What a house clearance in Brussels includes
A house clearance in Brussels means everything goes except what you choose to keep: furniture, appliances, the contents of cupboards and the forgotten boxes in the cellar. We clear Brussels flats, terraced houses over three or four levels, and larger family houses with a garden.
- Furniture: beds, wardrobes, sofas, tables, chairs, desks and bookcases.
- Appliances: fridges, freezers, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens and TVs.
- Household contents: clothes, kitchenware, books, toys, papers, bikes and boxes.
- Cellar, attic and garage: old furniture, tools, suitcases, garden furniture and whatever has collected over the years. When only those spaces need emptying, see our garage, attic and cellar clearance in Brussels.
- Swept floors: once each room is empty, it is swept so the property is ready to hand over.
House clearance prices in Brussels by property size
House clearance in Brussels costs €250–900 for a studio or small flat, €800–1,550 for an apartment or terraced house and €1,500–2,500 for a large family house. Very large or long-neglected homes start at €2,500 and can go past €5,000. These bands are indications; your fixed price comes from photos of each room.
| Property | Typical price | What it usually involves |
|---|---|---|
| Cellar, attic, garage or one room | €250–600 | A partial clear-out while you stay in the home |
| Studio or small flat | €250–900 | One main room, kitchen and bathroom contents |
| Apartment or terraced house | €800–1,550 | Several bedrooms, living room, kitchen and often a cellar |
| Large family house | €1,500–2,500 | Several floors, a cellar, an attic and often a garage |
| Very large or long-neglected home | €2,500–5,000+ | A big property, or decades of belongings to sort |
What changes the price of a house clearance
Volume matters most: a sparsely furnished flat costs less than the same flat full to the ceiling. A high floor where bulky pieces might need a lift, a long walk from the nearest parking spot and the state of the property also count, and a home with plenty of reusable furniture is cheaper to clear than one where everything has to be processed. Weekday clearances cost less than weekend or urgent ones. Our bulky waste collection prices page shows every band and worked examples.
How a house clearance in Brussels works
A house clearance follows the same simple steps as our bulky waste collection in Brussels, on a larger scale. You send photos of every room, including the cellar and attic, and tell us the commune, the floor and whether there is a lift. You receive one fixed price for the whole property, and we agree a day for the crew to come.
On the day, the two-person crew carries everything out and loads the box truck. Nothing is charged by the hour, and nothing is added for the job you showed us. You can read who we are and how we work before you book.
Marking what you want to keep during a house clearance
Before the crew starts, you mark what stays: put it in one room, or tag it with coloured stickers or tape. Photos, documents, jewellery and anything of sentimental value are best taken out of the house before the day. If you are not sure about a piece, set it aside with the keep-pile; it is easier to add an item to the load than to get it back.
What happens to the contents after a house clearance in Brussels
The contents of a cleared house are sorted, not thrown into one container. Usable furniture goes to reuse organisations, fridges, washing machines and other appliances go to registered electrical (WEEE) recycling. Wood, metal, cardboard and textiles each go to their own recycling stream, and nothing is dumped illegally. Doing that sorting yourself would take many car trips to a Recypark in Brussels, where you unload each category into its own container.
The disposal and recycling fees for all of this are already in your price. Business premises are sorted the same way, with desks, cabinets and IT handled through our office clearance in Brussels.
End-of-lease and moving-out clearance in Brussels
An end-of-lease clearance empties a rented flat of everything you are not taking with you, so you can hand back the keys with swept, empty rooms. It suits tenants who sold or gave away part of their furniture and are left with the rest: an old sofa, a bed frame, a fridge the next tenant doesn't want.
Book it for after the movers have gone and before your check-out appointment with the landlord. Our page on moving out of a Brussels flat covers the rest of the end-of-lease checklist.
House clearance when moving abroad from Brussels
When you leave Belgium, a house clearance takes care of everything that isn't worth shipping. Many expats arrive in a furnished flat and leave years later with a full household: flat-pack furniture, a bike, a washing machine, boxes of children's toys. Send photos once you know what goes in the shipping container and what stays behind, and the clearance can be fixed for a date after the movers have left.
House clearance after a death in Brussels
Clearing the home of someone who has died is a different kind of job, and we treat it that way. We work at the family's pace: you decide when the clearance happens, what stays and who is present. Many families first walk through the home together and take out photos, letters and personal keepsakes; the crew then clears the rest quietly and carefully.
We only act on the instructions of the person who holds the keys and is handling the home. Questions about the estate itself are for your notary, not for us. Our page on estate clearance in Brussels explains how documents, keepsakes and deadlines are handled.
What a house clearance in Brussels does not include
A house clearance covers the contents of a home, not building or hazardous waste. We don't take renovation debris such as rubble, plasterboard and tiles, asbestos, hazardous chemicals, solvents, fuels, gas bottles, large volumes of tyres or clinical waste. Put these to one side and show them in the photos so we can discuss what is left before the price is fixed. We clear in all 19 communes, listed on our page about bulky waste collection across Brussels communes.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a house clearance cost in Brussels?
A studio or small flat usually costs €250–900, an apartment or terraced house €800–1,550 and a large family house €1,500–2,500. Very large or long-neglected homes start at €2,500. The exact price is fixed from photos before the job.
Do I need to be there during the house clearance?
Someone needs to open the door and confirm what stays. If you have marked the keep-pile clearly, that can be a neighbour, a friend or the person handling the property.
Can you clear a flat on a high floor?
Yes. Large pieces on an upper floor may need a lift, so tell us the floor and whether the building has a lift when you send photos. We judge the access from those photos and build it into the fixed price, so nothing is added on the day.
What happens to furniture that is still in good condition?
Usable furniture is set aside for reuse organisations instead of being thrown away. A home with a lot of reusable furniture can also cost less to clear.
Do you leave the property clean?
Once the rooms are empty, the floors are swept. If your lease asks for a full professional clean, book that separately for after the clearance.
Official sources for this page
- environnement.brussels/citoyen/agir-pour-lenvironnement/devenir-eco-responsable/que-faire-de-ses-dechets
- environnement.brussels/citoyen/reglementation-et-inspection/obligations-et-autorisations/tri-des-dechets-quelles-sont-vos-obligations
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