collocation · academic
housing tenure
UK/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ ˈten.jʊər/US/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ ˈten.jɚ/hous·ing TEN·ure
The legal or contractual arrangement by which people occupy housing, such as owning, renting, or leasehold.
Examples
“Changes in housing tenure have transformed many urban neighbourhoods.”
“Security of housing tenure is crucial for long-term investment in homes.”
“Researchers compared tenure patterns between cities over the last 20 years.”
Band 8 sentence
“Debates about housing tenure increasingly focus on the balance between flexibility for tenants and security for communities.”
Collocations
- change in housing tenure
- security of housing tenure
- tenure arrangements
Word family
Common mistakes
housing tenure security→security of housing tenure
tenure housing→housing tenure
Say it for a higher band
5rent or own→6tenure arrangements→7+housing tenure
Synonyms
tenure arrangements
Easily confused
tenure security
“Tenure security motivates homeowners to invest in property improvements.”
tenure arrangements
“Tenure arrangements differ significantly between public and private housing.”
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