Rental Law

Tenants are protected by the law. Tenants of commercial premises also enjoy a certain degree of rent protection. Yet the landlord can often easily terminate the lease of business premises. But is this also allowed in order to obtain a higher rent? This was recently addressed by the Supreme Court (ECLI:NL:HR:2025:1962). This blog discusses the Supreme Court's ruling...

Often the lease of business premises contains an indexation clause. Under this, the rent can be indexed periodically - usually annually. Usually this is done on the basis of inflation. You can read exactly how rent indexation works here. In the article below, tenancy law attorney Robert van Ewijk discusses what...

To ensure that rents rise with inflation, most leases of business premises include a provision for annual indexation. If the ROZ model lease agreement is used, this is regulated. If the lease has no provision for annual indexation, then you can only increase the rent by...

When leasing 290 business space, the rent can be increased periodically. This can be done by applying the annual indexation, but also by revision. Revision is regulated by law. Indexation can be regulated in the lease. If one of the ROZ model lease agreements is used, this is usually the case. Lawyer rental law Robert van...

Reliance on sustainable own use by landlord business premises due to renovation: does it hold? The lease of 290 business premises can be terminated by the lessor due to sustainable own use. Based on Section 7:296 (1) (b) of the Dutch Civil Code, this includes renovation of the business premises. For the termination due to permanent own use, the...

Landlords beware! Consider early warning when a lease is terminated Landlords of housing may find themselves in a situation where tenants are no longer paying the rent on time. Or even stop paying altogether. In such a case, it may be desirable for landlords to terminate the rental agreement. A first step besides collection of the rent claim, is...