House
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Houses are part of the player housing system in Lotro. Player houses are located in four homesteads. Three different kinds of houses are available: Standard Houses and Deluxe Houses for personal homes, and Kinship Houses for kinships. The style of houses are different for each of the four homesteads depending on the area.
- See housing for generic details on the housing system.
Basics
House types
- Standard House
- Deluxe House
- Kinship House -- Kinships of level 7 or higher
Buying a house
- The house buyer must be at least level 15.
- Only one house per account-and-server is allowed for.
- Any current house must be abandoned before buying another house.
- Buying a house triggers a 24-hour cooldown before buying a new house, should you select the wrong world or street address. This is counted from the time of buying, not from abandoning the house.
- Any race can buy a house anywhere, no restrictions apply.
Weekly maintenance fee
- The fee depends on the size of the house and the street address.
- Standard houses: about 50 - 55 silver / week.
- Deluxe houses : about 150 - 165 silver / week.
- Kinship houses: 285 - 345 silver / week.
- The fee can be paid several weeks in advance.
- The fee can be paid at the Character Panels House tab, or on the house button in the radar while standing in front of the house.
Housing perks
- All characters on the "owning account" have full access to the house and its features.
- Can use the Travel to Personal House skill - costs one Travelling Ration
- Can pay maintenance.
- Can use the storage chests.
- Can handle in- and outdoor decorations.
- Can use the house's mailbox.
Storage Chests
- One or several 30-slot containers for shared storage.
- Items bound to a character cannot be put in such a chest.
Abandoning a house
- A house cannot be sold, it is abandoned.
- Abandon it from the Character panel's House tab.
- Only the owner of the house may chose to abandon it.
- Any weekly maintenance for the future is refunded, but not for the current week.
- Any items within the house and its garden goes into the Housing Escrow; see Escrow Broker.
Notice: At the Permissions tab (of the House window) it is possible to grant access for other characters and/or the kinship to all of the features and options described above, but not to abandon the house.
Housing Management
When a character is near their home, two icons show up on the lower left of the mini-map radar, one is for Housing Management and the other is Toggle Decoration Mode. The latter is for placing and arranging decorations; it displays the decoration slots within the house or its garden. A character with appropriate permissions may drag and drop items to and fro these slots, rotate items within them, etc.
The Housing panel has three tabs:
- Info - Displays static info for the house: address, purchase cost and upkeep cost.
- Maintenance - Displays current status of upkeep and perks that are bought from the Lotro store for the house. At this tab it is possible to deposit upkeep for up to 6 weeks in advance.
- Permissions - Displays and makes it possible to maintain permissions based on "Owner", "Kinship", and "Everyone". For example, it is safe to let anybody enter the house as long as no other permission is granted to "Everyone".
At this tab it is also possible to Add individuals by name and maintain their permissions separately.
Abandoning House
The option to abandon a house is only available via the general Character panel and the House button (bottommost). Restrictions and details are listed above.
Foresclosure
When the weekly upkeep is drained the house will be locked and all access as well as other privileges are revoked. The owner may unlock the house by paying a restoration fee.
Housing Brokers
Houses are sold by Housing Brokers and they are found just outside the entrances of the homesteads respectively and at some other locations. The Housing Brokers are:
- Nan Henwood for Bree-land Homesteads
- Andy Brockhouse for Shire Homesteads
- Barchiril for Falathlorn Homesteads
- Rúni for Thorin's Hall Homesteads
It is also possible to buy a house inside a neighbourhood by clicking a "For Sale" sign which opens a panel for the purpose.
House Details
Standard Houses
Standard houses offer:
- 22 interior decorating hooks
- 5 exterior decorating hooks
- One 30-slot chest (available for purchase).
Four different varieties of standard houses are available:
- Bree-land Standard House
- Shire Standard House
- Falathlorn Standard House
- Thorin's Hall Standard House
Deluxe Houses
Deluxe houses offer:
- 47 interior decorating hooks
- 7 exterior decorating hooks
- Two 30-slot chests (available for purchase).
Four different varieties of deluxe houses are available:
Kinship Houses
Kinship houses offer:
- 80 interior decorating hooks
- 12 exterior decorating hooks
- Three 30-slot chests (available for purchase).
Four different varieties of kinship houses are available:
Customizing the House
Each house can be furnished with Decoration Items by placing them in the appropriate "decorating hook". These are available for inside items as well as outdoor items. These also includes colouring and ambient music. The tables below summarize the decorating hooks available in each type of house.
To add, remove or arrange decoration items, click the Toggle Decoration Mode button at the radar. Double- or right-click the highlighted area to open a Decoration panel. Using the inventory of the character, drag items to and from that panel (not to/from the highlighted area). Rotate the item with the slider. It works more or less the same way for painting, music, and more; double- or right-click the hook to open the panel.
Floor and Wall: Players can customize the floor and wall textures and colours by purchasing the appropriate items from the Housing Furnishers inside the homesteads, or via an Auction House for paints crafted by Scholars. Textures and colours may be changed whenever and paintings and texture items are not consumed.
Inside
| Furnishing | Standard | Deluxe | Kinship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storage Chest | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ambient Music | yes | yes | yes |
| Ceiling | - | 1 | 2 |
| Floors: | |||
| Surface | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Color | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Small hooks | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Large hooks | - | 1 | 2 |
| Walls: | |||
| Surface | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Colour | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Small hooks | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Large hooks | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| Furniture: | |||
| Thin hooks | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Small hooks | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Large hooks | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Special hooks | - | 1 | 2 |
Outside
| Furnishing | Standard | Deluxe | Kinship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doormat | yes | yes | yes |
| Yard: | |||
| Small hooks | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Large hooks | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Huge hooks | - | - | 2 |
| Enormous hooks | - | - | 1 |
