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New ROZ lease agreement for 290 business space For so-called 290 business space - which includes pubs, stores and restaurants - the Real Estate Council (ROZ) developed a new model lease agreement in December 2022. The last version dated back to 2012 and has now been updated to reflect recent developments in laws and regulations. Robert van Ewijk,...

Statutory interest rate increased to 4% Effective January 1, 2023, the statutory interest rate was increased to 4%. This was announced by royal decree. Although the statutory interest rate can be adjusted every six months, this is the first change in the interest rate since 2015, when the former rate was set at 2%. Setting statutory interest rate...

VvE decision on private area is null and void In a recent ruling, the Zeeland-West Brabant District Court ruled that a decision of an Owners' Association (VvE) was null and void. The VvE had in fact decided to place benches in the entrance area of one of the buildings. But because that entrance is part of a private area, the...

Does the CoE roof belong to the main or subdivision? When you are an apartment owner, you own a piece of property in a larger whole. This also applies to the other owners within your CoE. What you own consists, on the one hand, of the apartment of which you have the exclusive right of use (rather than ownership)...

Cameras in the CoE: what interest comes first? Anno 2022, many people secure their properties with cameras. This also happens with some regularity within Associations of Owners (VvE). It may be that the board of the VvE puts up cameras to secure members’ common property. It may also be ...

Who determines method of repair in association? When there is a defect in a common property, the VvE must take care of repairs. A discussion can ensue as to how this repair should be carried out. The Court of Appeal of ’s-Hertogenbosch recently ruled on this question. Myrthe de Vries, who works at...