Anderlecht 1070 · Brussels-Capital
Renovation in Anderlecht.
Facades, repointing, full renovations, insulation, bathrooms, kitchens. One cleaned brick front changes a whole street.
- 01Facades and interiorsThe same job, the same team
- 02CoBAT and exemptionsPermit file prepared with you
- 03Liability and ten-year coverCertificates handed over with the quote
- 04Quote within 48 hStart and finish dates in writing
What we renovate in Anderlecht
Under a century of soot, the brick is almost always intact.
Anderlecht is the largest and most varied of the Brussels communes. Workers' houses from 1900 in Cureghem, rows of red brick around Saint-Guidon, 1930s houses in Scheut, farms and large plots in Neerpede. What comes back everywhere is the facade: a century of coal smoke and traffic pollution on masonry that, underneath, has barely moved.
On these houses the order of works starts outside, for one simple reason: water.
- 01Facade and repointingA hollowed joint lets water into the wall, and a damp wall will never be insulated properly. We repoint and clean before anything else.
- 02Roof and downpipesThen the top, gutters and downpipes included. Half the damp we are shown on the ground floor comes from a cracked downpipe on the third.
- 03Window frames and glazingLike-for-like replacement is exempt from a permit, and going from single to double glazing is allowed within that.
- 04Full interiorWiring to standard, plumbing, plastering, floors, bathroom and kitchen. That is where you make up for a century of successive additions.
Financial support in 2026
In Anderlecht, doing nothing to your facade can cost more than redoing it.
The commune has its community wardens hand out information on facade renovation, and it is very clear about what follows: owners with deteriorated facades who fail to act will face communal taxation by the urban inspections and compliance service. The commune states itself that this tax can exceed the cost of a full renovation.
The problem
The regional grant that this information points to, the one that could reach 85% of the price of a facade renovation, is suspended. Homegrade states that aid is not known for 2026, and the Brussels government confirmed in February 2026 that the grants would not return in their current form. The obligation remains, the support no longer follows.
What still exists
The 6% VAT rate, federal and untouched: dwelling over ten years old, private use, invoice to the end consumer. On a full facade at 18,000 euros that is 2,700 euros against the full rate. And the Ecoreno loan from the Brussels Housing Fund, at a reduced rate.
If you have had a letter from the commune, bring it to the visit. We price the strict minimum needed to be compliant, separately from the rest, so that you can decide item by item rather than all or nothing.
What it looks like
The same house, once the back is opened onto the garden.
Anderlecht houses are narrow and deep. The whole job is getting daylight into the middle of them.
Where we work
The districts of Anderlecht.
Anderlecht runs from the cobbled lanes of Saint-Guidon to the farms of Neerpede. Which is to say the building stock has nothing in common from one end to the other.
Saint-Guidon and old Anderlecht
Around the collegiate church and the beguinage. Old, sometimes protected stock, where we check the status of the property as a matter of course before touching the facade.
Cureghem
Very dense, around the abattoirs. Many 1900 investment houses to be put back true from top to bottom, facade included, and often occupied during the works.
Scheut
Regular rows from the twenties and thirties. Original roofs and window frames at the end of their life, often across a whole street at once.
Neerpede
The green, rural part, with farms, large plots and unusual volumes. Here the work is bespoke rather than off the shelf.
Aurore and Veeweyde
Quiet residential districts, settled families, terraced houses with gardens. Rear extensions and open kitchens are much in demand.
Bizet and Peterbos
Newer stock and apartment blocks. Decisions go through the co-ownership or the managing agent, and we provide a quote that can be presented as it stands.
Permits and planning
In Anderlecht, the inside is free. The facade is settled with the commune.
Anderlecht is in the Brussels Region, so the CoBAT applies. The order of 13 November 2008 exempts from a permit: renovating a room, putting up or taking down a light partition, redoing the electrics, the plumbing or the heating, changing a floor covering, insulating from the inside. As long as the number of dwellings does not change and nothing touches stability.
For the facade the rule is easy to remember: cleaning and repointing without changing the appearance needs no permit, changing the colour or the visible material does. Repointing a visible facade still deserves a call to the planning service, because the interpretation varies from one commune to the next. Around Saint-Guidon, a protected building loses every exemption.
We call the planning service before pricing a facade, and we put the answer in writing into the quote. That avoids stopping a scaffold that is already up.
Frequently asked
What people ask us in Anderlecht.
Do you work everywhere in Anderlecht?
Across the whole commune, from Cureghem to Neerpede, taking in Saint-Guidon, Scheut, Aurore, Veeweyde and Le Bizet. Our address is chaussée de Waterloo in Uccle.
I have had a letter from the commune about my facade, what now?
Bring it to the visit. The commune taxes deteriorated facades whose owners fail to act, through its urban inspections and compliance service, and it states itself that this tax can exceed the cost of a full renovation. We price the strict minimum needed to be compliant first.
Does the 85% facade grant still exist?
No. It was a regional grant, and the Renolution grants are suspended. Homegrade states that aid is not known for 2026 and the Brussels government confirmed in February 2026 that the grants would not return in their current form. Be wary of any quote still promising it.
Do I need a permit to repoint my facade?
Not if the appearance does not change. But the interpretation varies between communes, so we call the planning service before pricing and we put the answer in writing. If the property is protected, which happens around Saint-Guidon, no exemption applies.
Can you work while the house is occupied?
Yes, that is common in Cureghem and in investment houses. We then work in zones, with a bathroom and a kitchen always usable, and the written schedule in the quote says which week touches which room.
Do I qualify for 6% VAT in Anderlecht?
The reduced rate is federal, so it is the same everywhere in Belgium: dwelling over ten years old since first occupation, mainly private use, invoice addressed to the end consumer. We check all three conditions with you before pricing.
Your quote
Your quote for Anderlecht, in 48 hours.
Tell us what you want to do. We come and measure within five working days, and the detailed quote follows within 48 hours.
- Phone0467 88 59 52
- E-mailinfo@freitasgroup.be
- AddressChaussée de Waterloo 838, boîte 17
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