{"id":605,"date":"2026-10-25T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T12:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/knowledge-base\/social-rental-agency-housing-company\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T09:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:13:33","slug":"social-rental-agency-housing-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/social-rental-agency-housing-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Social rental agency, housing company and the property ownership condition: who checks what"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-artikelkop bb-artikelkop--beeld\" id=\"artikelkop\" data-bg=\"primary\" style=\"--bb-ak-img:url(https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/kb-sociaal-verhuurkantoor.webp)\"><div class=\"bb-container bb-artikelkop__inhoud\"><p class=\"bb-kicker\">KNOWLEDGE BASE \u00b7 SOCIAL HOUSING<\/p><h1>Social rental agency, housing company and the property ownership condition: who checks what<\/h1><p class=\"bb-artikelkop__meta\">Reading time 6 minutes \u00b7 updated October 2026<\/p><div class=\"bb-artikelkop__kort\"><p class=\"bb-kicker\">In brief<\/p><\/p>\n<p>Until recently, Flanders had two kinds of social landlords: the social housing companies with their own homes and the social rental agencies that leased homes on the private market and sublet them. Since the 2021 reform they have been merged into housing companies, one per area of operation. For verification of property abroad, that means one rule, one landlord and one case file, including for former social rental agency (SVK) tenants.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/section><nav class=\"bb-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/\">Knowledge base<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Social rental agency, housing company and the property ownership condition: who checks what<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/nav><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-kolommen\" id=\"inhoud\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><div class=\"bb-kolommen__grid\"><div class=\"bb-kolom bb-kolom--hoofd\"><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--tekst\" id=\"van-svk-naar-woonmaatschappij\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>From social rental agency to housing company<\/h2><div class=\"bb-tekst\"><\/p>\n<p>A sociaal verhuurkantoor (SVK, social rental agency) leased homes from private owners and sublet them to vulnerable tenants, with support. A sociale huisvestingsmaatschappij (SHM, social housing company) built and let its own homes. The decreet van 9 juli 2021 (decree of 9 July 2021) brought the two together in the housing company: in each area of operation there has been only one social landlord since 2023, which manages both its own stock and the leased homes. The transition was completed during 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>For tenants, the landlord changed its name; the rules for registration, admission and rent were harmonised in the Vlaamse Codex Wonen (Flemish Housing Code) and the implementing decree. The leased homes also fall under the social rent regime of Book 6 of the Codex.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--tekst\" id=\"eigendomsvoorwaarde-svk\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>The property ownership condition also applies to leased homes<\/h2><div class=\"bb-tekst\"><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who rents a home that the housing company has leased on the private market is a social housing tenant like any other. The property ownership condition applies in full: no home or building land in full ownership, in Belgium or abroad, and the obligation to report an acquisition spontaneously. The sworn declaration is signed at registration and the rent is calculated in the same way, with the same social rent reduction.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, SVKs checked less for property abroad than SHMs did: the agencies were small, had no legal department of their own and focused on support. However, tenants of an SVK may also show concrete indications of foreign property, for example an inheritance or a family home. Since the merger, the housing company can deploy the same investigation for all its tenants and use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/framework-agreement\/\">Flemish framework agreement<\/a> with reimbursement of the costs.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--tekst\" id=\"wie-controleert\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>Who checks what<\/h2><div class=\"bb-tekst\"><\/p>\n<p>In the housing company, the roles are divided as follows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Property in Belgium<\/strong> is checked by the company itself, via the data of the FOD Financi\u00ebn (FPS Finance), at registration and periodically.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Property abroad<\/strong> cannot be verified by the company itself; in case of a concrete suspicion, it has this investigated by an agency that works with lawyers on site. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/when-to-start-a-property-investigation\/\">when you may start an investigation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The supervisory body<\/strong> of Wonen in Vlaanderen monitors compliance with the rules by the housing company and can request case files.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The justice of the peace<\/strong> decides in the event of a dispute about termination and recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The private owner of a leased home is not involved in any of this: the housing company is their tenant and continues to pay the rent, even if the subtenant loses their right. For the owner, nothing changes.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--tekst\" id=\"praktijk\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>What this means in practice<\/h2><div class=\"bb-tekst\"><\/p>\n<p>For case managers coming from the SVK world, investigation into foreign property is often new. Three points of attention:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The same suspicion, the same standard.<\/strong> A long stay abroad, an inheritance, a report: the same concrete indications apply as for the company&#8217;s own stock, and the same limit: never on the basis of origin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The same consequences.<\/strong> In the event of a hit, the housing company can terminate the lease and recover the social rent reduction; see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/recovering-social-rent-reduction\/\">recovering the social rent reduction<\/a>. The leased home then becomes available for the next candidate on the waiting list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support and verification go together.<\/strong> That the housing company supports a tenant does not stand in the way of verification. The justice of the peace in Hamme held that verification in fact forms part of the social landlord&#8217;s mission.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/services\/pre-check\/\">pre-check<\/a> usually gives, within 1 to 2 weeks, an initial picture of whether a case merits further investigation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sources: decreet van 9 juli 2021 (decree of 9 July 2021) amending various decrees relating to housing (<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.vlaanderen.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vlaamse Codex<\/a>); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vlaanderen.be\/wonen-in-vlaanderen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wonen in Vlaanderen on housing companies<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"bb-kolom bb-kolom--zij\"><aside class=\"bb-kaart bb-ihk\" id=\"in-het-kort\"><p class=\"bb-kicker\">Overview<\/p><h2 class=\"bb-ihk__kop\">In brief<\/h2><dl class=\"bb-ihk__lijst\"><div><dt>Lead time<\/dt><dd>usually 1\u20132 weeks<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><p class=\"bb-ihk__knop\"><a class=\"bb-knop\" href=\"\/en\/request-a-pre-check\/\">Request a pre-check<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"bb-ihk__trust\"><li><span class=\"bb-icoon material-symbols-outlined\" aria-hidden=\"true\">check_circle<\/span><span>Carried out in accordance with the GDPR<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/aside><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--panel bb-faq-sectie\" id=\"faq\" data-bg=\"panel\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2><div class=\"bb-faq\"><div class=\"bb-faq__item\"><h3 class=\"bb-faq__vraag\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"faq-faq-0\" id=\"faq-faq-0-knop\">Do social rental agencies still exist?<span class=\"bb-faq__icoon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"bb-faq__antwoord\" id=\"faq-faq-0\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-faq-0-knop\"><p>Not as a separate organisation. Their activities have been absorbed into the housing companies. The term lives on for the leased homes and the supportive approach.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bb-faq__item\"><h3 class=\"bb-faq__vraag\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-faq-1\" id=\"faq-faq-1-knop\">Does the property ownership condition also apply to tenants who rented through an SVK before the merger?<span class=\"bb-faq__icoon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"bb-faq__antwoord\" id=\"faq-faq-1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-faq-1-knop\" hidden><p>Yes. The condition already applied under the Kaderbesluit Sociale Huur (Framework Decree on Social Rent) and applies in full under the Vlaamse Codex Wonen. The landlord is now the housing company.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bb-faq__item\"><h3 class=\"bb-faq__vraag\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-faq-2\" id=\"faq-faq-2-knop\">May the private owner of a leased home receive information about the investigation?<span class=\"bb-faq__icoon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"bb-faq__antwoord\" id=\"faq-faq-2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-faq-2-knop\" hidden><p>No. The investigation concerns the subtenant and falls under the controllership of the housing company. The owner has no role in it.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-kaarten bb-kaarten--kb\" id=\"gerelateerd\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>See also<\/h2><div class=\"bb-grid-3\"><article class=\"bb-kaart bb-kaart--kb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bb-kaart__beeld\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/woonmaatschappijen-768x429.webp\" alt=\"For housing companies\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><h3 class=\"bb-kaart__titel\">For housing companies<\/h3><p class=\"bb-kaart__tekst\">Asset investigation for housing companies: does a social tenant own real estate abroad? Pre-check and reporting for your case.<\/p><a class=\"bb-knop bb-knop--tertiair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/services\/for-housing-companies\/\">Read more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"bb-kaart bb-kaart--kb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bb-kaart__beeld\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/kb-codex-768x429.webp\" alt=\"The property ownership condition in the Flemish Housing Code explained\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><h3 class=\"bb-kaart__titel\">The property ownership condition in the Flemish Housing Code explained<\/h3><p class=\"bb-kaart__tekst\">What the property ownership condition for social housing means: no home or building land in Belgium or abroad, exceptions, duty to report, consequences.<\/p><a class=\"bb-knop bb-knop--tertiair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/property-condition-flemish-housing-code\/\">Read more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"bb-kaart bb-kaart--kb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bb-kaart__beeld\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/kb-verklaring-op-eer-768x429.webp\" alt=\"Sworn declaration in social housing: why a signature is not a check\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><h3 class=\"bb-kaart__titel\">Sworn declaration in social housing: why a signature is not a check<\/h3><p class=\"bb-kaart__tekst\">What the sworn declaration on foreign property entails, why it is not evidence and how a housing company does verify the condition.<\/p><a class=\"bb-knop bb-knop--tertiair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/sworn-declaration\/\">Read more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-cta bb-cta--beeld\" id=\"cta\" data-bg=\"primary\" style=\"--bb-cta-img:url(https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/cta-band.webp)\"><div class=\"bb-container bb-cta__inhoud\"><h2 class=\"bb-cta__kop\">Discuss your case<\/h2><p class=\"bb-cta__tekst\">Do you have a question about real estate abroad? We are happy to discuss which service suits your case. You receive clarity in advance about the assignment, the lead time and the costs.<\/p><p class=\"bb-cta__knop\"><a class=\"bb-knop bb-knop--invers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/contact\/\">Discuss your case<\/a><\/p><p class=\"bb-cta__contact\"><a href=\"tel:+31851110123\">+31 (0)85 111 01 23<\/a><span aria-hidden=\"true\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@bureaubuitenland.be\">info@bureaubuitenland.be<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1477,"parent":586,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-605","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"bb_rendered":"<section class=\"bb-sectie bb-artikelkop bb-artikelkop--beeld\" id=\"artikelkop\" data-bg=\"primary\" style=\"--bb-ak-img:url(https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/kb-sociaal-verhuurkantoor.webp)\"><div class=\"bb-container bb-artikelkop__inhoud\"><p class=\"bb-kicker\">KNOWLEDGE BASE \u00b7 SOCIAL HOUSING<\/p><h1>Social rental agency, housing company and the property ownership condition: who checks what<\/h1><p class=\"bb-artikelkop__meta\">Reading time 6 minutes \u00b7 updated October 2026<\/p><div class=\"bb-artikelkop__kort\"><p class=\"bb-kicker\">In brief<\/p><p>Until recently, Flanders had two kinds of social landlords: the social housing companies with their own homes and the social rental agencies that leased homes on the private market and sublet them. Since the 2021 reform they have been merged into housing companies, one per area of operation. For verification of property abroad, that means one rule, one landlord and one case file, including for former social rental agency (SVK) tenants.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><nav class=\"bb-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/\">Knowledge base<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Social rental agency, housing company and the property ownership condition: who checks what<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/nav><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-kolommen\" id=\"inhoud\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><div class=\"bb-kolommen__grid\"><div class=\"bb-kolom bb-kolom--hoofd\"><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--tekst\" id=\"van-svk-naar-woonmaatschappij\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>From social rental agency to housing company<\/h2><div class=\"bb-tekst\"><p>A sociaal verhuurkantoor (SVK, social rental agency) leased homes from private owners and sublet them to vulnerable tenants, with support. A sociale huisvestingsmaatschappij (SHM, social housing company) built and let its own homes. The decreet van 9 juli 2021 (decree of 9 July 2021) brought the two together in the housing company: in each area of operation there has been only one social landlord since 2023, which manages both its own stock and the leased homes. The transition was completed during 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>For tenants, the landlord changed its name; the rules for registration, admission and rent were harmonised in the Vlaamse Codex Wonen (Flemish Housing Code) and the implementing decree. The leased homes also fall under the social rent regime of Book 6 of the Codex.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--tekst\" id=\"eigendomsvoorwaarde-svk\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>The property ownership condition also applies to leased homes<\/h2><div class=\"bb-tekst\"><p>Anyone who rents a home that the housing company has leased on the private market is a social housing tenant like any other. The property ownership condition applies in full: no home or building land in full ownership, in Belgium or abroad, and the obligation to report an acquisition spontaneously. The sworn declaration is signed at registration and the rent is calculated in the same way, with the same social rent reduction.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, SVKs checked less for property abroad than SHMs did: the agencies were small, had no legal department of their own and focused on support. However, tenants of an SVK may also show concrete indications of foreign property, for example an inheritance or a family home. Since the merger, the housing company can deploy the same investigation for all its tenants and use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/framework-agreement\/\">Flemish framework agreement<\/a> with reimbursement of the costs.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--tekst\" id=\"wie-controleert\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>Who checks what<\/h2><div class=\"bb-tekst\"><p>In the housing company, the roles are divided as follows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Property in Belgium<\/strong> is checked by the company itself, via the data of the FOD Financi\u00ebn (FPS Finance), at registration and periodically.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Property abroad<\/strong> cannot be verified by the company itself; in case of a concrete suspicion, it has this investigated by an agency that works with lawyers on site. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/when-to-start-a-property-investigation\/\">when you may start an investigation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The supervisory body<\/strong> of Wonen in Vlaanderen monitors compliance with the rules by the housing company and can request case files.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The justice of the peace<\/strong> decides in the event of a dispute about termination and recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The private owner of a leased home is not involved in any of this: the housing company is their tenant and continues to pay the rent, even if the subtenant loses their right. For the owner, nothing changes.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--tekst\" id=\"praktijk\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>What this means in practice<\/h2><div class=\"bb-tekst\"><p>For case managers coming from the SVK world, investigation into foreign property is often new. Three points of attention:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The same suspicion, the same standard.<\/strong> A long stay abroad, an inheritance, a report: the same concrete indications apply as for the company's own stock, and the same limit: never on the basis of origin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The same consequences.<\/strong> In the event of a hit, the housing company can terminate the lease and recover the social rent reduction; see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/recovering-social-rent-reduction\/\">recovering the social rent reduction<\/a>. The leased home then becomes available for the next candidate on the waiting list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support and verification go together.<\/strong> That the housing company supports a tenant does not stand in the way of verification. The justice of the peace in Hamme held that verification in fact forms part of the social landlord's mission.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/services\/pre-check\/\">pre-check<\/a> usually gives, within 1 to 2 weeks, an initial picture of whether a case merits further investigation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sources: decreet van 9 juli 2021 (decree of 9 July 2021) amending various decrees relating to housing (<a href=\"https:\/\/codex.vlaanderen.be\/\">Vlaamse Codex<\/a>); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vlaanderen.be\/wonen-in-vlaanderen\">Wonen in Vlaanderen on housing companies<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"bb-kolom bb-kolom--zij\"><aside class=\"bb-kaart bb-ihk\" id=\"in-het-kort\"><p class=\"bb-kicker\">Overview<\/p><h2 class=\"bb-ihk__kop\">In brief<\/h2><dl class=\"bb-ihk__lijst\"><div><dt>Lead time<\/dt><dd>usually 1\u20132 weeks<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><p class=\"bb-ihk__knop\"><a class=\"bb-knop\" href=\"\/en\/request-a-pre-check\/\">Request a pre-check<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"bb-ihk__trust\"><li><span class=\"bb-icoon material-symbols-outlined\" aria-hidden=\"true\">check_circle<\/span><span>Carried out in accordance with the GDPR<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/aside><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-sectie--panel bb-faq-sectie\" id=\"faq\" data-bg=\"panel\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2><div class=\"bb-faq\"><div class=\"bb-faq__item\"><h3 class=\"bb-faq__vraag\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"faq-faq-0\" id=\"faq-faq-0-knop\">Do social rental agencies still exist?<span class=\"bb-faq__icoon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"bb-faq__antwoord\" id=\"faq-faq-0\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-faq-0-knop\"><p>Not as a separate organisation. Their activities have been absorbed into the housing companies. The term lives on for the leased homes and the supportive approach.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bb-faq__item\"><h3 class=\"bb-faq__vraag\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-faq-1\" id=\"faq-faq-1-knop\">Does the property ownership condition also apply to tenants who rented through an SVK before the merger?<span class=\"bb-faq__icoon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"bb-faq__antwoord\" id=\"faq-faq-1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-faq-1-knop\" hidden><p>Yes. The condition already applied under the Kaderbesluit Sociale Huur (Framework Decree on Social Rent) and applies in full under the Vlaamse Codex Wonen. The landlord is now the housing company.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bb-faq__item\"><h3 class=\"bb-faq__vraag\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-faq-2\" id=\"faq-faq-2-knop\">May the private owner of a leased home receive information about the investigation?<span class=\"bb-faq__icoon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"bb-faq__antwoord\" id=\"faq-faq-2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-faq-2-knop\" hidden><p>No. The investigation concerns the subtenant and falls under the controllership of the housing company. The owner has no role in it.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-kaarten bb-kaarten--kb\" id=\"gerelateerd\" data-bg=\"paper\"><div class=\"bb-container\"><h2>See also<\/h2><div class=\"bb-grid-3\"><article class=\"bb-kaart bb-kaart--kb\"><img class=\"bb-kaart__beeld\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/woonmaatschappijen-768x429.webp\" alt=\"For housing companies\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><h3 class=\"bb-kaart__titel\">For housing companies<\/h3><p class=\"bb-kaart__tekst\">Asset investigation for housing companies: does a social tenant own real estate abroad? Pre-check and reporting for your case.<\/p><a class=\"bb-knop bb-knop--tertiair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/services\/for-housing-companies\/\">Read more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"bb-kaart bb-kaart--kb\"><img class=\"bb-kaart__beeld\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/kb-codex-768x429.webp\" alt=\"The property ownership condition in the Flemish Housing Code explained\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><h3 class=\"bb-kaart__titel\">The property ownership condition in the Flemish Housing Code explained<\/h3><p class=\"bb-kaart__tekst\">What the property ownership condition for social housing means: no home or building land in Belgium or abroad, exceptions, duty to report, consequences.<\/p><a class=\"bb-knop bb-knop--tertiair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/property-condition-flemish-housing-code\/\">Read more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"bb-kaart bb-kaart--kb\"><img class=\"bb-kaart__beeld\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/kb-verklaring-op-eer-768x429.webp\" alt=\"Sworn declaration in social housing: why a signature is not a check\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><h3 class=\"bb-kaart__titel\">Sworn declaration in social housing: why a signature is not a check<\/h3><p class=\"bb-kaart__tekst\">What the sworn declaration on foreign property entails, why it is not evidence and how a housing company does verify the condition.<\/p><a class=\"bb-knop bb-knop--tertiair\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/en\/knowledge-base\/sworn-declaration\/\">Read more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"bb-sectie bb-cta bb-cta--beeld\" id=\"cta\" data-bg=\"primary\" style=\"--bb-cta-img:url(https:\/\/www.bureaubuitenland.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb\/cta-band.webp)\"><div class=\"bb-container bb-cta__inhoud\"><h2 class=\"bb-cta__kop\">Discuss your case<\/h2><p class=\"bb-cta__tekst\">Do you have a question about real estate abroad? 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