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Introduction
Preface
The House Index
The Modern Builder
Building, Buying, and Renting Houses
Locality
Climate
Aspect
Soil
Water
Local and Social Considerations
The House
The Outlook
The Windows
The Rooms
A Country Villa
The Dining Room
The Drawing Room
The Entrance Hall and Staircase
The Kitchen
Store Rooms
Bedrooms
Attic Plan
Drainage and Sanitation
Drainage
Water Closets
Trapping and Traps
Wastes from Baths and Lavatories
The Drains
Flushing of Drains
Connection with Public Sewer
Ventilation of Drains
Warming and Ventilation
Ventilation
Smoky Chimneys
Allowance for Gas
Natural Ventilation
Warmed Air
Ventilation by Open Windows
Artificial Ventilation
Ventilating Pipes
Extract Ventilators
Warming
Lighting
Buying a House
Terminable Building Societies
Permanent Investment and Building Societies
Securing a Loan
Repayment of Principal and Interest
Taking a House - The Law of Landlord and Tenant
Taking a House
Yearly Tenancy
Tenancy by Sufferance
Leases
Taking Lodgings
Binding Contracts
Written Agreements
Verbal Agreements
Repairs
Property Tax
Tithes
Fixtures
Distress
Ejectment
The Tenant's Obligations to his Landlord
Rent
To Keep and Deliver Up the Premises in Repair
To allow the Landlord to enter and view the State of Repairs
Restrictions on the Use of the Premises
Insurance
Waste
Rates and Taxes
The Tenant's Liability
Future Taxes and Outgoings
Fixtures
Fixtures and Chattels
Trade Fixtures
Fixtures for Ornament or Domestic Convenience
Removing Fixtures