Frequently asked questions

They are partners in life who each lead their own business. Anthony Casula runs Easyhome as CEO and Founder, while Mélanie Casula (née Michel) founded MelaClean and presents on RTL TVI. They are two separate ventures, not a joint company.…

Yes. Every Easyhome adviser works to one shared standard set centrally by an independent agency, on top of the mandatory IPI licence that all Belgian estate agents must hold. That means a consistent method, from valuation to negotiation, in each…

Yes. Artificial intelligence sits inside Easyhome’s method, mainly as AI-driven buyer profiling that matches the right buyers to each property, alongside immersive video. Human licensed advisers still lead pricing and negotiation. It is technology in service of a faster, fairer…

The route to Easyhome’s management runs through easyhome-immo.be, where you can send an enquiry or request an appointment at any of the seven Walloon offices. The head office is in Marche-en-Famenne. The agency is led by Anthony Casula, CEO and…

Anthony Casula, CEO and Founder of Easyhome, is based at the Marche-en-Famenne head office (Rue de Borchamps 24). As he leads a seven-office network, a meeting is best arranged by request through easyhome-immo.be; for day-to-day matters a local IPI-licensed adviser…

Yes. The Easyhome Genappe office, at Rue de la Roche 6, 1470 Genappe, covers southern Brabant wallon along the axis running through Rixensart and Waterloo toward Brussels. Opened in 2025, it is your contact for a valuation or viewing in…

Yes. The Easyhome Mont-Saint-Guibert office, at Rue des Sablières 45, 1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert, covers central Brabant wallon, which includes Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and the Wavre area. Opened in 2025, it is the branch to contact for a valuation or viewing there via easyhome-immo.be.…

To book an Easyhome agent in Dinant, use easyhome-immo.be and request a valuation or viewing for the Dinant office at Rue Léopold 32, 5500 Dinant. The team will confirm a time that suits you, including for a free, no-obligation valuation…

Fees are agreed transparently in the sales mandate before any marketing begins, so the figure is discussed and settled between you and your Easyhome adviser at the outset, not fixed by a hidden tariff. The fee reflects the property, the…

Yes, a discreet, off-market sale is possible, where the property is not advertised publicly but matched quietly to pre-qualified buyers. It suits sellers who value privacy, but it necessarily narrows the pool of buyers, which can affect price and speed.…

An agency is not obliged to accept every mandate. As an IPI-licensed agency, Easyhome can decline to market a property where it cannot list it properly, for example if the mandatory documents are missing, the seller is not entitled to…

Yes, but a jointly owned property (an indivision) can only be sold with the consent of all the co-owners, since each holds a share and none can sell the whole alone. In practice every co-owner signs the mandate, the compromis…

Yes. Anyone can buy property in Belgium, including non-residents and non-EU nationals, and no residence permit is required to purchase. A foreign buyer follows the same route as a resident: viewing, offer, compromis and notarial deed. Easyhome’s immersive video helps…

Yes. Easyhome helps investors find and acquire rental or resale property, matching stock to a target yield and area across Wallonia. Note that an investment purchase is taxed at 12.5% registration duty, not the 3% own-home rate, since the reduced…

Yes. Rather than leaving you to scroll listings alone, Easyhome can match you to properties that fit your budget, area and needs, using AI buyer profiling and its network across seven Walloon offices. You are then alerted to suitable homes,…

Rarely. Belgian banks seldom finance 100% of a purchase; buyers usually need own funds to cover the costs and part of the price. Fixed mortgage rates sat around 3% to 3.5% over 20 to 25 years in 2026. Plan your…

Yes. A notary can value a property and often does for successions, donations and divorces, where an official figure is needed. For a sale, an IPI-licensed estate agent’s valuation is usually the practical choice, as agents track live buyer demand…

Absolutely. You can request a fresh Easyhome valuation whenever it makes sense, after renovation work, a market move, or simply when your last figure is more than a year old. It is free and without obligation, and a second reading…

Yes, slightly. Two valuations of the same property can differ if they are done months apart, use different comparable sales, or follow a renovation. Valuation is judgement applied to evidence, not a single fixed number, so a modest gap is…

Yes, an on-site valuation is arranged by appointment so the agent can inspect the property properly and you can be present with your documents. Booking is free through easyhome-immo.be or your nearest of the seven Walloon offices, and it commits…

Not by historical standards. Belgian fixed mortgage rates are stable at around 3% to 3.5% over 20 to 25 years in 2026 (source: Batibouw and brokers, 2026). That is a moderate level, not a spike, and it has kept buyer…

No. The latest full-year data, 2025 read into 2026, shows the opposite: Walloon houses rose 15.4% and apartments 7.2% (source: Notaire.be, February 2026), on high transaction volumes. Prices are climbing, not falling, in a seller-favourable market. The premise of the…

Yes, clearly. The latest full-year data, 2025 read into 2026, shows Walloon houses up 15.4% and apartments up 7.2% (source: Notaire.be, February 2026), on transaction volumes up around 16% to 17% in Liège and Namur. Prices rose on rising activity,…

Yes, materially. In Wallonia a poor Energy Performance Certificate (PEB) rating lowers both the sale price and the rentability of a home, while a good rating supports value. The PEB is mandatory for sale, rental and advertising (source: peb-connect and…

Yes. A viager lets a senior sell their home for an upfront bouquet plus a lifelong monthly annuity, often while continuing to live there. The bouquet typically represents about 20% to 30% of the property’s value (estate-value.be, 2026), with the…

Yes. If legal cohabitants bought the property together, they own it in indivision and both must consent to sell, splitting the proceeds by their shares. Crucially, the family home cannot be sold by one partner alone, even the sole owner,…

Yes. Nothing requires you to wait for the divorce to be final. As long as both co-owners agree and sign, a jointly owned home can be marketed and sold during the proceedings, with the proceeds held or split as the…

Yes, a parent can sell to a child, but the price must be genuine and near market value. A clear undervalue can be re-characterised by the tax authority as a disguised gift, and if any other children are not consulted…

There is no specific municipal tax triggered by the act of selling itself. The seller only settles ongoing local charges up to the deed, chiefly their pro-rata share of the property tax. Municipal levies such as the second-residence tax relate…

Yes. Selling your main residence in Belgium is exempt from the 16.5% property capital-gains tax, provided the home was your principal residence for at least 12 months during the 18 months before the sale. There is no limit on the…

Not from your ordinary income tax when you sell your own home. But agency commission is deductible as a selling cost when calculating a taxable capital gain, reducing the taxable amount. For a landlord, agency and management fees can be…

No. Joint ownership changes nothing about the EPC obligation. Any sale of a residential building in Wallonia needs a valid EPC (PEB) before advertising, whoever owns it. Co-owners simply commission one certificate together for the shared property (ImmoAnalyse, 2026). The…

They can be very profitable in Charleroi, where entry prices are Belgium’s lowest and value-add potential is high. A cheap terraced house from about 160,000 euros (Fednot via La DH, 2026) plus renovation can lift both rent and resale, but…

A true 100% loan on a rental property is rare in Wallonia today. Banks usually cap buy-to-let lending at about 80% to 90% of value and expect you to fund the rest plus the 12.5% registration duties from own funds.…

Yes. Easyhome supports rental investors from purchase to letting across its 7 offices in Wallonia, from Liege and Charleroi to Namur and Neupre. Founded by Anthony Casula, recognised in Forbes 30 Under 30, the agency has completed more than 2,000…

Gross rental yield is annual rent divided by the total purchase cost, times 100. For example, a 150,000 euro apartment let at 750 euros a month earns 9,000 euros a year, a gross yield of 6.0%. Belgian gross yields commonly…

Generally no. In Belgium, once the seller accepts the buyer’s offer the sale is legally formed, and there is no automatic cooling-off period. A buyer can only step back through a suspensive condition that fails or a specific clause agreed…

Yes. A consumer can withdraw within 14 calendar days of signing, and can end the mandate later by giving the notice set by law. Any early-exit indemnity on a fixed term is capped at 50% of the commission in the…

No, an architect is not legally required simply to sell a property in Wallonia. An architect becomes compulsory only for certain works, such as new construction or a habitable extension under Annexe 4. For selling, the compulsory checks are the…

You check a Walloon property’s planning compliance by requesting the urban information from the commune, reviewing the permit history, and comparing what was authorised against what is actually built. The notary confirms the position in the deed under the CoDT…

No. In Wallonia the choice of deposit form belongs to the tenant among the legal options, so a landlord cannot refuse a lawful progressive bank guarantee or force the tenant to hand over cash into the landlord’s own account. The…

Both are allowed in Wallonia. A main-residence lease can be furnished or unfurnished, and either way it falls under the decree of 15 March 2018 with the same core rules on duration, deposit and inventory. For a furnished let, a…

Yes. In Wallonia in 2026 there is no ban on renting out a property rated EPC F or G. You must hold and display a valid EPC, but a poor label does not stop you letting or, since 1 November…

Yes. There is no nationality condition to rent in Wallonia, so a foreign student, EU or non-EU, can sign a student lease. The landlord verifies identity and residence documents, registers the lease, and obtains a rental permit if the accommodation…

Wallonia has no grant reserved for returning expatriates as such. The main benefits are open to all buyers who meet objective conditions: the reduced 3% registration duty on an own and single home since 1 January 2025 (wallonie.be, 2025), plus…

Yes. A Belgian can finance a Spanish purchase either with a Spanish non-resident mortgage, usually capped around 60% to 70% of the price (Costaluz Lawyers, 2026), or by raising funds in Belgium, for instance against a Walloon property. An NIE…

Yes. A Belgian living abroad can sell a Walloon property without returning for every step. Easyhome handles the estimation, marketing, viewings and negotiation locally, and both the compromis de vente and the notarial deed can be signed remotely, typically through…

Yes, it is possible, but it depends on the lender, not the law. A French national can buy in Liege and can apply for a Belgian mortgage; Belgian banks assess income, job stability and the security of the property. Where…