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People who own or rent property

absentee landlord

noun

someone who does not live in or visit very frequently a property that they rent to someone else

first-time buyer

noun

someone who is buying a house for the first time

homebuyer

noun

someone who is buying a house, apartment, or other place to live in

homeowner

noun

someone who owns their house or apartment

householder

noun

a person who lives in a house or apartment, especially the person who owns the house or pays the rent

landholder

noun

someone who owns a particular piece of land

landlady

noun

a woman who owns a house, apartment, or room that people can rent

landlord

noun

a man who owns a house, apartment, or room that people can rent

landowner

noun

someone who owns a large amount of land

leaseholder

noun

someone who enters into a lease agreement

lessee

noun

someone who pays rent to use land or property and has signed a lease (=a legal agreement) with the owner. The owner is called the lessor.

lessor

noun

someone who allows another person to pay to use their land or property under a lease (=a legal agreement). The person who uses the land or property is the lessee.

lodger

noun

a roomer

owner-occupier

noun

someone who owns the house that they live in

property developer

noun

someone who earns money by buying land and building on it

roomer

noun

someone who rents a room in someone else’s house

slumlord

noun

someone who owns buildings that are in very bad condition and charges people too much money to live in them

subtenant

noun

someone who rents a house, room, or apartment from a tenant (=the person who is already renting it from the owner)

tenant

noun

someone who rents an apartment, house, office, piece of land, etc. from the person who owns it

titleholder

noun

someone who owns a title deed

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