Synonyms and antonyms of People who own or rent property in British Thesaurus

absentee landlord (noun)

someone who does not live in or visit very frequently a property that they rent to someone else

backyarder (noun)

South African in southern Africa, someone who lives in a small simple building in a backyard

first-time buyer (noun)

someone who is buying a house for the first time

freeholder (noun)

the person who owns the freehold on a building or piece of land

homebuyer (noun)

someone who is buying a house, flat, or other place to live in

homeowner (noun)

someone who owns their house or flat

householder (noun)

a person who lives in a house or flat, especially the person who owns the house or pays the rent

land agent (noun)

British someone whose job is to buy and sell land for other people

landholder (noun)

formal someone who owns a particular piece of land

landlady (noun)

a woman who owns a house, flat, or room that people can rent

landlord (noun)

a man who owns a house, flat, or room that people can rent

landowner (noun)

someone who owns a large amount of land

leaseholder (noun)

someone who owns a leasehold

lessee (noun)

someone who pays rent to use land or property and has signed a lease (=a legal agreement) with the owner. The owner is called the lessor.

lessor (noun)

someone who allows another person to pay to use their land or property under a lease (=a legal agreement). The person who uses the land or property is the lessee.

lodger (noun)

someone who pays to live in a house with the person who owns it. The usual American word is roomer.

owner-occupier (noun)

someone who owns the house that they live in

property developer (noun)

someone who earns money by buying land and building on it

sitting tenant (noun)

British someone who pays rent to live in a house or flat and has the legal right to stay there

slumlord (noun)

mainly Americaninformal someone who owns buildings that are in very bad condition and charges people too much money to live in them

subtenant (noun)

someone who rents a house, room, or flat from a tenant (=the person who is already renting it from the owner)

tenant (noun)

someone who rents a flat, house, office, piece of land etc from the person who owns it

title-holder (noun)

legal someone who owns a title deed

vendor (noun)

Britishformal someone who is selling a building or piece of land