{"id":19669,"date":"2025-10-23T13:16:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/tenant-guide-belgium\/student-room-flat-share\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T09:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T08:46:32","slug":"student-room-flat-share","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/student-room-flat-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Kot and flat-sharing in Belgium: a practical guide for students (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19669\" class=\"elementor elementor-19669 elementor-19619\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b2fe503 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b2fe503\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9765e52\" data-id=\"9765e52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ead9c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ead9c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3311b03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3311b03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Student room and flat share<\/b><br>in Belgium<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2796b861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2796b861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e990ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e990ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What exactly does it mean to live in a kot or shared apartment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff7f9e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff7f9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Belgium, a kot refers to student accommodation, generally a furnished room with shared areas (kitchen, bathroom, living room). You can live : <\/p><ul><li>in an <strong>individual kot<\/strong> with bedroom, kitchen and bathroom;<\/li><li>in a <strong>shared kot<\/strong>, where several students share a large apartment;<\/li><li>in a <strong>student residence<\/strong> managed by a university or private owner.<\/li><\/ul><p>In short, the kot is the typical accommodation for Belgian students: practical, often well-located, and more affordable than a full apartment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745ae68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"745ae68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much does a kot or flat share cost?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c65d8fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c65d8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrices vary enormously depending on the city and type of accommodation:\n\n&nbsp;\n<div class=\"kot-table-container\" style=\"overflow-x:auto; margin-top:20px;\">\n  <table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; font-family:'Inter', sans-serif; font-size:16px; text-align:left;\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr style=\"background-color:#f6f7fb; border-bottom:2px solid #d5d8e0;\">\n        <th style=\"padding:12px 10px; font-weight:600;\">City<\/th>\n        <th style=\"padding:12px 10px; font-weight:600;\">Average rent for a kot<\/th>\n        <th style=\"padding:12px 10px; font-weight:600;\">Average rent for a shared apartment<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">Brussels<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">500 &#8211; 700 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">450 &#8211; 650 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">Louvain-la-Neuve<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">400 &#8211; 550 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">350 &#8211; 500 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">Liege<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">350 &#8211; 500 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #e4e6eb;\">300 &#8211; 450 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px;\">Ghent \/ Antwerp<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px;\">450 &#8211; 650 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding:10px;\">400 &#8211; 600 \u20ac\/month<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24660dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24660dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rental guarantee for a kot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503d9f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"503d9f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All landlords require a rental guarantee for a kot. This covers any damage or unpaid rent. <\/p><p>Possible options :<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-surety\/blocked-bank-account-rental-guarantee\/\">Account blocked<\/a> in a Belgian bank to pay 2 or 3 months&#8217; rent.<\/li><li>Reimbursable <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-bank-guarantee\/\">bank guarantee<\/a> paid to the lessor, which the lessee reimburses gradually.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/belgium-rental-surety\/\">Rental guarantee<\/a> via Garantie.be, which acts as a guarantor for you without blocking any money.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Student tip<\/strong>: the no-locked-deposit solution is often the most practical: fast, 100% digital and without locking in funds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30ddb32e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30ddb32e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75f181b8\" data-id=\"75f181b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ce49fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59ce49fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complete the form to obtain an <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-online\/\">online rental guarantee<\/a> <strong>for a kot or flat-share<\/strong> in just a few hours. No money blocked, in compliance with Belgian law, accepted by all lessors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7f8824 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f7f8824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/account.garantie.be\/en\/register\/lease\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">100% online rental guarantee form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71c66f01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71c66f01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4606a629\" data-id=\"4606a629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a37ff28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a37ff28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167d5d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"167d5d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lease contract for a kot or shared apartment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350eb03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"350eb03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Belgium, most students sign a student lease, often for 9 to 12 months. The lease may be individual or in the name of all the housemates (joint lease). <\/p><p><strong>Advice before signing the lease<\/strong>:<\/p><ol><li>Be sure to read the kot lease contract carefully: it must specify the duration, rent, charges and warranty.<\/li><li>Carry out an inventory <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/inventory-of-fixtures\/\">report<\/a> with the owner.<\/li><li>Ask for a copy signed by both parties.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>If you&#8217;re sharing a flat<\/strong>, you need to make sure you know how responsibilities are shared: does each flatmate have his or her own lease, or is it a collective lease? This rule changes everything in the event of early departure or damage to the property. <\/p><p><strong>Useful template to download<\/strong>: Free student lease template<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f353ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77f353ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charges in a kot or shared apartment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc4c029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc4c029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Charges depend on the type of accommodation:<\/p><ul><li>In an <strong>individual kot<\/strong>, the tenant often pays separately for water, gas and electricity.<\/li><li>In a <strong>shared kot<\/strong>, they are often included in the rent, especially if the kitchen and bathroom are shared.<\/li><li>Some leases provide for a flat-rate fee, while others require an actual breakdown once a year.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>What you should always check:<\/p><ul><li>if internet is included,<\/li><li>if the heating is collective,<\/li><li>and whether cleaning of common areas is included in the charges.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student room and flat sharein Belgium What exactly does it mean to live in a kot or shared apartment? 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