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Townhouses In The Philippines

Townhouses in the Philippines were usually found in urban areas long other types of houses. Today, however, townhouses are now found in large complexes. But what is a townhouse?


Aside from houses, or commonly known in the field as the single-family detached home, townhouses has also become very popular in the Philippines. Townhouses are considered as one of the oldest types of houses in the Philippines, even predating that of apartment buildings and condominiums. These types of houses were usually found in urban areas long other types of houses. Today, however, townhouses are now found in large complexes. But what is a townhouse?

What is a townhouse?
According to many Real estate Philippines experts, townhouses first came from United Kingdom and in Ireland which was formerly used by aristocrats. Most such figures owned one or more country houses in which they lived for much of the year. During the social season (when major balls and drawing rooms took place), and when parliament was in session, peers and the servants moved to live in their townhouse in the capital.

Since it was a popular type of housing in the past, several countries have started to adapt this. Eventually, townhouses became one of the most frequent types of houses found in almost every country. Philippines is one of the many countries that made use of this type of housing.

Townhouses of today
Townhouses in the Philippines are usually found in urban areas, with rows of similar houses. Today, however, townhouses are found in large complexes. These complexes often have high security, resort facilities such as swimming pools, gyms, parks and playground equipment. According to many Real estate Philippines experts, a townhouse typically has a Strata Title, i.e. a type of title where the common property (landscaped area, public corridors, building structure etc.) is owned by a corporation of individual owners and the houses on the property are owned by the individual owners.

Many Filipinos have started to leave in a townhouse rather than in a typical house because of its benefits. However, there are several disadvantages to this. Townhouses in these complexes are usually more expensive than buying a house. Another is that these complexes are usually in locations away from big cities, such as in provinces or in the outskirts of a city, usually overlooking a beautiful scenery.

Although majority of today's townhouses in the Philippines are found in large complexes, there are still some townhouses found in urban areas. These, however, are far older than the townhouses found in the market today.

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