garden

    semi detached - one of 2 housed stuck together on 1 side.

    link detached - detached, apart from the garage which joins onto neighbours garage

    detached - doesn't touch any other houses.

    Quasi-semi? - I have NO idea!!! :)

    be good to hear some other commonly used phrases used by EAs to make any house sound desirable? i.e. "cottage style" aka tiny etc etc
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    Compact and bijou means couldn't swing a cat.

    I don't know whether I've ever read it on an estate agents blurb though.
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,161 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    silvercar wrote: »
    Posh houses round our way are called linked detached.

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    "up-and-coming" area means "area where the tom cats go round in pairs"
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,034 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    "In need of decoration" -- Falling down
    "In need of restoration" -- Has fallen down
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
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