Schaerbeek Real Estate: Buy an Apartment or House in Brussels

The commune is known for its Art Nouveau and eclectic townhouses, the green space of Josaphat Park and the market-and-cafe life around Place Dailly and Meiser. It borders the European institutions district to the south-west and is connected to the centre by tram, bus and rail. Buyers tend to be young families, EU staff, and investors renting to long-term tenants.

The quality of streets varies block by block, so view at different times of day and check the state of the building's common parts and energy rating.

In the Brussels region, registration duty is 12.5% of the price. Owner-occupiers buying a home priced up to €600,000 get an allowance that removes duty on the first €200,000, but investors do not. A notary handles the deed; sign a compromis de vente first, usually with a deposit around 10%, then complete several months later.

Non-resident mortgages are possible, with banks asking for a larger deposit than for residents. Read our Belgium financing guide and the buying guide before you commit, and use the mortgage calculator for monthly costs.

Within the Brussels region, compare Brussels, Ixelles, Anderlecht and the leafy southern commune of Uccle. Waterloo and Wavre are in Walloon Brabant, a different region with different transfer duty. The Belgium country page has the full picture.