Australian
term
|
Canadian
term
|
barbie
|
barbecue grill
|
benchtops (kitchen &
bathroom)
|
counter tops |
block
|
a building
lot, an apartment building
|
Body Corporate |
condominium
corporation
|
Body Corporate
Committee (BCC)
|
Board of Directors
|
building surveyor |
building inspector
|
Body Corporate
Manager (BCM) |
Property
Management Company
|
Central Business
District (CBD)
|
downtown business district
|
Committee members |
Board of Directors
|
council
|
municipality
|
dilapidation report
|
a report on the condition of a
property at a given point in time. It records any existing damage, and
the state of any particular aspects of the property that are likely to
be affected by construction work, excavation or demolition.
|
Executive Committee
|
Board of Directors
|
flat
|
apartment
|
flatmate
|
an unrelated
person sharing an apt.
|
letting agent
|
rental agent
|
lift
|
elevator
|
lot
|
unit
|
lounge room
|
living room
|
next guy culture
|
the next owner can
pay for major repairs
|
owners corporation
|
condo corporation
|
removalists |
movers
|
scheme
|
condo or co-op
corporation
|
secondary market
|
resales
|
serviced apartment
|
furnished rental
apartment
|
sinking funds
|
Reserve Funds
|
Strata Management Company
|
Property
Management Company
|