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Which documents to gather, what a landlord may lawfully ask for (and when), what they may not demand, and how to present your income so your application survives the first cut.
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.
Simple or joint-and-several surety, the scope and duration of the undertaking, the documents required, the new Civil Code rules since 2026, and the alternatives when nobody can stand guarantor for you.
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.
A regime of its own, different in all three Regions: a term aligned with the academic year, a framed early exit, subletting, kot versus studio, and what a parental guarantor actually signs.
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.
Twenty minutes of viewing decide two years of your life. Damp, windows, EPC, heating, meters, noise: what to look at, what to ask, and the warning signs of a rental scam.
No benefit claimants, no foreigners, couples without children: those refusals are unlawful in Belgium. Protected grounds, the forms newcomers meet most often, proof, and who to turn to in Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders.
Who must register, within what deadline, how (MyRent, plus IRISrent in Brussels), what to attach, and above all what happens if you skip it. Spoiler: the big loser is the landlord.
Two systems, two logics, two risks. What can be passed on to the tenant, what stays with the landlord, the annual reconciliation, the supporting documents you can demand, and why individual meters settle half the disputes.
Major upkeep on the landlord, day-to-day upkeep on the tenant, and between them a line that can be drawn precisely. Boiler, seals, cistern, window panes: clear-cut examples, and what normal wear and tear really means.
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.
The exact formula, the health index, the anniversary date, the fact that nothing is automatic and retroactivity is capped, and what the EPC still changes in 2026, Region by Region.
What you may legitimately assess (solvency, income stability, references), what you may not ask for, why refusing someone on benefits is unlawful, and how to document a refusal so you can defend it.