A person who owns the house or flat in which they live.
〈英〉业主居住者
Example sentencesExamples
Council or housing association tenants are not eligible for the scheme, which is only available to owner-occupiers and private tenants.
One owner-occupier, who lives in one of the terraces off Eastbourne Street and still has a mortgage, was due to see a council surveyor.
Nearly 950 residents - some council tenants and some owner-occupiers - will have to be found new homes.
A limited number of houses were built by owner-occupiers who had borrowed money from the newly formed building societies.
Secondly, the owner-occupier of qualifying residential property will be allowed a deduction for eligible expenditure against his total income from all sources.