Student rooms

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In Brussels, housing intended to be rented to students is called kots (French) or koten (Dutch).

According to article 4 of the tax regulation on second homes (PDF, 0,01MB) (where the occupant is not registered at the population register of the City), students who live in a student room do not have to pay a tax for that.

On the other hand, the tax regulation on a furnished accommodation (PDF, 0,01MB) says that people who let this accommodation need to pay a tax.

Finding student rooms

The universities and high schools in Brussels can be contacted:

• because they have their own student housing
• or because they centralize the offers of student rooms by private individuals and inform about the conditions and the manners of the rent

Infor Jeunes and Br(ik

The French-speaking Infor Jeunes network has a database of student rooms (including online) and has a service that gives more information about renting a student room. The Br(ik association is an association from the Dutch-speaking universities and high schools in Brussels. It also has an online database of 'koten' and gives information about renting student rooms.

Infor Jeunes Brussels
Rue Van Artevelde 155 - 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02 514 41 11
E-mail: bruxelles@inforjeunes-bxl.be
Website: www.inforjeunes-bxl.be

Infor Jeunes Laeken
Bld Emile Bockstael 360D/11 - 1020 Brussels
Tel. 02 421 71 30 or 31
E-mail: laeken@inforjeunes-bxl.be
Website: www.inforjeunes-bxl.be

Br(ik
Sint-Michielsstraat 28
1000 Brussels
Tel. 02 211 05 40
www.brik.be
welkom@brik.be

Websites with student room offers

Some websites facilitate the search for student housing:

• Br(ik (in Dutch and English)
• Kitkot (in French, Dutch and English)
• Student (in French, Dutch and English)
• Brussels Destination (in French and English, for short periods of stay, especially for foreign students)
• Kot.be (in Dutch)
• Alle Koten (in Dutch)
• Kotfinder (in Dutch)
• Infor Jeunes (in French)
• BruKot (in French)