Buy an Apartment in Anderlecht, Brussels

The municipality stretches from the Cureghem canal district, with its markets and older workers' housing, to greener residential pockets further out. The Erasmus university hospital and a football stadium are local landmarks. Transport is a draw: metro lines, trams and a major rail station put the centre of Brussels within minutes.

Other Brussels municipalities worth comparing are Ixelles, Uccle and Schaerbeek, plus the city of Brussels itself. Waterloo and Wavre lie in Walloon Brabant, a different region with different taxes, so treat them as separate markets.

Brussels charges 12.5% registration duty on most purchases, with a reduction for owner-occupiers: no duty on the first €200,000 for an owner-occupied home priced up to €600,000. Investors do not qualify. A notary is compulsory, and the compromis de vente (preliminary contract) is normally followed by a deed a few months later. Check co-ownership accounts, upcoming works and the energy certificate, since renovation obligations on poorly rated buildings are tightening.

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