Hi Guys,

I'm confuse....how do I differentiate an apartment and flat?

Please enlighten me

er, for me.

Flat is Airasia
Apartment is Airasia premium

i think no different...

in london everyone call flat.

in malaysian people call it apartment

same thing. just some ppl call differently.

However, in Malaysia :

flat = cheap
apartment = decent
condominium = expensive

apartment sounds more expensive than flat.
But they are actually the same.

It's the same anyway, under Plan Submission,

known as "Rumahpangsa Sederhana/Rendah/Sederhana Rendah/Mewah"

Facilities maybe? Swimming pool, sauna, etc.

u know, kopi susu and cuppacino? what is the difference?

For Apartment and Condominium, YES.

Apartment usually doesn't come with any Facilities but Condominium usually has all the kind of Facilities

kopi susu is coffee usually non arabica with milk
cappucino is espresso coffee with half milk half foam
that's the difference

Oh sorry i misread the thread title. I thought its apartment vs condo. Just from my observation, flats usually got burger ramly stall in front of it.

flat has no balcony < rule 1.

I have been to some low cost flats by DBKL which have balcony.

if its not stretched out, then its not really a balcony.. if its really, then... wait.. its DBKL

Good one.

Some time ago I owned a walkup apartment which has swimming pools.

It's 100% balcony !

Apartment:
Gated
Allocated parking
at least 2 bathroom/toilet

Flat:
Free-for-all parking
single bathroom/toilet

studio apartment only 1 toilet and sometime no parking allocated.

Flat got balcony, but at rear part, so that they can hang their shirt and panties while water dripping at pedestrian head or lower floor. Look at wangsa maju flat. They always quarrel when unit about pour water from balcony and splash on their smelly panties

Flat, Naco Louvered windows every where!

Haha that's sound like it.

man...I'm more confuse now :S

How about Breezeway Louvres? Haha.

wait...then how to differentie condo from apartment!!!??? I can even saw one agent promoting an apartment as condo!??

Refuse chambers at Flat sure FULL AND PACK PACK AND ALSO MESSY

Because most Agent are STUPID due to their young age and noobness

Flat - no gated
Apartment - gated
Condo - with swimming pool

but my cheap apartment got swimming pool and wading pool oh

Haha I mentioned that earlier about that too.

Flat below 100k
Apartment 100k Onwards
Condo 500k Onwards

then you are cheap condo

The flats in W. maju is more than 100k now. Haha.

Maybe its time to turn the flats into Apartment already?

^^ lol !!! must be drunk.


On paper :

Flat and apartment is literally the same. Condo is a step above.
Apartment sounds more luxurious than flat. But they mean the same thing, different words.



In Malaysia :

Flat is considered low cost building and is very cheap. Do not have security, is neither gated nor guarded and public can just walk in & out of premise. Mostly rundown and not maintained well. Shitty place.
Apartment is slightly better than flat, is more expensive and have security. Premise is guarded but may not be gated. Some may even have facilities, not all.
Condo is just as the condo we know. Mid - high end, have security, gated, guarded, swimming pool, etc, is is much more expensive than the other 2. Also have better maintanence, etc.

But with the odor of urine in the lift . Xp

flat sure got urine at staircase too

+1

how come no one mention flat tarak lift? apartment got lift? or flat mostly walk up? though there is some apartment also walk up

+1.
For me FLAT = low cost & low medium. Not gated. No guard. No parking per unit. U just park wherever n many double side parking...build up around 650 sq ft

APT = medium or low medium. Gated n may have guard. Dedicated parking. No pool no gym and maybe no playground.

Amarin Wickham = Flat

Err... Nobie reporting in

But I can see flat with 890 sq ft...

Still want to insist that apartment no pool ? Plenty of apartments with pools to prove you wrong. Kekeke

I should arrange a pool side party at my cheap apartment

british english = flat
american english = apartment

dictionary standard are same...just like USA call truck and ENGLAND call lorry

check the abbreviation below for better understanding
Flat = $$$$
Apartment = $$$$$$$$$
Condominium = $$$$$$$$$$$
Service Apartment = $$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$
haha. ....

Apartment is the unit of your house. Condominium is the whole building (A collection of Apartments)

Flat is the unit of ur house too. Apartment can be the whole building i.e. a collection of flats ? LOL

So all in , flat = condominium ?

Thats why its more proper to say "my apartment building" or "that condo block" when referring to the building itself

One is rumahpangsa and the other is pangsapuri.

Whats the different between service apartment with Condominium then ?

service apartment always about 500-1000sf, and with the ''serviced'' title, normally means they charge u higher maintenance fees for sinking la , security la, and bla bla.
but for condo, there goes another type call service serviced condo for example ''Koi Prima'' , 1000-1500sf. their similarity is = partly furnished or fully furnished.

so, for i am thinking the difference between serviced apartment and condominium.
one is the money u pay is include the furniture and u have to bear higher maint fees.

the condo, is empty house when u move in, then have common facilities like swimming pool , bbq and so forth ~

Flat - not a single facility
Apartment - min swimming pool or shops
Condominium - sports facilities and clubs

Service Apartment vs Service Residence ?
Whats the different?

What it's called is less important than the actual living circumstances there.

go google to see the definition