《闲话英伦》－英国人也当房奴吗？（附获奖名单2）

Housing in the UK

·      “An Englishman’s house is hiscastle”

·      “Make yourself at home”

·      British people focus a lot onproperty prices

o   Houses as an investment –“invest in bricks and mortar”

o   Real estate 不动产（房地产）/Estate Agent 房产中介

· Most young people can’t affordtheir own house – “get a foot on the property/housing ladder”

o   Especially in London and theSouth-East

o   ‘Catchment area” – homes neargood schools

o   Apply for a mortgage  申请房贷

o   Rogue Landlord 黑心房东

·   Types of houses

o   Terraced houses

o   Semi-detached (the most common)

o   Detached 

o   Cottage (in the countryside)

§  “a place in the country”