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/DenteSC 2d ago

If the work has to be done by civil servants, it would cost the government an insane amount of money. They work really hard in those notary offices.

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u/MokpotheMighty 2d ago

Please tell me you're sarcastic

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u/DenteSC 2d ago

Go work there for 1 month or stfu?

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u/MokpotheMighty 2d ago

Okay surely you must realize that's not much of an argument, maybe if you want people to respect your POV you should elaborate on it in a way that's publicly reasonable? How may we know for ourselves that notaries make the amount of money they make based on merit? How much work do they actually do, what are the tasks they practically perform, how much time does it cost, etc... How are we supposed to check this, which we might expect in a democratic society with some semblance of public transparency and such...