Is Brussels becoming a harder city for Airbnb hosts?
Airbnb listings in Brussels appear to have fallen by almost a quarter in a year after regional tax and enforcement action.
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- BX1 reported a 23% fall in Brussels Airbnb listings in one year, from 6,171 in June 2025 to 4,750 in the latest count.
- Brussels Economy and Employment says paid stays of one to 90 nights must be registered before operation.
- Brussels Fiscality requires tourist accommodation operators to register on MyTax and make monthly declarations of occupied nights.
- BX1 cited about 1,900 fines sent by Brussels Fiscality last summer, estimated at €1.5m to €2m.
The subject is the contraction of Airbnb-style short-term rental listings in the Brussels-Capital Region after regional enforcement and tax action. The main entities are Airbnb, Brussels Fiscality, Brussels Economy and Employment, Inside Airbnb, the 19 Brussels communes/gemeenten, and residents or hosts affected by short-stay accommodation rules.
Background
Brussels has regulated tourist accommodation since the 2014 regional ordinance and its 2016 implementing order. The rules became more consequential once regional authorities obtained better data from platforms and began matching listings with fiscal and registration obligations.
What to do
Before hosting in Brussels, check the lease and building rules, obtain written owner and co-owner consent where needed, contact the commune/gemeente for safety and urban-planning attestations, file the declaration dossier with Brussels Economy and Employment, register the property with Brussels Fiscality on MyTax, and declare the income to SPF Finances.
Impact
Regional — The impact is concentrated in the Brussels-Capital Region, with BX1 citing particularly steep declines in Forest/Vorst, Uccle/Ukkel and Etterbeek, and a smaller but significant decline in Brussels City.
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