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Are you looking for a new apartment, a house or a land where you can build ? Research may take time and there are risks you miss a good opportunity. The estate agents propose you several offers according to your requirements. They also make you benefit from their large network of owners, sellers and building contractors so that you can conclude a good deal for both parts.

Buying your new house can be similar to a real battle. Indeed, the competition can be hard. That is the reason why it may be a good idea to hire your own real estate agent. They offer you their assistance in the process of looking for the perfect place, for example by making a house appraisal of the property so that you are protected from hidden defects which might result in a bad investment. You should also know that a notary is required in every property transaction. Then, do not forget to count their fees in the final amount.

When you finally have found the ideal house, your agent will help you bargain with the owner. Indeed, there are several conditions favouring a lower sale price. For example, the period it has been offered for sale, the price of other similar houses in the same area, highlighting the weaknesses of the property and so on. Before deciding to buy a property, it is highly recommended to ascertain all your needs are going to be fulfilled. If not, there are chances you will have to start construction or transformation works. The costs of those may exceed the budget you had established. Of course, there are high probabilities the house or apartment does not meet 100% of your requirements. That is the reason why it is important to know what concessions you are ready to make. Cliquez sur le lien ci-dessous pour trouver une bien immobilier à Waterloo : maison à vendre en Brabant wallon.

If you still have doubts, but you want to make an offer before someone else buys the house that may be the one you were looking for, there is something you can do. Make an offer to the seller with suspended conditions. That means yo can withdraw your offer without expenses if some of the conditions you had agreed on are not fulfilled.

The rights and obligations of a new owner

This is it! You have finally found the perfect place to settle. As an owner, you will benefit from special rights. It starts with the tax allowance granted to buyers. When you purchase a house or another kind of estate, you have to pay a registration fee going to the Region you live in. Depending on the price of the place and other factors (for example, if you were already living there), this fee can be more or less expensive. In order to help people to buy their own house, there is a reduction of this price (called abattement in French). In Brussels, you don't have to pay the fee until 175 000€. Exceeding this amount, there is a tax of 12,5%, but if you fulfil some conditions it could be less.

There is another thing that will be new in your tax return: the cadastral income. It is a fictive income, which is equivalent to the amount of money you would have won if you had rent your estate for a year (since the tax return has to be submitted once a year). What you will have to pay in the end is called the property tax and consists in a percentage of the cadastral income. Do not hesitate to ask these questions to your agent.