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Twenty minutes of viewing decide two years of your life. Damp, windows, EPC, heating, meters, noise: what to look at, what to ask, and the warning signs of a rental scam.
Energy certificate, housing quality standards, smoke detectors, a written and registered lease, an inventory of fixtures: everything you must have in order before publishing an ad in Belgium — and how to write a listing that attracts good candidates.
Positioning against the local market, measuring the effect of the energy rating on rental value, distinguishing rent, charge provisions and flat fees — and working out what a month of vacancy really costs.
What the certificate is, who issues it, what it costs, how long it lasts, and above all: the mandatory statements in the ad. They differ between Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders — where it is called EPC.
The exact formula, the health index, the anniversary date, the fact that nothing is automatic and retroactivity is capped — plus the warning that matters: the Regions have tied indexation to energy performance.