Buying and Selling of Real Estate

• Copies of identity cards and tax identification numbers of all parties with indication of marital status (and any applicable matrimonial property regime)
• Documentation indicating the origin of the property (notarial deed or inheritance)
• Copies of any preliminary contracts
• Copies of any payments already issued
• In cases involving a real estate agent: contact information of the agency and a copy of the commission payment

Additionally:

for buildings:

• Copies of documents from the Housing Department (construction permit, modifications, DIA, SCIA, CILA, safety compliance/occupancy certificate…)
• In the case of repurchase of a “first house” (tax credit): copies of the purchase deed of the new property and the deed of sale of the previous property
• Copy of the energy performance certificate

for land:

• Urban planning use class certificate (original)
• Indication of any applicable PAC title

NOTE: If the transaction is to proceed after the acceptance of an inheritance, it is also necessary to present the death certificate of the deceased. Furthermore, when dealing with a inheritance involving a will, a complete, authentic copy of the notarised will must also be presented.