Loading bay for the truck in Leuven
In Leuven a parking suspension or road occupation is requested online through the Leuven police booking site: at least 4 full working days ahead if traffic can keep passing, 20 working days if there is obstruction. The permit is free; you rent the signs yourself and place them at least 24 hours ahead.
Apply with the city →Recycling park: EcoWerf
Leuven has three EcoWerf recycling parks: Kessel-Lo, Wilsele and Heverlee. Residents aged 18 and over enter with their eID. Owners of a property in Leuven who live elsewhere can apply for a free temporary access card for three months.
More information →Districts and sub-municipalities
Inside the ring, Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Wilsele, Wijgmaal, Wilsele-Putkapel.
Clearing a flat inside the Leuven ring
Inside the ring, Leuven is a city of rented flats and narrow terraced houses with steep stairs, partly in the car-free pedestrian area around the Oude Markt and the Grote Markt. A truck cannot stop at every door there, so the loading bay and the route from the door to the truck decide how the day runs.
Tell us the street with the photos. If the property is in the pedestrian area, we look at where the truck can wait and how far the contents must be carried.
KU Leuven, imec and international residents
Leuven has a large international community around KU Leuven, the university hospital and research centres such as imec. Researchers, postdocs and their families often rent for the length of a contract, then leave within a few weeks of its end.
The usual order is: shipment collected, clearance a few days later, move-out inspection, keys back, and deregistration at the city before departure. The full sequence is in clearing your home when leaving Belgium.
Family homes in Heverlee, Kessel-Lo and Wilsele
Outside the ring, the picture changes: semi-detached and terraced family homes with a cellar, an attic and a garden at the back. The volume there is usually in the spaces nobody uses every day: the attic over the loft ladder, the garage and the garden shed.
Include them in the same job; that costs less than a separate clearance later. See cellar, attic and garage clearance.
What does a house clearance in Leuven cost?
In Leuven the guide prices are €250 to €600 for one full space and €900 to €2,500 for a whole home. A studio inside the ring is at the low end; a family house in Heverlee with a full attic and garage is higher.
You get the exact price in advance from photos. What moves it is explained on house clearance prices.
House clearance in Leuven: questions
How do I request a loading bay in Leuven?
Online through the Leuven police booking platform, at least 4 full working days ahead, or 20 working days if traffic is obstructed. You rent and place the signs yourself.
Do you clear student rooms?
We clear whole student buildings or several rooms at once, for example when an owner renovates. A single student room only as part of a larger job.
Can I be abroad already when the flat is cleared?
Yes, if someone can hand over the keys and it is clear what stays. Many researchers leave before the clearance.