par Dior Peelman, Margot 
;Perilleux, Hugo
Référence Brussels Studies, 205
Publication Publié, 2025-08-27
;Perilleux, Hugo Référence Brussels Studies, 205
Publication Publié, 2025-08-27
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | This article presents an exploratory empirical analysis of the actual contribution made bylandlords to the maintenance of rental housing, and an estimate of the extent of the rent. Thiswork is in keeping with the hypotheses of classical economists, according to whom rent isequivalent to the difference between the price and the value of a commodity, i.e. the amount oflabour required to produce it. Through an analysis covering different retrospective periods,maintenance costs are estimated at 10 % of rents, which is well below the 40 % provided for in thecalculation of cadastral income used as the tax base for the taxation of rental income. Ultimately,for the various cases studied, the rent would be around 50 % to 60 % of the rents. Furthermore,the ratio of rental income to actual time spent working by landlords has made it possible toestablish assumed wages, which are well above the average wage. This is an indication thatletting accommodation is more about the extraction of rent than the remuneration of work. |
