Renovating the rental market: up a gear

Is the rental market ready for energy transition? With this interactive roundtable, we will work together to devise solutions on how to boost rental market renovation. This session, the last of a series of three, focuses on energy efficiency and innovative financing.

Contact Person
De renovatie van de huurmarkt
Date
06/11/2025
14:00 - 17:00
Location

What to expect

    Learn more about the challenges of energy transition in Belgium.

    Contribute to the search for innovative financing solutions to intensify sustainable and inclusive renovation in Belgium.

    Accelerate the energy transition in Belgium.

Programme

This session focuses on the renovation of the rental market. With professionals from different sectors, we will explore key questions surrounding this topic. The goal is to develop practical recommendations that will enable sustainable and inclusive energy renovations for all.

    How can motivation and benefits be shared fairly between landlords and tenants?

    What impact will this have on the value of less energy-efficient homes?

    How can financing be made more accessible?

    What is the role of local authorities, social landlords and commercial real estate players?

Who is this for?

Whether you want to share your own insights, acquire useful knowledge or build valuable networks, this series welcomes anyone with an interest in the energy renovation in the Belgian rental market: governments (local, regional & federal), the private sector, companies, academia, and so on.

About LIFE BE FREE

The LIFE BE FREE consortium (The Shift, Embuild, Febelfin, VVSG, Wattson, IDEA Consult) is part of the European LIFE Clean Energy Transition program, an instrument for financing environmental policies. LIFE BE FREE facilitates permanent roundtables on innovative financing solutions to accelerate the energy transition of buildings in Belgium. The project, in partnership with the financial and construction sectors, aims to give everyone access to financing for this transition.

During 2025, LIFE BE FREE will organise a series of three sessions led by experts from the relevant sectors to formulate recommendations to the government on the following themes:

  • renewal of the rental market
  • social loans
  • district renovations

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