2023-08-29 18:56:46
Homeowners with a low PEB score (energy performance of buildings) will once more be able to index their rent from October 1 in Flanders, regional Housing Minister Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) said on Tuesday. Indexation was frozen last year to protect tenants from high energy prices, but the peak of the energy crisis has passed, he said. However, a correction will be put in place to prevent owners from making up for lost indexing.
Owners of housing without an energy performance certificate or benefiting from E or F labels can no longer index rents since October 1, 2022. Anyone who rents property labeled D can only index their rent by half. The Flemish Parliament urgently adopted these measures last year in order to protect vulnerable tenants once morest a sharp increase in prices, in particular energy. The measure expires on September 30 and will not be extended, the Flemish government has decided.
To prevent the owners from making up for the shortfall and carrying out a “double indexation“This year, the increase will be calculated according to a modulated formula with a correction factor. Concretely: a tenant who paid 800 euros per month for poorly insulated accommodation in October 2021 will pay 832 euros from next October. Without the correction, the rent would amount to more than 925 euros, explains Matthias Diependaele.
According to the Minister, this will restore the balance between landlords and tenants on the private rental market. “We encourage landlords to create sufficient supply while protecting vulnerable tenants as much as possible.“
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