Expat Focus - Overseas Jobs, Property Overseas, Jobs Abroad, Overseas Property
REGISTER - LOGIN - NEWSLETTER - GUIDE - FORUMS - INTERVIEWS - ARTICLES - COUNTRIES - CITIES - FINANCIAL - PROPERTY - JOBS - BLOG
 Currency Transfers

expat foreign exchange currency services


 Quick Links
Forums

Country Guides

City Guides

Financial Services

Property Listings

Videos and Podcasts

Search Expat Focus
Custom Search

 Join, Subscribe, Share

Join newsletter
Join LinkedIn Group
Follow us on Twitter
Subscribe to news
Subscribe to forums
Subscribe to blog Subscribe to tweets

Bookmark & share this page: Bookmark and Share


 Main Menu

NEW - Ask the Expert!

EXPAT COMMUNITY
FINANCIAL ADVICE
EXPAT RESOURCES
PROPERTY OVERSEAS
EXPAT FOCUS

 Survey
What do you miss most about home?




Results :: Polls

Votes: 14700
Comments: 13

 






Belgium - Renting Property


Page: 1/2


QUICK LINKS: Belgium Guide - Belgium Discussion Forum - Belgium Property Listings

TIP: Want to use the forums? Register your account here!


expatriate property


Rental prices in Belgium are high, although they do vary by region of the country. To rent a furnished house in the Brussels area you are likely to have to pay at least EUR1000 per month. If staying in the country for a significant length of time, it may be more cost-effective to buy a property there, as purchase prices are reasonable, particularly outside Brussels.

The Belgium rental market is heavily regulated and rent levels are fixed by the state for the entire duration of the lease. You can take out a lease for either three or nine years, and it is reportedly often better to opt for the 9-year lease since this is in practice more flexible than the 3-year lease, if you need to leave the property before the lease expires.

Under the 3-year lease you can be required by law to pay rent for the whole period, but under the 9-year lease you can only be asked to make an indemnity payment of up to 3 months' rent if you leave during the first three years, and no additional payment if you leave after three years. Under the 9-year lease the landlord can only ask you to leave either at the end of the third year or the sixth year of occupation, if they are going to occupy the property themselves or if major renovation work is required, and they have to pay compensation to the tenant of up to nine months' rent depending on length of occupation.




Next Page (2/2) Next Page
 
 User Info

Welcome Anonymous

Username

Membership:
Latest: marbellaman
New Today: 6
New Yesterday: 17
Overall: 39963

People Online:
Members: 3
Visitors: 25
Bots: 6
Staff: 1
Staff Online:
01: jojames

 UK Pension Transfers

UK pension fund transfers abroad qrops


 Expat Focus Blog
· Can you help near Bordeaux?
· Interview with Simon Hilton, foreign exchange consultant
· Expat Experiences: Netherlands - Anna Gilhespy
· Thai Haiku
· An end to the recession?
· Marlboro Man on the Mediterranean – the Spanish attitude to smoking
· Special Report - Sterling Crashes and Burns
· The Spanish Landgrab Law - Is it Fair?
· Expat safety issues
· Sangre Del Torro - The ethics of Spanish bullfighting

 Newsletter
Newsletter

You must be a
registered user
to receive our newsletter

Register Now!

 Expat Focus Property

expatriate property


 Expat Blogs

Start Blogging


 Expat Focus

Expatriate and International Living News, Information and Community for Expats

Copy and paste the text below to insert the button displayed above on your site. Thanks for your support!


Use of this website signifies your agreement to the Terms of Use/Privacy Policy available here.

DISCLAIMER: Nothing on this web site should be interpreted as legal advice or as a buy, sell, hold or other investment recommendation. Visitors are strongly urged to consult with a qualified legal or financial advisor before making any decisions. Neither Expat Focus nor any person involved with the running of this website can be held responsible for any decisions made by our visitors.

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of Expat Focus.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2009 by Expat Focus.

Interactive software released under GNU GPL, Code Credits, Privacy Policy