For a long time, real estate was all about bricks, but nowadays it is also more and more about technology.

Grid congestion in the Netherlands is creating unprecedented challenges for commercial real estate landlords and tenants, raising critical questions about who bears responsibility when insufficient electricity capacity affects leased premises. This analysis examines how Dutch Energy Act provisions, landlord-tenant law, and recent court decisions intersect to determine liability for grid capacity shortfalls.

For decades, securing a grid connection with sufficient transmission capacity was a given for property owners and developers.

The implementing law will require trustees to obtain and maintain certain information about the trusts and beneficial ownership thereof on a register administered by the Chamber of Commerce.

In August 2023 the Amsterdam District Court handed down an eighth judgment in which the Subdistrict Court ruled that the much-applied (ROZ) rent indexation clause for liberalised rental housing...

Recent case law emphasizes that non-compliance (criminal activities including potentially economic offences) on a leasehold (erfpacht) plot can constitute a violation of the obligations under the Dutch leasehold law (Gerechtshof ‘s-Hertogenbosch 5 maart 2024, ECLI:NL:GHSHE:2024:718).

Fugro TechCenter is located at business park ‘Heron' in Nootdorp in the Netherlands. Fugro was founded in 1962 in The Netherlands and is one of the world's leading specialists in geodata.

The Bouwinvest Residential Fund has sold 118 homes to Daelmans Vastgoed. The sale involves 81 houses in Zoetermeer and 37 apartments in Zwolle. Almost all the homes have an A+...

The Bouwinvest Residential Fund has sold 327 homes to Grouwels Vastgoed. The homes are spread across the cities of Amsterdam, Gouda and Groningen...

When you drive into a multi-storey or underground car park, you are likely to park in the first convenient space you find.

Recent Dutch court rulings are reshaping rent increase clauses in housing lease agreements, requiring landlords to separate and justify indexation and surcharge components or risk having provisions declared unfair.

As lawyers in (international) litigation practice, we increasingly see that procedural law can be of service when making strategic choices before commencing...

Improving the investment climate is at the top of the agenda of the three political parties (D66, CDA and VVD, the Coalition) that will form the new government of the Netherlands.

In dit signaleringsbulletin vindt u links naar negen interessante uitspraken op het gebied van bouw-, vastgoed- en aanbestedingsrecht die zijn gewezen of gepubliceerd in het eerste kwartaal van 2024, met een samenvatting.

On Nov. 14, 2023, the Senate passed the Bill on permanent leases. When the law enters into force, it will no longer be possible for landlords – barring exceptions – to rent out housing for a fixed term.

Circulair bouwen bestaat uit veel aspecten: van aanbestedingsrecht naar mededingingsrecht.

The EU's FASTER Directive introduces a standardised digital framework to streamline withholding tax relief on cross-border portfolio income, replacing fragmented national procedures with automated processes. While focused on publicly traded shares and bonds, the directive holds particular relevance for European real estate investors who increasingly access property through listed vehicles and REITs. Expected to apply from 2030, FASTER promises faster refunds, reduced administrative friction, and enhanced tr

Vergunningstrajecten voor bouwer en gebiedsontwikkelaar simpeler maken.

The Ministry of Finance announced a number of amendments, including a postponed entry into force date and transitional law, to the draft legislation that will abolish the real estate transfer tax (RETT) exemption for share...

If you are a non-Dutch resident who owns a holiday home in the Netherlands for personal use, you may be entitled to a tax refund.