Belgian homeowners sit on a quiet earning opportunity: a private garage or driveway that's unused most weekdays. Renting it out is legal, simple, and — if you stay under the right thresholds — almost paperwork-free. Here's what you should check before you list.
1. Is your spot eligible to rent?
The space must be on your private property — a garage, driveway, courtyard, or numbered spot in a co-owned building. If your spot is part of a co-ownership (copropriété / mede-eigendom), check your building rules first. Many syndic regulations allow occasional rental but forbid commercial pool operation.
For street parking, blue-zone permits, and reserved disabled spots, no — those are public and cannot be sublet.
2. Tax treatment of your earnings
In Belgium, rental income from immovable property (which includes garages and parking spots) is reported in your annual personal income tax return.
Above €25,000, you must register for VAT and apply the 21% rate to your rentals. Spotzy handles this transparently — your VAT status is configured once in your account and applied to every booking automatically.
3. Insurance
Your home insurance covers the structure of the garage but not the parked vehicle. As a Host, you are not liable for theft of, or damage to, the Spotter's vehicle as long as you have not been negligent (e.g., leaving the garage door open after the Spotter has left).
If you want to operate at scale — multiple bays under one listing — you become a Spot Manager, and Spotzy requires a valid RC insurance (third-party liability) policy covering operator activity. Casual single-spot Hosts do not need this.
4. Local rules in Brussels
- No commercial sign or advertising on residential property without a municipal permit.
- Co-ownership rules override personal preference — read your syndic charter.
- If your spot is in a building with restricted vehicle types (e.g., size-limited garages), you must say so on your listing.
5. Practical setup checklist
- Confirm the spot is on your private property and your co-owners agree.
- Decide on your hourly rate. Spotters in Brussels typically pay €2–4 per hour for residential garages.
- Pick your VAT status in your Spotzy account (franchise by default).
- Add photos, write a short description, set availability windows.
- Complete Stripe Connect once for payouts.
- Publish.
That's it. The first booking can hit your inbox the same day.