Manager's legal framework
EPC in Brussels: what the landlord and the agency must do
EPC (PEB) certificate for letting in Brussels: listing, lease, penalties, the 1 January 2033 deadline for F and G homes and the syndic role. An agency guide.
Manager's legal framework
Landlord taxation in 2026: the end of the interest deduction, property tax and second homes
The end of the interest deduction, Brussels property tax and second-home taxes on the coast: what agencies must explain to the owners they manage for in 2026.
Manager's legal framework
New IPI code of ethics on 1 October 2026: AI, owner statements and client money accounts
New IPI code on 1 October 2026: AI (Art. 43-45), annual statements (Art. 73), client money accounts (Art. 92-94). What a management agency must settle first.
Manager's legal framework
Abusive rents in Brussels: what ruling 105/2026 changes (and does not change) for your re-lettings
Federations' action dismissed on 17 September 2026 without a ruling on the merits: reference rent, the +20% threshold and the joint committee stay in force.
Manager's legal framework
Autumn 2026 rent indexation: the index picks up, and base 2025 changes the calculations
103.49 in base 2025, 140.30 in base 2013, +3.44% year on year: August indices, autumn forecasts, correction factors and batch indexation for agencies.
Manager's legal framework
Bruxelles Logement 2025 report: the five figures a property manager should know
Vacancy fines, the joint rent commission, discrimination, lease registration, the moratorium fund: the 2025 Bruxelles Logement report read from the agency.
Manager's legal framework
Brussels rent grid: why its update is postponed again
Grid update postponed, action dismissed on 17 September 2026, new grid announced within two years: what remains in force for your Brussels leases today.
Manager's legal framework
Commercial lease: reclaiming overpaid indexation without a registered letter
Cassation 20 March 2026: in Belgian commercial leases, tenants can reclaim overpaid indexation without a prior registered letter. Key uncertainties explained.
Manager's legal framework
A professional landlord without knowing it? What economic law changes for your leases
Own multiple rental properties without a company? You may legally be an enterprise under economic law. What that changes for your penalty clauses, late interest and leases.
Manager's legal framework
Landlords: why free online lease templates are a trap
Three distinct sets of legislation (BRU, WAL, FLA), three series of pitfalls. The critical clauses to verify in a residential lease before signing, and why even template leases have limits.
Manager's legal framework
Walloon renovation lease: having your tenant fund your works (without the traps)
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.
Manager's legal framework
Rental indexation: should you stick to an old base (88, 2004, 2013)?
Base 88 has been removed from several indexation tables. Should you panic? No. Only the relationship between the start index and the current index matters, using the same base for both.