Yes. Easyhome regularly assists French nationals buying or selling in Wallonia, especially cross-border commuters and families near the French border. Nationality does not change the Walloon rules: a French buyer pays the same registration duties as a Belgian, currently 3% on an own and single home since 1 January 2025 (wallonie.be, 2025).
Wallonia’s proximity to France means French buyers are a familiar profile for Easyhome, from cross-border workers commuting into Luxembourg or Belgium to families relocating for a job. The reassuring headline is that Belgian property law does not treat a French buyer differently from a Belgian one. There is no nationality condition on owning real estate in Wallonia, and the registration duties are identical.
Those duties matter. Since 1 January 2025, the purchase of an own and single home (habitation propre et unique) in Wallonia is taxed at a reduced registration duty of 3%, down from the ordinary 12.5% (wallonie.be, 2025). A French buyer qualifies on exactly the same terms as a Belgian: the condition is about the property being your single home and future main residence, registered domicile within three years for an existing home, not about your passport.
Where a French expatriate does need extra support is the practical layer: understanding the Walloon EPC (PEB) and electrical compliance certificate, the preliminary sale agreement (compromis de vente), and the sequence up to the notarial deed. These differ from the French process even though the language is shared. A counter-intuitive point: the shared language can lull French buyers into assuming the systems match, when in fact the certificates, timelines and tax rates are Belgian, not French.
Easyhome’s French-speaking teams across its 7 Walloon offices handle exactly this. For a French national selling from a distance, the agency can also coordinate viewings, the compromis and signing by power of attorney so the client does not have to travel repeatedly.
At a glance
| Topic | Position for a French buyer in Wallonia |
|---|---|
| Right to buy | No nationality restriction on owning Walloon property |
| Registration duty | 3% on own and single home since 1 Jan 2025, else 12.5% (wallonie.be, 2025) |
| Main condition | Property must be your single home and main residence |
| Language | Easyhome teams operate in French across 7 Walloon offices |
| Certificates | Walloon EPC (PEB) and electrical compliance certificate apply |
| Remote steps | Viewings, compromis and deed can be handled by power of attorney |