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29 January 2026

Another brick in the wall

Are you planning to build or renovate? If so, a number of questions arise straight away: which type of agreement for contracting works is best for you? Do you opt for a fixed contract price, a target price, or a contract based on hours worked? Are any general terms and conditions applicable and, if so, which ones? Below is a practical guideline.

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4 September 2024

What is the value of common property in a Homeowners Association?

It's not an uncommon situation: a member of the Homeowners Association (HOA) expands their garden or rooftop terrace beyond the boundaries of their private section and later asks the HOA to legalize this change.

12 August 2024

Commonality of a shared wall

Commonality is often a point of discussion between neighbors: is the fence between two gardens common property? If so, can one neighbor then carry out maintenance or even completely replace the fence (partly) at the expense of the other neighbor?

29 July 2024

The obligation to complain

It often occurs that an object does not correspond to what has been agreed. After the delivery of a property, for example, hidden defects may arise.

31 January 2024

Robot lawyer

A ‘robot lawyer’ has been made available on the market in America. This is an app with legal information that would make using a lawyer unnecessary. ‘Fight corporations’, ‘find hidden money’, ‘beat bureaucracy’. This is what the robot can and will do. ‘Sue everybody,’ is the urgent advice.

24 January 2024

Contracting work

A building contract exists when one party, the contractor, undertakes to the other party, the client, to deliver work for payment of a sum of money.

6 December 2023

Didam judgment: contracts void or voidable?

In the context of administrative law, the Division has previously ruled that public bodies are required by the principle of equal opportunity or equality to provide interested parties with scope to compete in the event of scarcity.

18 October 2023

Hothead

Ingrid Kastanje operates a large real estate portfolio in The Hague, together with her husband. Two born and bred ‘Hagenezen’ with their hearts on their sleeves.

4 October 2023

Borsato

Could it be typically Dutch? People gloating when successful compatriots are made fun of in the media? After all, we are envious people.

27 September 2023

Trial by jury

In civil cases, litigation easily takes a year, and two or three years also occurs. Colleagues of mine have proceedings pending that have taken more than a decade, including appeals.