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My tenant hasn't paid for 3 months: how I handled it
Marc, a landlord in Liege, tells how he dealt with 3 months of unpaid rent. From discovering the problem to reaching an amicable resolution, his step-by-step journey.
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Landlord obligations in Belgium: complete guide
All legal obligations of the landlord in Belgium. Habitability, EPC, repairs, lease registration, rental deposit, safety and regional compliance.
Digital
Will digital leases be the norm by 2030?
Analysis of the trends pushing the property lease towards fully digital in Belgium. Electronic signature, MyRent registration, cloud archiving and legislative developments.
Insurance
Insurance guide for landlords
Essential insurance for landlords in Belgium. Fire, civil liability, unpaid rent guarantee, legal protection and EPC insurance. Comparison and advice.
Co-ownership
Complete co-ownership guide for landlords
Everything landlords need to know about co-ownership in Belgium. General assembly, property manager, allocation of charges, reserve fund, works and impact on the rental.
Tax
Tax mistakes landlords make
The most common tax mistakes made by landlords in Belgium. Incorrectly declared cadastral income, property tax, forgotten deductions, indexation and transfer to a company.
Digital
Digitalisation of rental management: trends
Rental management digitalisation trends in Belgium. Electronic signature, online payments, digital inventories, AI and automation for landlords.
FPS
Digitalisation of lease registration at FPS
How to register a primary residence lease online with the FPS Finance via MyRent. Step-by-step procedure, required documents, deadlines and consequences of late registration.
Co-ownership
Co-ownership and rental: rules to know
The co-ownership rules that affect rental in Belgium. Internal regulations, allocation of charges, general assembly and tenant rights in co-ownership.
Digital
How to switch from paper to digital management
Practical guide to digitalise your rental management in Belgium. Document migration, software selection, task automation and concrete gains for landlords.
Rent
How to handle unpaid rent step by step
Complete procedure for unpaid rent in Belgium. Amicable reminder, formal notice, conciliation, justice of the peace and enforcement of judgment. Deadlines, costs and templates.
Landlord
How to handle a noisy tenant and neighbour complaints
Your tenant is causing noise nuisance? Complete procedure in Belgium: dialogue, formal notice, termination clause, municipal mediation and proceedings before the justice of the peace.
Landlord
Complete checklist to rent out your first property
All the steps to rent out a property for the first time in Belgium. EPC, rental deposit, lease registration, insurance and tax obligations for landlords.
Lease
Paper lease vs digital lease: pros and cons
Detailed comparison between paper lease and digital lease in Belgium. Legal validity, electronic signature, FPS registration and tools available for landlords.
Online management
Testimonial: how online management saved me 3,200 EUR in one year
Marie-Claire, a landlord in Namur, shares her switch to online rental management. Before/after, real savings and impact on the tenant relationship.
Real estate agency
How our agency digitalised the management of 120 properties in 6 months
Immobiliere Bruxelles-Sud, an agency in Forest, shares the digitalisation of its management of 120 rental properties. Process, obstacles and measured results after 6 months.
Service charges
My landlord wants to increase charges retroactively: 1,200 EUR claimed
Isabelle, a tenant in Brussels, shares how her landlord claimed 1,200 EUR in retroactive charges over 2 years. Analysis of the statement, challenge and resolution.
Rental deposit
My landlord refuses to return the deposit: 4 months of proceedings
Sofie, a former tenant in Ghent, shares how her landlord blocked 2,700 EUR in deposit for 4 months. Procedure, justice of the peace and full recovery.
Repairs
My landlord will not make repairs: 7 months of ceiling leaks
Thomas, a tenant in Charleroi, shares 7 months of battling to get a roof leak repaired. Formal notice, Regional Housing Service and justice of the peace.
Privacy
My landlord enters my home without warning: how I put a stop to the intrusions
Nadia, a tenant in Brussels, shares how her landlord entered the apartment in her absence. Trespass, steps taken and resolution in 5 weeks.
Lease break
My tenant wants to leave before the lease ends: how I negotiated the compensation
Laurent, a landlord in Charleroi, shares how his tenant wanted to break the lease after 14 months. Notice period, break compensation and negotiation in Wallonia.
Tenant works
My tenant wants to install a jacuzzi on the balcony: how I handled this request
Francois, a landlord in Mons, shares the unusual request from his tenant who wanted to place a jacuzzi on the balcony. Weight, co-ownership, water and a reasoned refusal.
Viewings
My tenant refuses viewings for re-letting: 2 months of standoff
Sophie, a landlord in Brussels, shares how her tenant blocked all viewings during the notice period. Brussels rules, negotiation and resolution in 8 weeks.
Property inventory
My tenant refuses to sign the property inventory: 6 weeks of deadlock
Alain, a landlord in Namur, shares how his tenant refused to sign the exit inventory. Independent expert, bailiff and resolution in 6 weeks.
Hospitalisation
My tenant is hospitalised: who pays the rent during 4 months?
Philippe, a landlord in Brussels, shares how he managed 4 months without rent after his tenant was hospitalised. CPAS, insurance and a humane resolution.
Damages
My tenant is damaging the property: how I recovered 4,200 EUR in damages
Catherine, a landlord in Liege, shares how she dealt with significant damage to her apartment caused by a tenant. Bailiff report, deposit deduction and justice of the peace proceedings.
Rent
My tenant asks for a rent reduction: how to respond?
Laurent, a landlord in Brussels, recounts how his tenant requested a rent reduction citing rising energy charges. Analysis, negotiation and agreement.
Repairs
My tenant asks for expensive repairs: must I agree?
Michel, a landlord in Charleroi, recounts how his tenant demanded a full bathroom renovation. What is compulsory, what is not, and how to negotiate.
Pets
My tenant has an unauthorised pet
Catherine, a landlord in Namur, discovers her tenant has a 40 kg German Shepherd in a flat where pets are prohibited. Resolution and case law.
Subletting
My tenant sublet without permission
Vincent, a landlord in Saint-Josse, discovers his tenant has been subletting the flat on Airbnb. 87 listings, EUR 14,000 in undeclared income. Timeline and resolution.
Wallonia
My experience as a landlord in Wallonia: 5 years and 4 properties
Jean-Marc, 53, owner of 4 rental properties in Mons, shares 5 years of experience. Rental permit, EPC, tenants and real yield.
Verbal lease
My lease is verbal and the landlord denies it: what to do?
Rachid, a tenant in Liege, recounts how his landlord denied the existence of their verbal lease. Evidence gathered, procedure and outcome.
Personal occupation
The landlord wants the property back for their daughter
Jean-Luc, a landlord in Mons, recounts how he gave notice for family occupation so his daughter could move into the flat. Conditions, notice and effective occupation.
Notice to sell
The landlord wants me to leave so they can sell
Aurelie, a tenant in Namur, recounts how her landlord tried to make her leave to sell. Notice period, compensation and tenant rights in Wallonia.
Privacy
The landlord wants to install cameras in common areas
Karim, a tenant in Etterbeek, recounts how his landlord installed cameras in the entrance hall without authorisation. GDPR, co-ownership and resolution.
Receipt
The landlord won't give me a rent receipt
Sofie, a tenant in Ghent, recounts how she obtained her rent receipts after 14 months without any proof of payment. Steps taken and resolution.
Property tax
The landlord asks me to pay the property tax
Nadia, a tenant in Charleroi, recounts how her landlord tried to make her pay the property tax. What the law says and how she responded.
Co-ownership
The tenant doesn't respect the co-ownership rules
Thierry, a landlord in Schaerbeek, recounts how his tenant accumulated co-ownership complaints: noise, parking, bins. Timeline and resolution.
Inventory
The tenant disputes the exit inventory
Francoise, a landlord in Liege, recounts how her tenant contested EUR 4,800 of damage at the exit. Expert assessment, normal wear and resolution.
Abandonment
The tenant left without notice: what to do?
Philippe, a landlord in Ixelles, recounts how his tenant vanished overnight. Abandoned belongings, unpaid rent and the abandonment procedure.
Renovations
The tenant did renovations without permission
Isabelle, a landlord in Namur, discovers that her tenant knocked down a wall and redid the kitchen without consent. A step-by-step account of the resolution.
Heating
The heating doesn't work and the landlord won't respond
Samira, a tenant in Saint-Gilles, recounts how she survived 3 weeks without heating in the Brussels winter. Formal notice, emergency repair and recourse.
Digitalisation
From paper to digital management: my forced switch after a disaster
Christophe, a landlord in Brussels, shares how a water damage incident destroyed his paper archives and forced him to go digital. Reconstruction, tools and lessons.
Automation
How I automated managing my 3 apartments in Liege
Vincent, 45, a landlord in Liege, shares how he went from 6 to 2 hours of management per week by automating rent tracking, indexation and receipts.
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