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应用型研究生英语系列教材
A Practical English Course
for Postgraduate Students
研究生英语应用教程
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Unit Five
Table of Contents
Reading
Speaking
Translation
Writing
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1. mortgage
Mortgage, in law, is a device for protecting a creditor by giving him an interest in property of his debtor. mon law a mortgage was a conditional sale, ., the mortgagor (debtor) sold realty (real property mortgage) or personal property, but if the debtor paid the debt by a certain time the sale was voided (失效). The mortgagee (creditor) held legal title, the mortgagor equitable title; both estates were salable. If the mortgagor does not pay the debt, the creditor seeks a court-ordered sale of the property (foreclosure), and the debt is paid out of the proceeds.
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3. stamp duty
Stamp duty is a stamp tax method of collecting duties on certain transactions by means of a validating stamp attached to the taxable instrument, which may be a judicial act, mercial document, a transfer of property, or law proceedings. Such a stamp is to be distinguished from a postage stamp, which is not a duty but a simple method of paying the Government for a service rendered.
4. council house
The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well built homes on secure tenancies at affordable (below market) rents to the local population. As of 2005, approximately 20 per cent of the country’s housing stock is owned by local councils or by housing associations.
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5. equity
In simple terms, equity is the amount of money you have tied up in an asset. This could be the amount you own/have paid off on a house, you are then able to use the equity as collateral (抵押物、担保物) to borrow against. If you choose to take out a mortgage on your house then