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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...

The VvE of a senior apartment building in the northeastern part of the country, has denied the right of use to one of its residents. The man is a tenant of an apartment, but due to the VvE's denial decision, he has to leave it. This in connection with misconduct and even threats. The Assen court had previously ruled that the...

The Central Netherlands District Court ruled on October 21, 2025 (ECLI:NL:RBMNE:2025:5464) that the plaintiff did not have an urgent interest in claims of infringement of her trade name. However, a compelling interest is a requirement in summary proceedings. The claims of the plaintiff (BIGBAGSTORE.NL) against the defendant (BIGBAGSTORE.EU) were therefore dismissed for lack of an urgent interest....

The Aruba Court of First Instance has ruled that a broker is liable for damages suffered by a buyer (ECLI:NL:OGEAA:2025:255). According to the court, those damages are directly causally related to the inaccurate disclosures made by the broker to the buyer. The ruling is under Aruban law, but as in...

The NVM purchase agreement is often used when buying or selling a home. This contains a penalty clause. This is also the case in the Amsterdam model sales contract. In case one of the parties fails to comply with the purchase contract, the other party forfeits a penalty. Often that 10% of the...