Goetstouwers Immobiliën Brasschaat

- I had indicated online that I would like to view a property in Brasschaat to rent. I called the lady back and I asked if the property was furnished and the woman said that it was not. I asked if there were built in cupboards and she said, as you can see on the photos, there are no cupboards which I found quite rude. I told her that I live already in Brasschaat for 25 years, I lived on the Voshollei in my own house for 20 years and I rent a house now and because of my divorce I need to find something smaller. Her first question was, how much do you earn? I told her that I am moving because of my divorce and that my alimony would be substantial enough to pay for the property. Her next question was yes, but how much do you earn? I found this to be a rather strange first question because normally I fill out a form before I visit the property but I told her, I do not work (I am 55 and had breast cancer) but I said that my alimony can be guaranteed. She abruptly said ‘sorry but I cannot justify this to the owner, I cannot help you’ and she put the phone down. The phone conversation was in Dutch and I was very polite and friendly and I explained everything properly but I felt that this lady was quite discriminatory towards me. I have never been treated like this as a potential client and I have dealt with a few makelaars already who have been very kind and friendly to me. I was quite shocked and upset by how abruptly she talked to me. The people who rent properties through people like this lose valuable and good paying customers this way. The Second Lady who answered the phone was very nice, I wish she had been the one to take my call in the first place.