(En anglais, desolee)

I am buying an apartment with furniture in Brussels, price is >300,000. The owner offered to receive 30,000 for furniture and the rest for the apartment (so he pays lesser tax, and lowers the price for me).

How risky is it to put 30,000 for furniture? Can authorities levy a fine? Or they will never find out (e.g. if it is not mentioned in compromis de vente)?

J'espère que des gens parlent anglais ici But feel free to respond in French!

Could you give any advice about buying a 2-bedroom apartment in a recent building in the Av. Marcel Thiry area in Brussels (Woluwe St. Lambert)? I found a nice apartment (~EUR3,250-3,300 per m2) but am not sure about this part of Brussels (in terms of public transport connections, traffic jams on the way to Bxl, etc). Also, there seem to be a lot of new construction going on – are the prices going to be stable there? In general is this area nice to live in?

Thanks a lot for any feedback!