So you want to buy a house, but has no clue where to start? Well then this article is for you! To begin with, in Belgium there are two types of people that can sell you a property. There’s the private person (the “vendeur”) and the company (the “vendeur”). When you buy from the public, it’s called a sale “à l’amiable” or “privé”. When you buy from a real estate agency, it is called an auction. Sometimes they call it an auction when you buy from a private person too, but this is not entirely correct. It’s just that these …
