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An estimated 4,500 homes are sitting vacant in Brussels while the city suffers from a housing crisis, according to research commissioned by Brussels housing minister Nawal Ben Hamou (PS).
On 19 September 2023, the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region passed a new ordinance on the preferential right for tenants of rented property.
There are times when the climate crisis can feel like some far-off asteroid that will, one day, come crashing down to Earth.
The average interest rate on mortgages over 10 years reached 3.11% in February, putting them at their highest point since August 2014, according to new data released by the National Bank of Belgiu
The Brussels municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre is looking at how to cut back on emissions by taking stock of its current housing situation.
The City of Brussels, which owns more than 3,500 homes, has decided to reimburse tenants the proportion of their rent that exceeds the indexation of 5%, Bruzz reports.
One consequence of the current high inflation is a sharp rise in rents. If your rental lease comes into effect in June, the rent may be increased by 8.3%, reports RTBF.
There is a huge shortage of affordable and high-quality student housing in Brussels, reports Bruzz.
Pierre Verbeeren, the coordinator for Ukrainian refugees in Brussels, says the city wants to offer temporary shelter to 20,000 refugees from Ukraine by July.
