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If you want to buy a house, it is rare to deal directly with the person selling.
Instead, you go to an estate agent. These companies exist to act as ‘go-betweens’
for people buying and selling houses. They help with the various procedures – and
take a fat slice of commission! If you are interested in one of the houses ‘on their
books’, they will arrange a ‘viewing’. You can also spot houses for sale by the ‘For
sale’ signs which are put up on wooden posts outside the houses concerned. If you
want to rent somewhere from a private landlord (not a council), the usual place to
look is in the local newspaper. Small ads in shop windows are also a popular way
of finding private rented accommodation.
3.2
The language of estate agents
It is a running joke in Britain that the more disreputable estate agents will always
try to make the houses they are trying to see sound much more desirable than they
really are. An estate agent would never write: “This is a horrible little house in
very poor condition. The trains go past every 10 minutes and shake the walls. The
back garden is laughably small. This is why it is so cheap”. Instead he would say:
“This compact residence is ideally priced for the first-time buyer. Although in need
of some renovation, it has some highly attractive features, including a small
patio/garden to the rear. It is very convenient for the railway station”.
What do you think the following extracts from estate agents’ descriptions really
mean?
Planning permission has been granted for the addition of a bathroom.
The rooms have been decorated to the taste of the present owner.
The cottage has a particularly charming historical character. 
      If you want to buy a house, it is rare to deal directly with the person selling.
Instead, you go to an estate agent. These companies exist to act as ‘go-betweens’
for people buying and selling houses. They help with the various procedures – and
take a fat slice of commission! If you are interested in one of the houses ‘on their
books’, they will arrange a ‘viewing’. You can also spot houses for sale by the ‘For
sale’ signs which are put up on wooden posts outside the houses concerned. If you
want to rent somewhere from a private landlord (not a council), the usual place to
look is in the local newspaper. Small ads in shop windows are also a popular way
of finding private rented accommodation.


3.2     The language of estate agents
It is a running joke in Britain that the more disreputable estate agents will always
try to make the houses they are trying to see sound much more desirable than they
really are. An estate agent would never write: “This is a horrible little house in
very poor condition. The trains go past every 10 minutes and shake the walls. The
back garden is laughably small. This is why it is so cheap”. Instead he would say:
“This compact residence is ideally priced for the first-time buyer. Although in need
of some renovation, it has some highly attractive features, including a small
patio/garden to the rear. It is very convenient for the railway station”.
What do you think the following extracts from estate agents’ descriptions really
mean?
      ƒ Planning permission has been granted for the addition of a bathroom.
      ƒ The rooms have been decorated to the taste of the present owner.
      ƒ The cottage has a particularly charming historical character.




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