property

A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.

A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

To accommodate in beds.

To redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele.

To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.

To seize and reassign.

A form of land ownership under the feudal system, where a family held an estate in exchange for rendering a service to their liege lord.

A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.

The act of gazumping.

The privilege of cutting green wood within a forest for fuel.

To steal purses; to rob.

Of holiday accommodation: in which the holidaymaker cooks for him/herself.

(thieves' cant) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.

The required distance between a structure and a road.

To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.

A room for receiving and entertaining guests.

A row house.

To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.

To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.