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YOUR PREPARATION · REAL ESTATE

Specific documents for your meeting. Indicate what is ready, where you need help, and what is not applicable.

Prepare what you already have. A missing document is no reason to postpone your first appointment. We will discuss what we can obtain for you.

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Which documents should I provide?

Full text of the offer, option or compromise with annexes

Provide the complete version with date, attachments and later amendments. Do you not have this document or do you not know if it exists? Select “Help needed” and discuss it with the office.

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Credit offer from your bank, if already available

Request the document from your bank or download it from your own online banking environment. State the date and file reference. Provide statements, never passwords or access codes.

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Proof of your own funds, for example a bank statement or deed of gift

Provide the full text and any amendments. Look in your deed folder or Mijn akten. Not everything is digitally available; if necessary, indicate which office drafted the deed.

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Marriage contract or cohabitation contract, if you have one

Provide the full text and any amendments. Look in your deed folder or Mijn akten. Not everything is digitally available; if necessary, indicate which office drafted the deed.

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Sales dossier with EPC, soil certificate, asbestos certificate and electricity inspection, insofar as applicable and available

Check in the sales dossier for your house documents. For a purchase, request these documents from the seller or estate agent. For a sale, we agree which certificates are missing and who requests them.

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Plans, permits and post-intervention dossier from the sales dossier

Search among your house documents, architect or contractor. Report renovations for which you find no documents. The office discusses which information is needed from the municipality or an expert.

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For an apartment: deed of division, information from the syndicus and any rental agreement

Request the documents from your syndicus or find them with the deed of purchase. Provide the contact details of the syndicus so that the office can request the necessary information.

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What do we record?

We examine the documents and legal implications. You do not need to work out the arrangement yourself beforehand. We will agree on which missing documents we can request.

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"An expert may guard time. Not by endlessly postponing, but by indicating which information is missing and when a response can responsibly be given."
Paul Wellens

Your questions, step by step

Buying a home is a big step. We help you understand what you are signing, what costs you may expect and what still needs to happen.

Why do I go to the notaire for this?

Contact us before signing an offer. The civil-law notary checks the arrangements and examines whether the seller can transfer the home.

A notarial deed is required for the transfer of your ownership right when purchasing property.

How do I buy a home?
  1. Have your budget and loan checked by the bank.

  2. Have the offer and then the sales agreement with all appendices reviewed.

  3. After the investigations, bank instructions and settlement follows the deed.

How does this proceed and how long does it take?

Usually the deed is signed within four months after the sales agreement. A suspensive condition can influence the starting point.

Have the final date and the deadline for obtaining your loan confirmed separately.

Which documents should I provide to the notaire?
What does the notaire do and investigate?
  • Who is the owner and who is authorised to sell?
  • Are there mortgages, attachments, pre-emptive rights or usufruct rights?
  • What soil, urban planning and other real estate information is required?
  • Do financing, conditions, taxes and settlement correspond with the agreements? The civil-law notary does not conduct a technical building inspection.

We agree on which searches the office will conduct and which information you, your bank or another expert will provide.

What should I pay attention to before I sign?

Check the address, what is included, the price, your ownership share, the financing, the handover of keys and any further occupation. Ask for clarification about access across your land, rental and renovation obligations.

Is a passage still unclear? Feel free to ask for an explanation with an example from your own situation. Only sign when you understand what you are agreeing to.

What else must I arrange afterwards?

The office monitors the registration and transfer. You arrange the insurance, meter readings, energy and water contracts, change of address and applicable works.

Keep the post-intervention dossier with the property.

Transfer documents, insurances and practical aftercare
Which practical tips can help me?

An offer is not a non-binding reservation. Have a financing condition drawn up before you sign and check the agreed response period.

What do these words mean?
Compromise
the sales agreement, which can bind you even before the deed.
Suspensive condition
an arrangement making the execution dependent on an uncertain event, for example a loan.
Easement
a right in favour of another parcel, for example a right of passage.
Where can I find more explanation or help?

You do not have to phrase your question in legal terms. Tell what concerns you, what you want to arrange and if an important date is approaching.

We will look together at the next step. We agree in advance on how the office will assist you and what costs are involved.

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General explanation for your preparation. The rules and documents that apply to you are determined based on your file.