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New Book 7 of the Belgian Civil Code: What you need to know
On 23 September 2026, the Act of 22 July 2026 inserting Book 7 “Special contracts” into the Civil Code was published in the Belgian State Gazette. This marks the next major milestone in Belgium’s ongoing overhaul of its private law and will have an impact on the real estate and construction sector.
In this first blog post, we look at the suppletive nature of the new rules, their entry into force, and the topics Book 7 covers, before paying particular attention to what matters for the real estate and construction sector in a series of upcoming blogs on the specific contracts it regulates.
The new federal government’s Coalition Agreement of 31 January 2025: implications for the real estate and construction sector
After more than seven months of intense negotiations, a federal government (baptised the “Arizona coalition”) has been formed, resulting in a 200-page long – sometimes very detailed – coalition agreement for the period 2025-2029 (the “Federal Coalition Agreement”). Some of the measures set out in the new Federal Coalition Agreement will have an impact on (parts of) the real estate sector…