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do sth up (a property)
to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive
flat-/house-hunt
look for a house or a flat to live in
flat/house share
a flat or house where friends live together
fully-furnished
a house or flat that you rent with all furniture lready in it
landlord/landlady
a person who owns a house or a flat that people can rent
lodger
someone who pays to live in a house or flat with a person who owns it
move in
start living in a house or a flat
put down a deposit
pay money when you start to rent, returned when you stop renting
a squatter
a person who lives in a place, without paying rent to the owner
tenant
a person who rents a house or a flat
BONUS: ground rules
the limits or boundaries in terms of behavior
BONUS: a bit of a nightmare
difficult, unpleasant
BONUS: turn up unannounced
visit someone without telling someone in advance
BONUS: in the same boat
in the same difficult situation
BONUS: beats trawling
it's better than looking through a lot of information
BONUS: handy with DIY
able to do repairs
