history: Have you ever lived in an apartment? I think they are more expensive than buying a house.
knowledge: An apartment (American English), flat (British English) or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies only part of a building, generally on a single level.
response: I honestly would not be able to say, but I understand that they're known as a flat in British English and an unit in Australian English.
history: Have you ever lived in an apartment? I think they are more expensive than buying a house.
I honestly would not be able to say, but I understand that they're known as a flat in British English and an unit in Australian English.
Oh really? I always though the various English types shared words outside accents!  Can you tell me more about how apartments work if you know?
knowledge: Apartments may be owned by an ''owner/occupier'', by leasehold tenure or rented by ''tenants'' (two types of housing tenure).
response: Well, an apartment can be owned by leasehold tenure or by an "owner/occupier" and they can be rented by "tenants" as well.
history: Have you ever lived in an apartment? I think they are more expensive than buying a house.
I honestly would not be able to say, but I understand that they're known as a flat in British English and an unit in Australian English.
Oh really? I always though the various English types shared words outside accents!  Can you tell me more about how apartments work if you know?
Well, an apartment can be owned by leasehold tenure or by an "owner/occupier" and they can be rented by "tenants" as well.
And there's types of apartments too like a high-rise right?
knowledge: Technically multi-story apartments sometimes referred to as mid-rise apartments and even high-rise apartments when there are many stories.
response: Yes, when there are a lot of stories, a multi-story apartment is sometimes referred to as a high-rise apartment.
history: Have you ever lived in an apartment? I think they are more expensive than buying a house.
I honestly would not be able to say, but I understand that they're known as a flat in British English and an unit in Australian English.
Oh really? I always though the various English types shared words outside accents!  Can you tell me more about how apartments work if you know?
Well, an apartment can be owned by leasehold tenure or by an "owner/occupier" and they can be rented by "tenants" as well.
And there's types of apartments too like a high-rise right?
Yes, when there are a lot of stories, a multi-story apartment is sometimes referred to as a high-rise apartment.
Going back to ownership, I know only that people rent are known as "tenants" but who else can own it again?
knowledge: Apartments may be owned by an ''owner/occupier'', by leasehold tenure or rented by ''tenants'' (two types of housing tenure).
response: Apartments can also be owned by a leasehold tenure or by an "owner/occupier".
history: Have you ever lived in an apartment? I think they are more expensive than buying a house.
I honestly would not be able to say, but I understand that they're known as a flat in British English and an unit in Australian English.
Oh really? I always though the various English types shared words outside accents!  Can you tell me more about how apartments work if you know?
Well, an apartment can be owned by leasehold tenure or by an "owner/occupier" and they can be rented by "tenants" as well.
And there's types of apartments too like a high-rise right?
Yes, when there are a lot of stories, a multi-story apartment is sometimes referred to as a high-rise apartment.
Going back to ownership, I know only that people rent are known as "tenants" but who else can own it again?
Apartments can also be owned by a leasehold tenure or by an "owner/occupier".
Yeah, that last one! I wonder if they make a direct deposit to be an owner?
knowledge: In banking, a direct deposit (or direct credit) is a deposit of money by a payer directly into a payee's bank account.
response: I'm not sure but a direct deposit would mean the payer is depositing the money directly into the payee's bank account.