NOTARIES Deeds & inheritance
Notaries: a missing or expired EPC (PEB/EPB) certificate, regularised before the deed
Missing or expired certificate regularised before signing, 48-hour visit anywhere in Brussels, Belgium; certificate registered and verifiable in the official register.
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What the law says for your practice
In the Brussels-Capital Region, the EPC certificate is required from the moment a property is put up for sale, is annexed to the deed, and the notary bears a specific duty to inform.
- Property put up for sale without a certificate: the notary informs the administration
The notary is required to inform Brussels Environment when a property is put up for sale without an EPC certificate. Check the certificate as soon as the file is opened, before the first listing.
Source: Brussels Environment (FR) - Transactions covered and transactions exempt
Covered: private sale, forced or voluntary public sale, transfer of a lease, property leasing, transfer of a right in rem for consideration. Exempt: inheritance, gift, partition, contribution to a company, expropriation. A sale by the heirs remains covered.
Source: Brussels Environment, scope information sheet (FR) - Clause 27 of the notaire.be model sales agreement (compromis)
The December 2025 model sales agreement (clause 27) states the certificate number, its validity (ten years at most), the class, the kWh PE/(m².year), the copy received by the parties and the revocation check on peb-epb.brussels.
Source: notaire.be, model sales agreement for Brussels-Capital (FR) - Classes F and G: the 2033 target applies
Every dwelling must reach 275 kWh/m²/year by 1 January 2033 at the latest, then 150 kWh/m²/year from 31 December 2045 at the earliest. For a property rated F or G, this is a point worth drawing to the buyer's attention.
Source: Brussels Environment (FR) - Penalties: administrative fine of €50 to €62,500
Breaches of the EPC regulations are recorded in an official report sent to the Public Prosecutor; if no prosecution follows, Brussels Environment may impose an administrative fine of €50 to €62,500.
Source: Brussels Environment (FR)
What the Pro Space changes for your practice
The EPC certificate is required from the moment of sale and annexed to the deed. When it is missing or expired, your practice books the visit online itself, tracks the file and receives the official PDF in its Pro Space.
Regularisation within 48 hours before the deed
Visit booked within 48 hours in the assessors' calendar, certificate encoded on site, official PDF sent on the day of the visit.
Data ready for the EPC clause
Certificate number, validity, class and kWh PE/(m².year): everything appears on the official PDF stored in the property's file.
Inheritance: a single point of contact
Empty property, heirs far away: leave us the contact details of the person holding the keys and we schedule the visit for you.
Invoice to the seller or to the practice
One invoice per order, addressed to the seller or to your practice: you choose the recipient when placing the order.
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How it works
Create your pro account
1 minute; the details of your practice are entered only once.
Add the property, book the slot
In the assessors' calendar, immediate confirmation — or leave us the contact details of the seller, heir or occupant and we schedule the visit for you.
Receive everything in your Pro Space
Official certificate encoded on site, PDF sent on the day of the visit, one invoice.
A transparent price
The pro price is the public price, VAT included, known before the visit: from €125 per unit (studio). One invoice per order, to the seller or to the practice. No commission, no commitment. Electrical inspection possible during the same visit, from €180 VAT included.
Frequently asked questions
Can the notary execute the deed without a valid EPC certificate?
Not without consequences: the certificate must exist from the moment of sale and be handed to the buyer, and a notary faced with a property put up for sale without an EPC is required to inform Brussels Environment. Rather than postponing the signing, book a visit within 48 hours: the official PDF is sent the same day.
Must the notary report a missing EPC to Brussels Environment?
Yes. Brussels Environment states that notaries are required to inform the administration when a property is put up for sale without an EPC certificate. A certificate drawn up before the first listing avoids this situation; if it is missing once the file is open, we regularise it within 48 hours.
Does a sale following an inheritance require an EPC certificate?
Yes. Inheritance itself is exempt, but the sale of the property by the heirs (private or public) is subject to the EPC certificate. Empty property, heirs far away: leave us the contact details of the key holder and we schedule the visit for you.
Does a public sale require an EPC in Brussels?
Yes. Public sales, whether forced or voluntary, are among the transactions subject to the EPC certificate, in the same way as a private sale, a transfer of lease or property leasing. The certificate must be available from the moment the property is put on the market.
How can you check that an EPC certificate has not been revoked?
Consult the public register of Brussels Environment on peb-epb.brussels, using the certificate number. The notaire.be model sales agreement (clause 27) provides for this check and recalls the maximum validity of ten years. Our certificates are encoded on site, with the official PDF sent the same day.
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