Gransnet forums

Pedants' corner

Estate Agent's language

(31 Posts)
Charleygirl Fri 21-Aug-15 17:28:04

A compact kitchen- why not say that it is small and give measurements?

Room for improvement- it needs a lot of expensive work done on it.

glammanana Fri 21-Aug-15 17:23:50

When DS1 was looking for his house one of the leaflets described one property as having attractive mature trees to the front garden,what he forgot to say was the trees blocked out every ray of sunlight to the front lounge and porch area confuseda back yard (as we northeners call them)was called a trendy courtyard for alfresco dining,you would find it hard to fit a table and chairs in the area unless you wanted to eat standing up against the backyard wall.

ninathenana Fri 21-Aug-15 17:19:59

Why do the talk of bathrooms and kitchens ?
Yes it may have more than one bathroom but even a 5 bed detached in an acre of ground doesn't have multiple kitchens.

Nonnie Fri 21-Aug-15 16:33:50

When our neighbour put his house on the market the agent described his garden as 'grounds'. I wonder if that is why it didn't sell. If he has 'grounds' we have an 'estate'! No we don't ours is a simple garden but twice the size of his.

Anne58 Fri 21-Aug-15 16:05:53

One of our local ones often starts descriptions with "an opportunity to acquire", which really annoys me!

Since when did anyone "acquire" a house?

He is also very fond of describing houses as "nestling peacefully"

mrsmopp Fri 21-Aug-15 15:47:04

A mention of estate agents in another thread has prompted me to start one on estate agents language. We once viewed a property which was in a very poor state- it needed masses of work. It was described as "offering lots of scope for an enthusiastic handyman."
Tiny flats are described as "deceptively spacious", and one on a horrendously busy noisy road, is "conveniently situated for access to amenities".
They have a language all their own.