Real Estate Law

The buyer of a house who invoked the financing reservation made a mistake. He neglected to show a copy of the financing request and rejection when invoking the financing reservation. However, he was required to do so. This is stipulated in the NVM purchase agreement model used in this...

When buying and selling homes, the NVM model purchase agreement is often used. This includes a penalty clause. This clause states that in the event one of the parties fails to fulfill its obligations under the contract, a penalty of 10% of the purchase price may be forfeited. This penalty was until recently used in proceedings...

“This is not how the government should treat citizens,” concluded the preliminary relief judge of the District Court of East Brabant in a ruling last week (ECLI:NL:RBOBR:2026:1572). At issue was a dispute over a strip of land. Waterboard De Dommel claimed to be the owner, but the neighbor (a private person) claimed to have become the owner by prescription....

The fancy W Hotel on the Spuistraat in Amsterdam is to be evicted due to rent arrears of up to €22.7 million. The operators of the W Hotel, Palace Hotel Operational B.V. and B&F Palace Amsterdam B.V. have been ordered to evict in a ruling by the Amsterdam subdistrict court (ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2026:1903). The payment arrears are not only quite substantial,...

These are the 4 most common legal misconceptions about VvE There are a lot of misconceptions about Owners' Associations (VvE). Lexys Advocaten specializes in VvE law and made a video about the 4 most common misconceptions about VvE. The first one may surprise you, but it gets right to the heart of the matter: namely, the distribution of...

VvE tip: this is how to take a legally valid decision on topping up The Netherlands faces an immense housing challenge, and ‘optop constructions’ - adding residential layers to existing complexes - are hailed as an efficient solution. They save building land and often provide opportunities for sustainability and renovation of the existing building. In 2024, therefore, a ‘National Approach...