Documents and legal steps

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…

You check an agent through the official IPI (BIV) public register at ipi.be, searching by name, company or location. The register is the only official database of licensed real estate agents and confirms whether the agent is approved as a…

In a Walloon sale the notary runs the legal searches (mortgage, tax, cadastre, planning), drafts and reads the authentic deed, collects the registration duties, holds the funds securely and transcribes the deed at the mortgage registry to make ownership final…

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…

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…

A fuel oil tank inspection in Wallonia checks a heating oil tank for leaks and compliance and results in a coloured plate: green means it may be filled, orange means fix within six months, red means no filling. Tanks from…

Yes. In Wallonia the seller must give the buyer a certified extract of the soil state database (BDES) before the sale. It costs 30 euros for the first parcel and is required under the Walloon soil decree of 1 March…

A rental permit (permis de location) is a municipal authorisation required to let small housing of 28 m2 or less, collective housing and student kots in Wallonia. It is valid five years and renting without one can cost a 1,500…

The EPC (PEB) is Wallonia’s energy performance certificate. It grades a home from A++ to G, is valid for 10 years, must be drawn up by an accredited certifier and must appear in every sale or rental listing (SPW Energie,…

A property does not have to be planning-compliant to be sold in Wallonia, but the seller must disclose its planning situation and any known infraction. The notary records it in the deed, and the buyer then inherits any obligation to…

The electrical compliance certificate (CE) is the report of an approved body confirming a home’s electrical installation meets the RGIE. It must be given to the buyer at sale, is valid 25 years when the installation passes, and costs around…

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…

A property sale mandate is the written contract by which an owner instructs a real estate agent to market and negotiate the sale of a property. In Belgium it must be in writing, set a duration and a commission, and…

If a planning violation surfaces during the sale, disclose it, then either apply for a regularisation permit or agree with the buyer that they take it on with the price adjusted. The notary records the infraction in the deed under…

The compromis de vente is the private contract that seals the sale in Wallonia. Under Belgian law the compromis is equivalent to the sale, so once both parties sign, the deal is legally binding, subject only to any suspensive conditions…

In Wallonia the preliminary sale agreement is usually drafted by the notary or the estate agent handling the sale. Because it is binding once signed, drafting it is best left to a professional, and the notary’s involvement is free of…

The notarial deed (acte authentique) is the official sale contract drawn up and read by a notary. It transfers ownership definitively, is transcribed at the mortgage registry to make it enforceable against third parties, and must be signed within four…

A suspensive condition is a clause that puts the sale on hold until a defined event happens, most often the buyer obtaining a mortgage. If the condition fails within the agreed deadline, the compromis is unwound without penalty (immomakelaarvergelijker.be, 2026).…

You obtain a cadastral extract online through MyMinfin (SPF Finances), where you can view your own property data and order a certified extract paid by Bancontact, or by sending form 434 to the Administration Generale de la Documentation Patrimoniale (SPF…

An Easyhome exclusive mandate is a written contract entrusting the sale of your property to Easyhome alone for a set period. It concentrates marketing and negotiation in one team and follows the consumer rules of the Royal Decree of 28…

You obtain a planning permit (permis d’urbanisme) by filing a dossier with your commune under the CoDT. For larger works an architect must sign it. Decisions typically take 30, 75 or 115 days depending on the consultations and any public…

An Easyhome sale mandate runs for the fixed term written in your contract. Belgian consumer rules cap the notice on a tacitly renewed mandate at one month for an initial term of three months or less, and two months for…

An electrical installation inspection is the on-site check, carried out by a body approved by the SPF Economie, that tests a home’s wiring against the RGIE and produces the compliance certificate (CE). It is required at sale and costs about…

To sell a house in Wallonia you need proof of ownership (the last notarial deed), an EPC (PEB) certificate, an electrical compliance certificate (CE), a certified BDES soil extract, a cadastral extract, and any planning information. Easyhome gathers the full…

As a buyer in Wallonia you mainly provide identity documents and proof of financing (a mortgage agreement in principle). The seller supplies the legal file: EPC (PEB), electrical compliance certificate (CE), BDES soil extract, cadastral extract and planning information, which…