by Remko Zuidema | Mar 13, 2014 | Best Practices, Construction Law, Construction process, Governance, Invest in Real Estate, Sustainable Construction
Have you ever thought of living in an empty office building? There are plenty of possibilities because the Netherlands has the highest office vacancy rate in Europe, approximately 8.2 million square meters (nearly 27 million square feet!). That is officially; the...
by Remko Zuidema | Feb 27, 2014 | Construction Law, Construction process, Economy, Governance
Builders who venture abroad have to work according to European rules. These rules are far more favorable to you as a customer than Dutch rules. So when you are selecting builders for your project, make sure to check on their previous performance, in and outside the...
by Remko Zuidema | Feb 13, 2014 | Construction Law, Construction process, Economy, Governance, Health, Invest in Real Estate
Do you realize that every building is important to two very different parties with totally different interests? On the one hand there is the investor who wants to make money. On the other hand there is you, the user. What you want is to live, work and enjoy leisure...
by Remko Zuidema | Dec 19, 2013 | Construction Law, Economy
Image this! As a property investor you are no longer responsible for items that only last a few years; like the kitchen, the bathroom and the boiler. And as a tenant you get complete control over them. Granted, not everyone sees that as an advantage, especially in...
by Remko Zuidema | Nov 21, 2013 | Construction Law, Construction process
When you buy something, you want value for money! That means you want to have a big say in what you get delivered and when. That kind of influence you have everywhere as a consumer….. except in the world of construction. As a tenant you find a whole battalion of...
by Remko Zuidema | Oct 24, 2013 | Construction Law, Construction process, Governance, Sustainable Construction
Are you the lucky owner of one of the hundreds of thousands of apartments in the Netherlands? Then you are also required to be and automatically a member of the Homeowners Association (HOA) of the apartment building. It is the job of the HOA – partly your job...
