Can Easyhome represent an expatriate seller by power of attorney?

It helps to separate two different kinds of authority. The first is the estate agency mandate (mandat de vente): the contract by which you instruct Easyhome to market and sell your property, negotiate offers and coordinate the transaction. This is the everyday authority Easyhome operates under for every seller, and it works identically whether you live in Namur or overseas.

The second is the power of attorney (procuration) for signing binding documents. Belgian practice is precise here: the definitive transfer is a notarial deed, and to sign it in your absence you grant a specific power of attorney authorising a named person to sign for you. In cross-border sales, sellers very often give this power of attorney to a clerk (collaborateur) at the notary's office, which keeps the signing neutral and inside the legal chain. The same approach can cover the preliminary sale agreement. A counter-intuitive but useful nuance: the agent who markets your property and the person who signs the deed for you are usually not the same, precisely so the roles stay clean and impartial.

Formalities matter. A power of attorney executed abroad may need to be notarised locally and, depending on the country, carry an apostille or be established before a Belgian consulate to be valid for a Belgian deed. Getting this drafted early avoids a delay at completion. Easyhome, having handled many expatriate sales across its 7 Walloon offices, coordinates with the notary so the right form of procuration is prepared in good time.

The result is a clean division of labour: Easyhome does the local selling work under its mandate, and a properly drafted power of attorney takes care of the signatures, so an expatriate seller can complete without a single trip back to Belgium.

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