The search for housing in the private sector

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Several search modes for private housing are possible:

• Posters in street. When the good is to be rented or sold, it is common that the owner places a poster To rent with the description of the good.
• Announcements in the daily press. Announcements of supplies and demands of housing (furnished apartments or not, houses - by valuable category and location) appear in the Brussels daily press (or national with regional pages).
• Announcements in advertisement flyers. Free advertisement flyers and newspapers in Brussels and, particularly Vlan contain an important number of offers and also allow to publish demands. They are weekly distributed, free of charge and can also be bought in the press selling points. The insertions in the newspaper are free.
• Announcements on Web. Sites Immoweb, From Private to Private (PAP), Between Private individuals are specialized sites. A site of announcements as Spotter also proposes real-estate offers. The site of Vlan and of the newspaper I announce also present real-estate offers. Several real estate agencies are also present on the Web and detail their propositions there.
• Announcements on notice boards. In certain stores such as bookshops or hypermarkets, panels allow the owners and the candidate tenants to post their announcements.
• Real estate agencies. Real estate agencies, appointed by the owners, put real estate on rent or sale.

Associations can also intervene in the case of a search for housing, particularly for weaker persons or persons in trouble.