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Property portals, direct lets, student rooms, flat-shares, social letting agencies: where to rent a flat in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven or Liège when you arrive, what file to prepare, and the scams to spot before you pay a single euro.
Two or three months' rent? It depends on your Region and on when your lease was signed. Where the money must sit, how it is released, and why the inventory decides everything.
Nine-year leases, short leases, tacit renewal, notice periods, indemnities, mandatory clauses: what to know before signing, and why the answer depends on the Region the property sits in.
One joint lease or individual leases, joint-and-several liability, a flatshare pact, domicile, charges: what sharing really commits you to, and how it differs by Region.
Three months' notice, sometimes an indemnity, and a starting date almost everyone gets wrong. The rules differ in Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders: here is how to leave without paying an extra month.
Positioning against the local market, measuring the effect of the energy rating on rental value, distinguishing rent, charge provisions and flat fees, and working out what a month of vacancy really costs.
A landlord cannot end a nine-year lease whenever he likes. Personal occupation, major works, notice without grounds: three doors, three deadlines, three costs, and a heavy sanction if the stated ground never materialises.
What the certificate is, who issues it, how long it lasts, the mandatory statements in the ad and the fines. They differ between Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders, where it is called EPC and where an energy standard for homes applies from 2030.
Regional registration, the Brussels 90-day rule, fire safety, planning, co-ownership, tax and EU Regulation 2024/1028: tourist accommodation is regulated, and the rules change by Region and municipality. What to check before the first night.