Difference Between a Flat and an Apartment

September 4, 2023
Flat vs Apartment

The trend these days is to buy homes in high-rise buildings in rapidly expanding cities like Trivandrum. Such homes also come with an array of lifestyle enhancing amenities suitable for all age groups, thus making them more attractive for homebuyers. Often used interchangeably, these high-rise residences are known as apartments or flats in Trivandrum, often creating a doubt in the mind of homebuyers.

 

For those who want to know if there is a difference between the flats and apartments in Trivandrum, read on for more information.

Flat

To know the difference between flats and apartments, there is a need to go back to the origin of the terms. The term ‘flat’ is generally used in Britain and has its roots in the Old English word ‘flett’ and refers to a residential dwelling set up on a part of a single floor of a larger building. Together they can be referred to as a block of flats. Depending on geographical location, these flats are usually referred to as middle-class homes that come with all the basic amenities meant to enhance comfort of living.

Apartment

The word ‘apartment’ has its origins in the Italian language. It originates from the word ‘apartimento’ and refers to ‘private rooms for one family’s use within a house’ or ‘a separated place’. Apartments are used in the American English and essentially refer to residences within high-rise buildings too. In America however, apartments could be spread across two floors of a high-rise building. Understandably, they are also considered to be luxury homes and come with a plethora of amenities that have greater appeal to a more indulgent audience.

 

However, these differences between apartments and flats do not exist in India, so homebuyers need not be overtly stressed whether they are buying an apartment or flat in Trivandrum. The terms are used interchangeably here as both dwellings come with lifestyle-enhancing amenities and are located within multi-home buildings across a single floor. The only thing you should focus on when buying a flat in Trivandrum are the bouquet of benefits that come along with it.

 

These could include greater security, well-connected locations, neighbors of the same social strata, freedom from the hassles of maintenance and the added benefit of lifestyle amenities!

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