Common abbreviations found on adverts

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Under One Roof your Free Council House Exchange service

Council house exchange - Housing association exchange

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[Under One Roof]

Common abbreviations found on exchange adverts

bed :	Bedroom/s	|	hse :	House
bd :	Bedroom	|	la :	Local authority (council)
bds :	Bedrooms	|	ll :	Landlord
bglw :	Bungalow	|	msnt :	Maisonette
dg :	Double glazing	|	och :	Oil fired central heating
eot :	End of terrace	|	rta :	Right to aquire
fff :	First floor flat	|	rtb :	Right to buy
gch :	Gas fired central heating	|	semi :	Semi-detached house
gdn :	Garden	|	wc :	Toilet
gff :	Ground floor flat	|	wr :	Wet room
ha :	Housing association	|	orp :	Off road parking
osp :	Off street parking	|	WHY :	What have you (what's your property like)

If you know of any others, please add a reply and we'll add them to the list.

[Jenny1]

This topic is a good idea. Here are 2 more common ones:-

orp = off road parking
osp = off street parking

I'm sure there's more. If I think of them, I'll let you know.
Regards, Jenny

[Duncan]

Thank you Jenny, I've added them to the list.

All the best - Duncan

[heatherj1972]

can someone tell me what w.h.y  stands for please. its driving me mad.

thanks, Heather

[mm3973]

Hi Heather,

It stands for What Have You  - Basically it means the poster is prepared to consider any property type.

Hope that helps

[heatherj1972]

ahhh! thankyou.