Who can apply for a mortgage loan?

Any person residing in Belgium or Luxembourg , whatever their professional situation (employee, employee, liberal profession, self-employed, etc.) can apply for a loan / mortgage credit from European Popular Credit .

How does the credit application procedure work? Do I need to make an appointment to apply for credit?

In general, credit requests are taken by our advisors over the telephone. We then submit the file to one of our financial partners who gives us a response within 24 hours. If your application is accepted, we will schedule an appointment for you at one of our agencies so that you can sign your credit contract.

How much can I borrow on a mortgage?

It is generally accepted that the total credit charges for a month should not exceed 33% of your monthly income for a single person and for certain banks. In certain other cases, the debt ratio for importable income can go up to 50% of household income. At Crédit Populaire Européen, our specialists study your situation and will offer to repurchase and consolidate current loans so that you only have one loan to repay, guaranteed by a mortgage.

I am married, can I borrow alone or does my wife have to sign the credit contract with me?

If you are married under the legal community regime or without a marriage contract, you cannot borrow alone and in this case, your wife or husband must sign the credit contract with you. If you are married under the regime of separation of property, you can sign a credit contract alone.

During the house purchase period, is it possible to change notary?

Yes, you can always decide to change notary during the sales procedure but the notary who will take over will only intervene after you have paid the fees of your previous notary in full. In this case, there will be a sharing of fees and costs.

I received approval for my credit application. How long is this agreement valid?

Once agreement has been obtained from one of our partners, you have three weeks to sign your credit contract. After this period, your agreement is no longer valid and our advisors would then be obliged to submit a new file.