Liability Law

Three blogs have already appeared on this website about the recent judgment of the District Court of North Holland (ECLI:NL:RBNHO:2025:6641). The first blog was about the dissolution of the purchase agreement due to severe flooding. The buyer successfully dissolved the purchase agreement on the grounds of non-conformity. The second blog was about the enforceability of the judgment. More specifically, it was about...

Seller not liable, real estate agent is? From the purchase agreements of houses (for example, the NVM model purchase agreement or the Amsterdam model purchase agreement), it follows when the seller is liable for defects. Usually, the seller's liability is limited. For example, the seller usually only guarantees that the home can be used ‘as a home. In addition, with older homes,...

Seller liable for leaking basement tub? (Part 1 of the ‘Wet Feet’ blog series) The leaves fell off the trees a few months ago and the dark days have arrived. And not only that. With that comes a lot of rain! The persistent rainfall in the Netherlands is leading to an increase in...

Judge forbids calling a VvE director a fraudster, swindler, cheat and liar Two (former) directors of a VvE in Hillegom are quarreling. This quarrel is being played out on the backs of the other owners of the building. Bills are hung up in the hall and letters and e-mails are sent around to the members. These are not...

Lawyer acts for both member and owner of an association, is that allowed? In a recent ruling by the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Board of Discipline, a lawyer was reprimanded for acting for both an Owners' Association and a member of that association. According to the Council he had violated the core values of independence and partiality. Lawyer...

Broker who conceals rental ban liable? Is a broker liable if he conceals that there is a municipal rental ban (buyout protection)? And is that true even if that broker is not acting for the buyer, but for the seller? That question was at issue in a case decided last summer by the Board of Review...