Buying a flat or house in Liège: prices, areas and Belgian costs

The Meuse runs through the city, Outremeuse is a lively island district with its own traditions, and the old centre around the Carré has cafés and shops. The Liège-Guillemins station, with its Calatrava roof, links to Brussels in around 45 minutes and to Paris and Cologne by international train. Students from the university sustain demand for small flats.

Within Belgium, Namur is the other main Walloon city, while Hasselt and Genk lie across the language border in Flanders, where taxes differ. Wavre, Waterloo and Ixelles are part of the Brussels commuter area.

Belgium has no general bar on foreign buyers. The big extra cost is registration duty, which in Wallonia is generally around 12.5% on resale homes, with reductions for some owner-occupiers, plus notary fees. New builds usually carry VAT instead. Always check urbanism certificates and the energy certificate (PEB), because renovation obligations can affect value.

Read the Belgium buying guide and mortgage guide, or visit the Belgium page.