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Housing Market & EPC in Bertem

Bertem lies about 10 km from our office in Tervuren, on the edge of Leuven. The municipality is made up of Bertem itself, Korbeek-Dijle and Leefdaal, with the Dijle as the green thread running through the area. Tervuren and Huldenberg are its neighbours, and Leuven is close. The E40 runs nearby, which keeps both Brussels and Leuven within easy reach. Here you get village calm with a city on the doorstep. For a visit we expect a short drive, and we reply within one working day.

Housing in Bertem is typical of a rural municipality on the Leuven fringe: older village houses in the centres, family homes in residential streets and newer projects in between. In Korbeek-Dijle and Leefdaal the feel is less urban and more village-like, with more open space between houses. Because commuters and young families like living here, homes change hands regularly. That makes the EPC a document in steady demand, both when selling and when letting a house or apartment.

The assessor looks at roof, wall and floor insulation, glazing, heating, ventilation and solar panels. An older home often scores a lower label, although the year of construction does not tell the whole story: a renovated house can do better than its age suggests. If you sell or let, the certificate must exist as soon as you advertise publicly. If you buy a home with label E or F, you must reach at least label D within a fixed period after the deed. That period depends on the date of the deed; check yours on vlaanderen.be. All the more reason to know the weak spots before you buy.