council house
Government-owned dwelling
A council house is a house owned by a local government authority and rented to residents at below-market rates.
The term is primarily British, referring to public housing built and managed by local councils, especially the large-scale developments of the mid-20th century: She grew up in a council house in Manchester.
The equivalent American term is public housing or projects.
Property and grounds
- tenantsProperty renters
- rentPayment for temporary use
- allocationDistribution of shares
- waiting listRecord of hopeful applicants
tower block · tenancy · landlord · tenure · eviction · arrears · maisonette · flat
Gains or helpful effects
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- affordableReasonably priced
- means-testedContingent on financial status
- state supportGovernment-provided aid programs
poverty · social security · assistance · unemployment · disability · pensioners · banding · overcrowding
Sectioning areas by use
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- slum clearanceDemolition of substandard housing
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
mixed-use · urban renewal · postwar · brutalism · modernist · high-rise · low-rise · new town
Residential area nearby
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- localityA particular geographic area
- communalShared by a community
- integrationCombining into a whole
inhabitants · solidarity · collective · village · township · district · kinship · bonding
estate
Property and grounds
- tenantsProperty renters
- rentPayment for temporary use
- allocationDistribution of shares
waiting list · tower block · tenancy · landlord · tenure · eviction · arrears · maisonette · flat · bedsit
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- affordableReasonably priced
- means-testedContingent on financial status
state support · poverty · social security · assistance · unemployment · disability · pensioners · banding · overcrowding · deprivation
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- slum clearanceDemolition of substandard housing
density · mixed-use · urban renewal · postwar · brutalism · modernist · high-rise · low-rise · new town · overspill
neighbourhood
Residential area nearby
integration · inhabitants · solidarity · collective · village · township · district · kinship · bonding · belonging
- CherokeeCherokee Nation, Cherokee syllabary, Sequoyah, Trail of Tears, clan mothers
- UK Propertyfreehold, leasehold, estate agent, semi-detached, bungalow
- British buildingssemi-detached, farmhouse, thatched cottage, stone cottage, bungalow
- public housingSection 8, HUD, rental assistance, rent subsidy, rent assistance
- ApalacheeSpanish missions, cacique, chiefdom
- Chickasawtribal citizenship, Ada, clans, chiefs, stickball
council housecountry estate
Large rural landholding residence
manor house · mansion · luxury home · stately home · penthouse
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