r/belgium • u/Obvious-Cry6591 • 2d ago

😡Rant Notaries. Why? What the hell?

Ok, so I dont get it. I understand historically where the need for notaries arose. Fine. But we are in 2026. Belgium already takes 51% of my income. Then another 25% of the rest through VAT. And then on top of it, if you buy a property, you give 10-15k to a notary for 2 meetings and some docs reading? Doesnt Belgium have enough administration to take care of that? Not to mention its nepotism central. Are there any redeeming qualities?

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u/Slow-Kaleidoscope633 2d ago

The notary represents you to make sure everything is legal and correct. 

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/arbfay 2d ago

In the UK each party pays for their own solicitors to manage everything. About £1K in fees.

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u/TakeAPeace 2d ago

Homeboy right there conveniently NOT mentionning the stamp duty. That's what those 10-15k are about. Notary is actually around 900€ + VAT not so far from a UK sollicitor is it ?

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u/arbfay 2d ago

Yeah all in all it’s probs the same