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Article 3.92 §3 of the co-ownership law allows the annulment of an irregular AGM causing personal prejudice. Notice, minutes, consultation arrangements: the 3-step checklist (before / during / after) to shield your AGMs.
Article 3.89 of the new Civil Code expressly allows the appointment of a non-professional building manager. Legal conditions, mandatory accounting, 4-step approach to move from theory to practice.
Fake bank guarantees, fake employers, fake tradespeople ringing your door 'after inspecting the roof': landlord scams are spreading. How to detect them without slipping into systematic mistrust.
Brussels municipalities are multiplying tax regulations targeting planning offences. The Council of State holds them illegal, but courts diverge. Analysis of a grey zone and the defence arguments for landlords.
Three distinct sets of legislation (BRU, WAL, FLA), three series of pitfalls. A tour of the critical clauses to verify in a residential lease before signing, and why even regional template leases have their limits.
The Royal Decree of 17 March 2026 removed codes 1146-18 and 2146-85 from the PIT return. An appeal is pending before the Constitutional Court. Sample conservatory annex to file to preserve your rights on 2025 mortgage interest.
Article 50 of the Walloon Decree of 15 March 2018 lets a tenant fund your works in exchange for rental benefits. Strict framework: written agreement, precise description, deadline, joint acceptance, single counterpart.
Walloon renovation lease, PIT annex for 2025 mortgage interest, free lease template pitfalls, Brussels tax regulations, landlord scams, volunteer building manager and anti-annulment AGM: seven reads for May 2026.
Looking for an alternative to Smovin? Discover why SEIDO is the choice of Belgian property managers who want to automate their maintenance workflows, accounting and tenant communications.
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Base 88 has been removed from several indexation tables. Should you panic? No. The key point: only the relationship between the start index and the current index matters, provided you use the same base for both.
To meet European climate targets, energy renovation rates need to at least double. But the instability of public support schemes (stop-and-go) is undermining owner investment and has already cost the French construction sector -3.8% in 2025.
Only 7% of IPI trainees choose building management today. Multiplying regulations, 24/7 email pressure, rising fees: Belgian co-ownership is entering a lasting supply crisis.
From 1 March 2026, interior renovations of an authorised dwelling in Flanders are exempt from planning permits. But new rules on verandas and extensions make the law harder to read, not easier.
Exit inspection, three deposit forms, 2024 CEHD wear-and-tear grid, absolute prohibition on unilateral deduction: the 9-step checklist to return the rental deposit without dispute in Wallonia.
The Brussels government has released EUR 56 million for 2024 dossiers but provides no grants whatsoever for 2025. Landlords who began works are caught between two regimes with no support.
Single lease or individual leases? Joint liability, co-tenancy pact, domiciliation, tenant turnover: the 5 watchpoints from the Walloon Decree of 15 March 2018 for renting to multiple tenants without disputes.
Walloon co-tenancy, Brussels 2025 renovation grants abandoned, rental deposit rules, Flanders planning reform, building manager shortage: everything you need to know from April 2026.
Complete guide to calculating rent indexation in Belgium in 2026. Official formula, EPC impact by region, commercial leases, unregistered leases and free calculator.
Two Brussels justices of the peace in 2025 validated waiver of the winter moratorium in written agreements. How to draft a protective payment agreement.
Vacancy tax up to EUR 24,000/year, EUR 4,000 for a deteriorated facade: behavioural taxes are exploding. How to respond and challenge these impositions.
The Federia-CIB 2025 barometer confirms a 27% fall in new leases over four years. Rents: +3.7% in Brussels, +5.4% in Wallonia. What this means for property managers.
Wallonia introduces mandatory energy renovation on sale from 2028. Full table of EPC deadlines, phase-out of oil heating, and evolution of financial support.
The Act of 11 December 2025 removes the mortgage interest deduction with retroactive effect from 1 January 2025. Landlord associations have brought a constitutional challenge.
After 614 days without a government, the Brussels DPR sets the course for landlords: rent reference grid, DLUU, planning permits halved in duration.
Brussels DPR, mortgage interest deduction removal, Wallonia EPC roadmap 2028, rental supply down 27%: everything property managers need to know from March 2026.
The building manager cannot initiate court proceedings without AGM ratification. Exceptions, consequences, and procedure: what recent case law requires of property managers.
The Court of Cassation overturns the Ghent rulings on second home taxes in Knokke and Koksijde. State of the legal saga and what property owners should do.
The Constitutional Court upholds the Brussels winter moratorium (ruling 131/2025). Calendar, compensation fund, and procedure for landlords in 2026.
Court of Cassation ruling 12 December 2025: the owners' association cannot act for hidden defects on behalf of individual co-owners. What managers and syndics need to know.
8 years between first discussions and breaking ground, 3 funding sources, EUR 100–180/month per unit. The real figures from the Syndic Reno Support programme.
Can the syndic refuse fibre optic installation in a co-ownership building? Operators' rights, the syndic's obligations, and infrastructure sharing: what the law actually provides.
Saint-Josse: +118% property tax in 10 years. The full table for the 10 Brussels municipalities and what property managers should monitor.
75% of Brussels rents exceed the reference grid. What the Smartblock 2025 data means for property managers and landlords.
Rent reference grid disconnected, property tax +118% in Saint-Josse, winter moratorium upheld, fibre optic in buildings: the 8 essential articles from February 2026.
J.P. Lennik ruling 2024: a lease can be cancelled retroactively if the tenant provided false pay slips. Best practices for property managers before and after signing.
30 years after the landmark 1994 Act: a full account of the syndic's 3 missions, their actual powers, the oversight bodies, and what co-owners are entitled to demand.
ECHR ruling Wulffaert v. Belgium (July 2025): a planning violation loses its legal status if a later law exempts that type of work. What this changes for Belgian property owners.
Unpaid rent during the Brussels winter moratorium? The Regional Solidarity Fund compensates landlords — eligibility criteria, deadlines, and the full procedure to avoid missing out.
Wallonia inheritance tax halved from 2028: rates of 12–15% in direct line, 7 estate planning strategies, and a Brussels–France–Luxembourg comparison.
EPC fines up to EUR 62,500 per co-ownership in Brussels: 2033 and 2043 deadlines, penalty calculations, new climate tables, and what property managers must do now.
EPC Brussels fines of EUR 62,500, Wallonia inheritance tax halved in 2028, winter moratorium and ECHR: the 6 essential articles from January 2026.
