Housing

City or village City + shops,doctors are closer, anonymity,buses and trains - noise, all kinds of pollution,more people everywhere Village + calm,fresh air,know nearly all your neighbours,animals - know nearly all your neighbours,worse availabillity of anything,

House or flat neighbours are closer not so much care - cities Houses – bigger,more expensive,you can have animals,more privacy,more care - citities,villages Flat – smaller,less expensive, neighbours are closer not so much care - cities

Types of housing Type: Terraced Style: modern, traditional Location: city, suburbs Size: small, cramped, medium Features: garden, stairs, central heating Cost: cheap, low priced Advantages – cheap, easy to maintain, cosy, warm Disadvantages – lack of privacy, thin walls, nosiy, small rooms, lack of space

Type: Cottage Style: old, traditional Location: village, countryside Size: small, cramped, medium Features: garden, low ceilings, cosy Cost: low priced. reasonable Advantages – cosy, pleasant surroundings, nice views, homely Disadvantages – isolated, cold, small rooms, depressing atmosphere

Type: Semi-detached Style: modern, traditional Location: city, country, village Size: three bedroomed, family sized Features: garage, garden, central heating Cost: average Advantages – easy to maintain, comfortable, adequate space, garden/garage Disadvantages – lack of privacy, thin walls, small rooms

Type: Mansion Style: modern, historic Location: country, suburbs, village Size: huge, a lot of rooms Features: privacy, family sized, garden, garage Cost: overpriced, expensive Advantages – unique design, set in pleasant, extensive gardens, complete privacy, extremely luxurious Disadvantages – need to employ staff, formal atmosphere, expensive to maintain

Type: Detached Style: modern, traditional Location: city, country Size: medium, family sized, spacious Features: garage, garden, central heating, privacy Cost: competitively priced Advantages – not crowded by other houses, garden, garage, comfortable, privacy Disadvantages – quite expensive to maintain, difficult to clean, not so convenient for public transport facilities

Castle Style:Traditional,historic,luxurious Location:Country Size:huge,spacious Features:gardens,lakes,stables,woods Cost:nice views,expensive,overpriced Advantages – full of historic atmosphere, of historical interest Disadvantages – expensive to maintain, costly to heat, impractical

Flat Style: modern Location: city, suburbs Size: 1-2 bedroomed, small, medium Features: balcony, lift, central heating Cost: cheap, bargain, low priced Advantages – economical, cheap to heat, easy to clean, cosy, located in the city, low security risk Disadvantages – lack of space, small, no garden, thin walls, noisy, no individuality

Other dwellings Villas – uncrowded by other buildings,pleasant surroundings Penthouse Basement flat Studio flat