owner-occupier

noun

1. a person who owns or is in the process of buying the house or flat he lives in

Derived Forms

• ˌowner-ˈoccuˌpied, adjective
• ˈowner-ˌoccuˈpation, noun

Example Sentences

At present, inflation measures used by the Fed, the Bank of Japan, New Zealand and Australia include so-called owner-occupier costs.

From Reuters

The ONS uses the amount that you would have to pay to rent a property as a proxy for owner-occupier housing costs.

From BBC

Five years after the problem came to light, the Housing Authority this summer decided to assist the four remaining families in applying for an owner-occupier rehab grant that the city administers.

From Washington Times

He called for the government to fund affordable social renting, not just owner-occupier schemes.

From BBC

This auction home, for instance, has a 1970s-style avocado bathroom suite, which any owner-occupier would tear out with their bare hands, but Robinson reckons it can stay.

From The Guardian