租房常见英语

英国租房偶尔会看到PCM是什么意思？

PCM其实是英文全称的缩写，凡是字母分别为P、C、M的单词都可以这样缩写。但是在英国租房里面，PCM指的是Per Calendar Month，中文就是每个日历月。

其中，Per Calendar Month日历月和Per Month每月，这两个是有一点区别的，日历月主要是指1月、2月、3月这样的在日历上写明的月份，而每月可以指1月11日到2月11日为一个月，而下一个月就是2月11日到3月11日，以此类推的。

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英国租房时常见的词语意思

Accredited landlord – a member of a scheme that trains and supports landlords to understand the law and treat tenants fairly.

Appliances – things like cookers, fridges, freezers, vacuum cleaners or irons.

Assured shorthold tenancy – when you rent a property:
● that is private (not a business)
● that is your main home
● where the landlord doesn't live.

Carbon monoxide – a dangerous gas that gas boilers, open fires or log burners give off if they are not working properly.

Code of practice – a guide that says how people who do a certain job should behave and keep to the law.

Deposit – when you pay money to promise to do something. For example, to rent a flat or keep to the tenancy agreement. You usually get this back.

Deposit protection scheme – the way that your landlord must make sure your deposit money is safe and ready to give back when your tenancy ends.

Energy Performance Certificate – a report that says how much it costs to heat and run a house.

Fixtures and fittings - Fixtures are things like cupboards that are attached. Fittings are hung up like pictures or mirrors and might not be included in a rented home.

Guarantor - someone who agrees to pay the rent and for any damage if you do not pay.

Holding deposit – money you pay the landlord to hold the property for you and not rent it to anyone else, which you can then get back.

Insurance – when you pay money to a company who pay to replace things that are lost, stolen or damaged.

Landlord – the person who owns the room, flat or house.

Letting agent - letting agents work for the landlord and collect rent and other money from you.

Licence – permission to do something as long as you keep to any rules or laws and behave properly.

Lodger – someone who pays to live in your home with you.

Give notice – tell someone officially a date you want to do something.

Property – something that belongs to a person. The landlord's property is the house, flat or room that you rent.

Redress scheme - an organisation that can sort out problems between you and the letting agent or landlord.

Responsibilities - things you must do.

Rights – things that must happen for you.

Rolling tenancy – a tenancy that does not end on a set date.

Scam – when someone cheats you out of money.

Smart meter – a meter that records how much electricity you use and sends it straight to the company, they can help you save money.

Section 21 – a notice from your landlord that they want you to leave by a set date.

Tenancy – an agreement between the landlord who owns the room, flat or house and the tenant who rents it.

Tenant – the person who rents the room, flat or house.