Why join our platform?
When you list your property, you’re not alone. Our trusted NGO partners provide:
Administrative assistance
From paperwork to profile checks, NGOs handle the essential administrative tasks, saving you time and effort.
Clear communication
NGOs act as your point of contact, ensuring all questions are answered promptly and that expectations are clear for both parties.
Guidance every step of the way
Whether it’s clarifying administrative aspects or navigating cultural considerations, NGOs offer expert advice to make your experience of renting to a refugee positive and stress-free.
Every refugee on our platform is carefully vetted and supported by NGOs. This means:
Identity and background verification
You can trust that all profiles are authentic and meet the necessary criteria.
Ongoing support for tenants
NGOs provide refugees with guidance and resources, helping them integrate smoothly and maintain a stable tenancy.
Peace of mind knowing you’re working with verified tenants.
Professional support for all administrative and communication needs.
The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in someone’s life.
You determine the rent. The project does an affordability check.
How it works
As a landlord, you’ll receive expert NGO support throughout the rental process. Refugees are accompanied by our NGO partners supported by the PATHS team.
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Create a profile
Create a profile on the platform through the landlord registration form.
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Register properties
Register the properties you would like to rent out in just a few minutes. The PATHS team will conduct a virtual property assessment to support and streamline the matching process.
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NGOs register and propose eligible refugee applicants
Our NGO partners will register and propose potential refugee candidates based on your property's characteristics.
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IOM endorses refugee applicants
A list of potential candidates will be presented to you by the PATHS team. You make the final selection.
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You review the applications
Per housing listing, you will receive a maximum of 4 potential candidates within a maximum of 2 weeks. During this time, you can ongoingly invite the candidate-tenants for a physical visit of the housing option.
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Meet the potential tenants during a housing visit
Together with the support of an NGO that is allocated to your property, you will organise a physical housing visit to meet the potential refugee-tenants. The NGO is there to support all communication between you and the candidate-tenants before, during and after the housing visit.
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Choose your tenant and set up the contract
The rental agreement is established directly between you and the chosen tenant. You remain fully free to make your own decisions, just as in a standard rental arrangement, while maintaining full control over your property.
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Your property is rented out!
If needed, NGO support can be offered after matching, and depending on NGO capacity. A feedback moment will assess your matching experience.
Social map categories
Specialised housing support services
Provide housing related support, guidance, and mediation.
Examples include:
- AiPL (Brussels)
- APL (Wallonia)
- Orbit network members (Flanders)
General social support services
May provide housing related support within the framework of broader social or integration-related support services.
This may include integration actors.
Examples include:
- CAWs (Brussels, Flanders)
- BAPA (Brussels)
- Agentschap Integratie, AMAL, ATLAS (Flanders)
- CRIs (Wallonia)
Social housing
- Includes public and subsidised private 'social' housing through AIS/SVKs that act as intermediaries.
- Provides affordable rental housing, conditioned to low income and vulnerabilities, however with very long waiting lists.
Housing information services
Offer rental information on the most common needs of tenants, including information specific to the needs of newcomers.
Diaspora organisations
- May offer housing support services.
- Provide information, translation, and mediation to facilitate access to housing.
- Community based assistance.
- Referral to other organisations.
Financial support mechanisms
- Financial support provided through rental deposits and rental subsidies.
- May be subject to registration in social housing systems.
Social map of housing actors
On this social map, you can find a range of actors providing housing-related support and/or information services. To better understand the type of assistance offered by each organisation, you can filter the results by categories of support.
If you are interested in integration support services for refugees beyond housing, please consult this service map, developed within the framework of the RISE project, funded by the EU.
Not all of these services are able to provide immediate or short-term housing solutions!
Access to public social housing and private social housing schemes such as social rental agencies (SVK/AIS) often involves waiting periods that can extend over several years, depending on the region in Belgium.
Still, early registration remains highly recommended. It is a necessary step to secure more affordable housing options in the medium to long term. Moreover, being registered in the social housing system can grant access to additional forms of financial support, such as rental subsidies.
Therefore, even in situations of urgent need, being informed about these mechanisms and registration is a crucial investment in their longer-term housing stability.
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Testimonies from landlords
"In this line of work, you meet so many people—from all walks of life, all backgrounds, and all cultures—and that’s what truly enriches you."
Cedric (landlord)
"It is friendship that you give, but receive a thousandfold in return."
Anita (landlord)
