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Rental rates in Malta and Gozo are extremely reasonable, and most properties include furniture, fittings and appliances. Water, electricity and TV are not included in the rental rate in long-term agreements i.e. six months and over. These expenses are borne by the lessee on a consumption basis.
There are no other expenses related to the property leasing, except for estate agents' fees (usually half a month's rent). Also, a sum equivalent to one month's rent is deposited with the lessor to cover against any breakages and outstanding bills. The deposit is refunded to the lessee upon the termination date of the lease, or is offset against any pending bills or damages to the inventory as agreed between the parties.
Clodwell Banker also provides its customers with a choice of farmhouses and Villas on a fully equipped, short-term basis, an ideal getaway in properties that offer a wealth of features and facilities, such as sunny terraces, secluded courtyards, Mediterranean gardens and, of course, private swimming pools. Most of these properties are located in the unspoilt Northern area of Malta and on the smaller island of Gozo.
Property Type Maltese Terminology
Apartment
The term Apartment or Flat in Malta has the same universal meaning of the word. In other countries it may be also termed as condominium/condos or pied-a-terre. An apartment is a dwelling with a number of rooms all on one floor and forming part of a block or condominium, with other households making use of the same common areas, namely a common entrance, stairwell and lift, and owning a pro-rata undivided share of the same common areas. Apartments come in all sizes, forms and development size. Given the high cost of land, Apartment blocks make the best use of every square inch. From a studio apartment or bed-sit covering 45 sq. m to apartments of over 500sq. m, today the apartment is the property that appeals to the widest possible spectrum.
Maisonette
A Maisonette is a small house that forms part of a larger building having its own entrance from the outside. They were introduced to the Maltese property market after the war and have nowadays become very common due to very comfortable one-floor-layout with the added benefit of an own independent entrance, therefore no common areas or shared entrances and condominium agreements with third parties as in the case of apartments. Maisonettes are either ground floor leveled, first and also second floor. It is common that Ground floor Maisonettes benefit from their own back yards, whereas
first or second floor normally benefit from the use of shared or full roof and airspace ownership.
Penthouse
A penthouse is an apartment built on the roof, or top floor or floors of a building or apartment block. Penthouses are set back from the outer walls thus offering terrace space ideal for entertaining. Also, since they are situated on the top end of buildings, they are normally very bright and may have views.
Duplex
A duplex is an apartment, penthouse or maisonette on two different connected floors. A duplex apartment or duplex penthouse will form part of a block or condominium with a common entrance, stairwell and lift. Whereas a duplex maisonette will benefit from its own independent entrance.
House of Character
Built over 150 years ago, ageing even up to 400 years, these types of properties are normally found within typical old Village cores. They are normally built in rural Maltese stone and may offer a world of features and character from which the term house of character has derived. Courtyards, stone arches, troughs, wooden beams, slabs, corbels, flagstone flooring or patterned tiles being the most common. Most of these houses, unless restored, do not have a lot of external apertures but may benefit from a lot of natural light from their own central courtyard.
Farmhouse
Farmhouses are normally situated in rural countryside surroundings, away from the village cores. They are normally very old structures that used to host farm families with their tools and animals. They normally come with a wealth of features, such as wooden beams, mangers, troughs, corbels and flagstones. Farmhouses are normally surrounded by their own fields and land and therefore offer the possibility of a lot of outdoor and entertaining space.
Townhouse
Townhouses are pre-war or post-war houses built during the period Malta formed part of the English Colony. Inspired by the British terraced dwellings they may age from 60 up to 150 years. Layouts are very typical with entrance halls and lateral rooms for guest reception and entertainment, typical Maltese stone staircases with wrought iron railings, kitchen/dining areas and backyards. Most of these houses may also offer some other interesting features such as typical Maltese wooden or wrought iron balconies, wooden or iron beams, patterned tiles, slabs and stone decorations on facades and hallways.
Villa
Detached and semi-detached villas are the same in Malta, as you would expect anywhere else in the world. To varying degrees of size, they will also have outside space, a garage, larger than normal rooms, above average luxury and therefore occupying the high end of the property market.
Bungalow
Most bungalows in Malta are villas built on one storey having all rooms on ground floor level. They will in most cases have ample outdoor and entertaining space. Due to the limited land supply, bungalows are associated with luxury and therefore occupy the higher end of the property Market. A bungalow may be fully or semi-detached from other buildings. They are normally situated in up-market villa areas.
Terraced House
A Terraced house is a house that is part of a terrace, or a house that is in a row of houses, situated and attached side by side. A terraced house normally has accommodation on two floor levels, a ground floor and a first floor with roof terraces, and with either an underlying or street level garage. Terraced houses may also be termed simply as a house, a private house, or an attached house.
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