{"id":6582,"date":"2024-11-21T07:48:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T05:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appartement.be\/10-mandatory-certificates-for-selling-your-house-or-apartment\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T07:48:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T05:48:48","slug":"10-mandatory-certificates-for-selling-your-house-or-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appartement.be\/en\/10-mandatory-certificates-for-selling-your-house-or-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"10 mandatory certificates for selling your house or apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you selling your home soon? Then there are 10 mandatory attestations you need to present to the buyer. Get them in order yourself or have your notary or real estate agent do it for you. Discover the 10 most important certificates for the sale of your house or apartment. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

1. Asbestos certificate<\/b><\/h2>\n

The asbestos certificate is mandatory if your home was built before 2001. You are also required to provide the asbestos certificate to the tenant when renting out a home. <\/span> When selling your home, the notary decides at what point you transfer the certificate. Usually this is during the compromise (the transfer agreement). How to apply for an asbestos certificate and how much it costs can be found in our article: <\/span>The mandatory asbestos certificate<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Soil mat test<\/b><\/h2>\n

The soil certificate is required when selling every land, house and apartment. The soil certificate shows whether the soil on which your home is built is not contaminated. The Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM) issues soil certificates. <\/span> As a seller, you are responsible to present a valid soil certificate. You can request this from OVAM or from your notary. At OVAM <\/span>you can request the soil certificate online or by mail<\/span>. <\/span>Read how to do this in the article from OAM Flanders: How do I apply for a soil attestation?<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Fuel oil tank certificates and reports.<\/b><\/h2>\n

Your heating oil tank must have it approved by a licensed technician or environmental expert. The latest certificates and reports of your heating oil tank are required to be presented to the buyer through the notary. Of course, this is only required if you heat your house or apartment with fuel oil. Heating oil is also called gas oil, heating oil or heating oil. It is not obligatory to request a new re-inspection certificate before the sale of the house. <\/span>. Ben je de laatste attesten en rapporten kwijt? Vraag in dat geval w\u00e9l een nieuw herkeuringsattest aan! <\/span><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Is your above-ground fuel oil tank, smaller than 5,000 kg or 6,000 liters? Then periodic inspection and thus re-inspection is not mandatory. Here, inspection is only required when the tank is installed. During the reinspection, a certified technician or certified environmental expert reviews the fuel oil tank: Does the tank still meet the obligations of maintenance and quality? Is there no risk of contamination outside the tank? <\/span><\/p>\n

After the inspection, you receive a certificate that you deliver to the buyer through the notary. <\/span>The authorized inspector will give your installation a green, orange or red cap or brand plate. These colors reflect whether your tank meets the legal requirements: <\/span><\/p>\n