Energy providers will now tell municipalities when they suspect a house/apartment is empty because consumption is too low
The fines are pretty steep
What if I want to leave the country for 2 years and don’t want to rent my place out? Not on my watch, says the Belgian government
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I remember when Belgium was better than average when it comes to privacy. Now its just big brotherland.
Just put on a night light /s
In Flanders, it is not illegal.
There is a registry however, amd communes can put an extra tax on “leegstand”.
Source: https://www.vlaanderen.be/leegstand-en-verkrotting#leegstaande-woningen
Good! People with an empty house will finally be inclined to sell one of their multiple properties so people without one can get the chance to be a house owner.
Good if true. In a housing crisis, it’s downright criminal for people to hoard properties they don’t use.
They can leave the heater on to save some money.
Glad they announced it so now people can just drive up consumption unnecessarily if they want to dodge this lol
ye fuck these companies aren’t ripping people off enough. Now they can also report you to the government if they aren’t milking you enough. Typical belgian solution of focusing small individuals rather than fixing structural problems.
My French isn’t that good what would qualify as unoccupied? A vacation home that is only used during summer vacation is that allowed?
Ik ben geld aan het sparen om verder de verbouwen over een jaar, maar voorlopig staat m’n kot dus wel leeg. Zou sucken als m’n energieleverancier me nu gaat narcen.
I’ve been spending more time in my house the past few months, but no way am I going to live there full-time on my own.