Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Andersen advises and assists national and international businesses, investors, and individuals in real estate transactions, including acquisitions, development, and divestment of properties such as office buildings, shopping centers, and housing projects. Their services cover drafting contracts, navigating construction and tenancy laws, managing co-ownership, and representing clients in disputes or legal proceedings, ensuring comprehensive support for all real estate matters.
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We have extensive experience in advising and assisting national and international businesses and investors with respect to real estate transactions – acquisitions, development and divestment – in respect of office buildings, commercial real estate, shopping centres, hotels and housing developments, as well as the construction, operation of such buildings and the management of the co-ownership.
A trusted legal partner for all real estate matters
We provide services in the following areas:
- Contract drafting and contract negotiation
- Construction law
- General contracting
- Sale and purchase of real estate
- Rental and leasing agreements
- Long Lease Rights
- Project development and real estate investment
- Execution of real estate development projects
- Real Estate Certificates
- Public and private tenders
- Public Private Partnership (PPP)
- Regulated Real Estate Company (REIT)
- Expertise
- Permits and authorisations
- Representation in court, and before authorities, in all matters of real estate and tenancy law
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08.07.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium
The three-times-rent rule holds: Council of State clarifies tenant selection
Can a landlord refuse a prospective tenant because their income is less than three times the rent? This question has been central to the debate on discrimination in the rental market for several years. In a judgment of 30 March 2026, the Council of State expressly addressed this so-called “three-times-rent rule” for the first time. The judgment provides important clarification for landlords, real estate investors and real estate agents. The Council of State does not hold that the three-times-rent rule is automatically permissible in all circumstances. It does, however, consider that an income requirement equal to three times the rent and charges is not, in itself, disproportionate and therefore cannot, without more, be regarded as prohibited discrimination on the basis of wealth.
09.06.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium
Bill Proposes Cap on Real Estate Agents’ Commissions
Access to the housing market in Belgium has been under increasing pressure for some time. Sale prices continue to rise, rental prices are following the same trend, and significant additional costs are often incurred on top of these amounts. One such cost is the commission charged by real estate agents, for which no statutory maximum currently exists.
03.06.2026
•Administrative Law and Public Procurement, Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium
Reform of Flemish Housing Policy: 50,000 Additional Social Housing Units on the Way
By decree dated February 27, 2026, the Flemish legislature implemented significant changes to the 2021 Flemish Housing Code. The decree focuses primarily on further expanding the supply of social housing through a new binding social housing target extending through 2042. Several new priorities in housing policy are also being introduced.
12.05.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership, Andersen in Belgium
The Tenant’s Right of Preference in Brussels: A Disguised Right of Pre-emption? Practical Considerations
Real estate transactions in the Brussels-Capital Region are becoming increasingly complex. In addition to traditional points of attention such as urban planning regulations, soil certificates and the various statutory pre-emption rights of public authorities, less obvious legal mechanisms are also emerging that may have a decisive impact on the course of a sale. One of these is the tenant’s right of preference, a specific right that has applied since 6 January 2024 to the sale of rented residential properties in Brussels.