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
Tracking the financial covenants in loan documents is a key priority for borrowers in a bear market.
Breach of a financial covenant ultimately may lead to acceleration of the outstanding
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As of Jan. 1, 2021, all permit applications for new buildings in the Netherlands are being tested against new criteria which aim to ensure that these new buildings are (almost)
Continue Reading Every New Building in the Netherlands Must Be (Almost) Energy Neutral Starting Jan. 1, 2021
One of the few firms which has avoided any across-the-board layoffs and compensation reductions for its lawyers and staff at all levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has nonetheless found
Continue Reading Global Giant Greenberg Traurig Continues to Enhance European Stronghold, Brings on Tier 1 Real Estate Team in The Netherlands
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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On Budget Day, 15 September 2020, the Dutch Ministry of Finance presented its 2021 tax plan. For the proposed bills to have effect, they first must be approved by Parliament.
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The rapidly changing retail market has not yet created a new reality. The preference for online shopping and the increasing costs of wages and production continue to threaten the margins of retailers and, indirectly, rent prices. As a result, rent for retail space has been dropping for six consecutive years. Due to the increased costs of wages and production, more bankruptcies may follow the ones we have seen already in the Netherlands, and more retailers may decide to stop operating their shops to minimize losses.
In this blog post, we will focus on the obligation to operate retail space and recent verdicts relating to interoperating retail space contracts.
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The topic of ‘shared-housing’ is increasingly becoming of interest for clients who invest in residential real estate portfolios. In short, shared-housing can be described as the use of a residential unit by several people who are using a single room for private use and who share the bathroom and the kitchen (and possibly a living-room) with their co-tenants.
From a legal standpoint, shared-housing defers from letting rooms because of the fact that the landlord does not let out single rooms to each person, but lets out the whole unit to several people under one lease agreement or to one person who is granted the right to sublet single rooms in the unit.
Continue Reading Recent ‘Shared-Housing’ Developments in Amsterdam
Introduction
Starting 1 July 2019, the scope of the Dutch Heating Supply Act (Warmtewet) (the Act) will be revised. The revision will have significant consequences for landlords of
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Introduction
Modern technologies and personal data are increasingly important for real estate businesses. Robotics, Wi-Fi tracking, augmented and virtual reality, sensor technology, and the Internet of Things (e.g., a physical
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