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ENGLISH FOR PROPERTY

PART TWO

VISITING A HOUSE

In this part, the aim for you to be able organise a vist, then, more importantly, show the house.

ORGANISING MEETINGS/VIEWINGS

To ARRANGE/ORGANISE/SCHEDULE a visit

Can we arrange a visit for next week?

To SEE/VIEW a house/property

The client wants to view the property/house/flat

The nouns are a viewing or a visit

Would you like to oragnise a viewing/visit?

AVAILABILITY

Are you available on Tuesday at 15.00?

Would you like to visit the house next week?

The prepositions are:

Are you avilable at 15.00 on Tuesday

The flat is only avilable to visit in the morning/in the afternoon/at night/at weekends/during the week

SHOWING THE HOUSE

We’ve seen in Part One how to describe the house over the phone, in a mail, or in an advertsiement.

Now, let’s look at the lanaguge you’ll need to show the house in person.

Two really typical phrases when showing people a place are:

Please, go ahead.

After you

When you are in the room you say:

Here is the dining room.

This is the dining room

When you are explaining where something is from another part of the house, you say:

The dining room is on the left/right

The dining room is through the doors

The dining room is next to the living room

Typical phrases to gide someone around the house:

If you’d like to follow me, I’ll show you the terrace

Would you like to see the terrace?