living space

[Julie17]

Can the expression "living space" be used as a synonym for "square footage" when talking about the size of a house?

[Charlie Bernstein]

Sometimes, not always. If you're stating in numbers the size of the space, you would have to say something like:

- The house has a thousand square feet of living space.

But you can use it as a word-for-word substitute if no numbers are involved.

- It has plenty of living space / It has plenty of square footage.