20 November 2025
In recent years, we have received an increasing number of questions about compensation for non-material (immaterial) damage. Expats in particular are often used to the idea that, alongside compensation for material loss, there is also scope for compensation for more abstract harm, such as anxiety, distress, or impact on private life.
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The legal division of maintenance and repair costs in tenancy law
Whose responsibility are the costs of maintenance and repair of the property: the tenant or the landlord? It is a question that often leads to discussion and is subject to much litigation. This blog focuses on the statutory regulation and the deviating regulation of the ROZ model contracts.
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17 July 2024
Contractual co-tenancy and the separation rule: a follow-up
In a previous article, I wrote about the ruling of the Supreme Court on December 24, 2021, in which it was decided that contractual co-tenants can invoke the separation rule of Article 7:267 paragraph 7 of the Dutch Civil Code (‘DCC’).
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5 June 2024
Can the lessor suspend quiet enjoyment under the lease following late payment?
Two interesting conclusions by Advocate General Valk were published some time ago.
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29 May 2024
Rent price review of business premises
One of the most important parts of a lease is the rent price. Over time, the rent price may no longer be in line with market rates.
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20 May 2024
To what extent is the requirement that residential accommodation is the primary place of residence mandatory for contractual joint tenancy?
Most tenancy agreements for residential accommodation include the requirement that the accommodation is the primary residence.
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8 May 2024
Continuation of a rental agreement after the tenant’s death
When a tenant of a residential property dies, the rental agreement will in principle end after a period of two months.
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29 April 2024
Important for tenants in the Netherlands: new protection rules!
Do you rent your house in the Netherlands? If so, as a tenant you are protected against the landlord if, for example, he charges too high a rent, does not repair defects or does not want to repay the deposit at the end of the tenancy.
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9 April 2024
High inflation resulting in a steep rent increase is not an unforeseen circumstance
The ongoing existence of rent indexation clauses seems to have come to an end this year.
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18 March 2024
Landlords beware: rent indexation does not apply under certain circumstances!
(Update 5 October 2023) On 3 August 2023, the Amsterdam court handed down a remarkable ruling on residential rent increases.
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