Property Types
Retail
Despite e-commerce, covid or the various economic crises, retail real estate in Belgium continues to do extremely well. Rental demand for retail properties is rising, and investors are once again showing interest for retail properties.

Services for retailers and retail chains
- CBRE has a wide range of shops available for rent or for sale. This concerns retail space in all Belgian major cities, including Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, Liège, Namur, Mechelen and Leuven.
- Consultants from CBRE will be happy to advise you on lease negotiations, lease extension and the correct rent estimation.
- We would be delighted to share our expertise and experience of the Belgian retail market with you and answer your questions on the matter: “Where to open my first flagship store?”, “Where to expand further?”, “Would I rather choose for a high street, a retail park or a shopping centre?”.
- CBRE can assist you with pedestrian counts, socio-economic analysis or determining origin and consumer types. Our GIS analyses allow you to determine the ideal distribution of your retail network.
- It is important to be well informed about commercial rental legislation or recent trends in the Belgian retail landscape, such as pop-ups, key money or turnover rents.
Services for shop owners and investors
Looking for tenants or buyers? Get assistance from CBRE for visits, negotiations and drafting the lease.Through its international network, proactive market screening and online platforms such as propertyweb.be, CBRE has continuous access to small and large rental and purchase requests from larger retail chains or independent shop owners. This allows us to quickly bring the commercialisation of your retail property to a successful conclusion.
We know what end users and retail tenants want, seek and expect, and will be happy to tell you all about it. It is important to be aware of important trends in the office user market, such as pop-ups, key money or turnover rent.
We also help you, among other things, with the sale, financing, valuation and management of your retail property or portfolio.
Market Knowledge
Our Research experts provide reports, analyses and studies on the retail market in Belgium, both at national and submarket level. We help you assess the potential of a new store opening – be it in a high street, shopping centre or retail park, conduct feasibility studies for the development of a new shopping centre or collect insightful data to support your network expansion strategy. We cover Belgium’s major retail hubs from Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp to Liège, Namur and Charleroi.
Looking for your Next Retail Space?
Whether you are looking for shops to rent or for sale, browse through our available portfolio in Belgium.
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