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Simone Wijngaard is a shareholder in the Real Estate Practice. She divides her time between London and Amsterdam. She focuses on advising international investors and financers on investment holding structures, real estate investments, as well as hotel investments and operations.

The Dutch legislator is considering changing the Dutch RETT (real estate transfer tax) scheme regarding acquisitions of Dutch real estate via share deals. If this change is indeed implemented, then

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In life (as in business), as Heraclitus said, “the only constant is change.” In today’s fast-paced economy, this axiom should be kept in mind during contract negotiations, especially in a

Continue Reading The Only Constant Is Change: Use of ‘Anticipatory Contracting’ in Real Estate Restructuring Deals

On Budget Day, 15 September 2020, a number of tax measures were published in the Dutch 2021 Tax Plan that could have an impact on real estate investments in the


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