What notaris does

notaris.be is the public-facing digital portal of the Koninklijke Federatie van het Belgisch Notariaat (Fednot), a Belgian non-profit professional federation (vzw) representing the country's notaries. Headquartered in Brussels and operating with 501-1,000 employees, Fednot runs notaris.be primarily for the Flemish market, with parallel sites for French- and English-speaking audiences. The portal provides authoritative information, digital tools, calculators, and editorial content covering real-estate transactions, marriage and cohabitation law, inheritance and succession, donations, and business formation.

The platform is built as a multi-product ecosystem rather than a single application. Core sub-brands include Biddit (online public real-estate auctions), Izimi (a personal digital vault for notarial documents, redesigned in 2025), StartMySuccession (digital succession planning, launched 2023), ManageMyBusiness (online company incorporation and modification), Erfeniswijzer (legal-heir identification, launched 2022), Immo Notaris (property listings), and Rekenmodules (cost calculators). Supporting assets include the quarterly Vastgoedbarometer real-estate publication, the NotarisTV YouTube channel, the Zeg es Notaris podcast, and downloadable brochures and infofiches. In 2024, Fednot enabled digital signature of notarial deeds (effective April 8, 2024), extending the platform from information delivery into transactional workflow.

The business model is non-commercial at the portal level: notaris.be is a free public information service, and individual notary fees are regulated by royal decree rather than set by Fednot. Revenue at the federation level, which is not publicly disclosed, is sustained by member-notary dues and subsidiary services rather than direct portal monetization. Customer segments are the Belgian general public (individuals) and SMEs dealing with life-event legal needs, with no disclosed B2B anchor accounts; marketing reach is built through content marketing, social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok), events, email, and SEO.

Name

notaris

Legal name

Koninklijke Federatie van het Belgisch Notariaat vzw (Fednot)

Website

https://notaris.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

notaris.be is the official public digital portal of the Koninklijke Federatie van het Belgisch Notariaat (Fednot), providing free information, calculators, and digital tools on Belgian notarial matters for citizens and businesses across real estate, family law, and succession.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Notary Services

NAICS

Offices of Notaries (54112), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE)

Keywords

• Notary services
• Legal information portal
• Succession planning
• Real estate transactions
• Company formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussel

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

notaris.be is a public information portal operated by the Koninklijke Federatie van het Belgisch Notariaat (Fednot), providing citizens and businesses with information, calculators, and digital services about Belgian notarial matters. It offers an integrated ecosystem of digital tools including Biddit (online real estate auctions), Izimi (secure digital vault), ManageMyBusiness (online company formation), StartMySuccession (succession planning), and the Vastgoedbarometer (real estate market data), supporting housing, family law, inheritance, and business formation needs.

Product overview

The Koninklijke Federatie van het Belgisch Notariaat (Fednot) operates notaris.be as a comprehensive digital portal for Belgian notarial services. The platform offers a portfolio of interconnected digital tools: Biddit serves as the online property auction platform; Izimi provides a secure digital vault for document storage; ManageMyBusiness handles online company formation; Start My Succession facilitates succession planning; the Vastgoedbarometer delivers real estate market data; and Immo Notaris offers property listings. These are complemented by Rekenmodules (online calculators), educational content through NotarisTV and the Zeg es Notaris podcast, downloadable brochures and infofiches, and the Erfeniswijzer interactive tool. The overall offering functions as a multi-platform ecosystem serving citizens, businesses, and notary professionals across housing, family law, inheritance, and business domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biddit: Online public auction platform for real estate managed by Belgian notaries
• Izimi
• StartMySuccession
• ManageMyBusiness
• Notaris.jobs
• Vastgoedbarometer

Products and services

• Biddit Online public sale platform operated by Belgian notaries for buying and selling real estate properties digitally through public auctions.
• Izimi Free, ultra-secure personal digital vault for managing and securely transmitting notarial documents and personal data, with options for transfer upon death.
• ManageMyBusiness Belgian online platform for the constitution, modification, and dissolution of companies, associations, or foundations.
• Start My Succession Digital tool enabling users to easily initiate succession planning online.
• Vastgoedbarometer (Real Estate Barometer) Market data tool providing real estate trends and pricing information for the Belgian property market through quarterly reports.
• Immo Notaris Real estate listing platform featuring properties marketed by Belgian notaries.
• Rekenmodules (Calculation Modules) Suite of online calculators for estimating costs related to property purchases, mortgages, inheritance donations, and mortgage cancellations.
• Erfeniswijzer (Inheritance Guide) Interactive digital tool that shows users who their legal heirs are according to Belgian inheritance law based on their personal situation.
• Brochures & Infofiches Downloadable informational brochures and fact sheets on various notarial topics, available in digital format and paper versions at notary offices.
• Notaris.jobs Job portal for career opportunities within the Belgian notariat.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Immoweb: Belgium's largest real estate listing platform, competing partly with immo.notaris and Biddit for property discovery and transaction intent in the Belgian market. Operates in the same geography as notaris.be with an overlapping Belgian real estate audience.

Direct peers

• Chambre Nationale des Notaires: The official national federation of French notaries, the structural counterpart to Fednot. Operates the notaire.fr portal providing information on notarial services, succession planning, and real estate transactions, mirroring notaris.be's role in Belgium.
• Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie (KNB): The Royal Professional Organization of Dutch Notaries, the immediate Dutch-language professional federation and portal for notaries in the Netherlands. Comparable to notaris.be in providing citizen-facing information and digital tools for notarial matters in a neighboring Benelux jurisdiction.
• Bundesnotarkammer: The federal chamber of German notaries, the direct analogue of Fednot in Belgium. Operates a national portal providing information and digital services (including the electronic notarial deed register) for notarial matters, comparable in scope and regulatory basis to notaris.be.

Broad incumbents

• LegalZoom: US-based online legal services platform enabling consumers and SMBs to handle wills, business formation, and estate planning documents. Closest commercial analogue to ManageMyBusiness and StartMySuccession on a cross-border basis.
• Zillow: Largest US real estate portal with consumer-facing content, calculators, and digital transaction tools. Comparable to notaris.be in offering cost calculators, real estate market data (Vastgoedbarometer vs Zillow indices), and property listings.
• Wolters Kluwer: Global information services and software provider with deep legal, regulatory, and compliance content products serving professionals including notaries. Comparable to Fednot's role in providing authoritative legal information and digital tools to support notarial practice.
• Council of European Notariats (CNUE): The umbrella European body representing national notary federations including Fednot. Comparable as a higher-order federation that aggregates and advocates for notarial federations, with overlapping public-information and digital-tool initiatives across member states.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/notarisTVkfbn
• Facebookfacebook.com/notaris.be
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/notaris-be
• Instagraminstagram.com/notaris.be
• TikToktiktok.com/@notaris.be

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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