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Articles and guides on selling a real estate company
In-depth, maintained analysis on transferring a Belgian real estate holding company.
Selling a real estate company: the mistakes that cost the most
Negotiating alone, accepting the first offer, overlooking the latent tax, arriving with an incomplete file: the most common mistakes made by sellers of Belgian real estate companies, and how to avoid them.
ArticleHow a buyer values your shares, and why it is less than your buildings are worth
Why the price of a real estate company's shares is lower than the value of its buildings: adjusted net asset value, latent tax, debts and current accounts. The buyer's method, explained.
ArticleComparing offers: why the highest price is not always the best offer
Two offers for the same real estate company can differ far more in their terms than in their price. Certainty, guarantees, timing, current accounts: how to compare them properly.
ArticleSelling a real estate company: the steps, from preparation to signing
Preparation, first contacts, offers, letter of intent, due diligence, share transfer agreement, signing: the steps in selling a Belgian real estate company, what happens at each, and what lengthens the timeline.
ArticleDue diligence: the documents a buyer will ask you for
Articles of association, accounts, loans, title deeds, soil certificates, leases: the non-exhaustive list of documents a buyer will request when you sell a Belgian real estate company, so you can prepare your file.
ArticleSelling when there are several shareholders, and they don't always agree
Siblings, heirs, long-standing partners: what does Belgian company law say when one shareholder wants to sell and another does not? Approval, buyouts between shareholders, court remedies, and how to avoid deadlock.
ArticleCapital gains tax 2026: what changes for your real estate company
Since 1 January 2026, selling the shares of a Belgian real estate company is no longer tax-exempt. The 20% threshold, the one-million exemption, the progressive scale and the 31 December 2025 snapshot, explained for sellers.
ReferenceFrequently asked questions
The 16 questions sellers ask, set out in full: liability guarantee, UBO register, release of bank guarantees, cash in the company, tenants.
ReferenceGlossary
The 30 key terms of selling a real estate company, simply defined: share deal, latent tax, liability guarantee, locked box, novation.