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Player Housing is a feature in the Elder Scrolls Online that allows players to own personal in-game property. It was officially released in Update 13 as part of the Homestead content update in February 2017. A number of locations for Player Housing were added in Updates 11 and 12; at the same time, eight NPC houses were removed. 

Player homes allow players to place and move furniture items to decorate and/or build creatively. These include not only traditional furnishings but also Collectibles (including pets, mounts, houseguests, and item storage) and training dummies to test damage. All homes can be previewed before purchase, either by visiting the home itself or from the Crown Store or Collections screen. Homes may be purchased either "Furnished" or "Unfurnished", both of which contain default items. These furnishings can be removed or repurposed by the player. 

There are six sizes of homes available for purchase distinguished by the amount of furnishings allowed and the number of players that can visit: Inn Rooms, Apartments, Small Homes, Medium Homes, Large Homes, and Manors. Owning certain sizes of homes contributes towards certain achievement rewards, such as player titles. While some of the homes are free (e.g. inn rooms), there are also larger homes that can be earned at no monetary cost through questing or during promotional events. Additionally, there are exclusive homes (mostly Manor-sized) that can only be purchased from the Crown Store for a limited time. Players can own multiple homes, but only one Primary Home can be set at a time for when other players elect to visit. As of the year 2021, there are over 80 houses available in ESO. 

While any home can be purchased after completing the Homestead tutorial quest, Room to Spare, most standard homes have additional prerequisites that must be met before they can be purchased with gold, such as completing quest achievements. Of the standard homes, Small and Medium homes do not require achievements. Meanwhile, some Large homes require completion of the zone's Adventurer achievement for completing the majority of story and side quests in the zone, and certain Manors require completion of the associated Alliance's Hero achievement, granted by completing the Adventurer achievement in each zone in their territory. Standard homes are often themed after one of the game's 10 playable races.

Of note, house types in-game are not designated in the Collections list as "Small" or "Large". Instead, the Staple house type includes Inn Rooms, Apartments, and Small Homes, the Classic house type includes Medium and Large homes, and the Notable house type refers to Manors.

Inn Rooms
link=Online:Player_Housing#Inn rooms|Inn|right Completing the introductory quest Room to Spare will grant you a room (one per character) in an inn for free. All characters on an account can obtain any inn room of their choice by simply completing the quest in any of the inns that host ownable inn rooms (see listings below). Once an inn room is purchased, it is then owned by the player and cannot be purchased again by a different character. Any character can also purchase any or all other rooms for a nominal fee of   each without performing the quest. Owning any of these rooms (except for Snowmelt Suite) will earn you the Permanent Tenant achievement.

The furniture and visitor limits for inn rooms are as follows (all values are doubled for ESO plus players, with the exception of the player cap):


Apartments
link=Online:Player_Housing|Apartments|right The next size up above inn rooms are apartments. However, there are only three apartments, one per Alliance. Owning these homes will contribute to the Homeowner, Freeholder, and Citizen achievements.


The furniture and visitor limits for Apartments are as follows (all values are doubled for ESO plus players, with the exception of the player cap):


Small Houses
link=Online:Player Housing|Small Houses|right Small houses allow you to place all eight storage chests and coffers if you own ESO Plus. If the subscription expires after the containers have been placed, they can still be used but no longer moved. Owning these homes will contribute to the Homeowner, Freeholder, and Citizen achievements.

The furniture and visitor limits for Small Homes are as follows (all values are doubled for ESO plus players, with the exception of the player cap):


Medium Houses
link=Online:Player Housing|Medium house|right A Medium house is the smallest size house that allows you to place all eight storage chests and coffers without ESO+. As storage space is one of the most practical benefits of a house, medium houses could be seen as having the best value. Owning certain Medium homes will contribute to the Landowner, Landlord, and Land Baron achievements.

The furniture and visitor limits for Medium Homes are as follows (all values are doubled for ESO plus players, with the exception of the player cap):


Large Houses
link=Online:Player Housing|Large house|right Owning certain Large homes will contribute to the Landowner, Landlord, and Land Baron achievements.

The furniture and visitor limits for Large Homes are as follows (all values are doubled for ESO plus players, with the exception of the player cap):


Manors
link=Online:Player Housing|Manors|right Manors are the pinnacle of player housing, offering their own yards, towers, alternative entry points, or other spectacular features. The three original manors, Daggerfall Overlook, Ebonheart Chateau, and Serenity Falls Estate, will grant you the Lord / Lady, Councilor, and Clan Father / Clan Mother achievements respectively. Owning all three will grant you the Count / Countess achievement.

Manors are also called "notable homes".

The furniture and visitor limits for Manors are as follows (all values are doubled for ESO plus players, with the exception of the player cap):


Crown Store Exclusives
These houses can only be purchased in the Crown Store with Crowns. Most, but not all, are Manor-sized. While some are available indefinitely, many are obtainable only for a limited time. These may be sold again at a later date.