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Can you avoid rent protection if the tenant temporarily does not rent and then returns?
Many landlords want to prevent tenants from getting rent protection and therefore being able to stay in the property for life. If you want to temporarily rent out your own home, a lease with a diplomatic clause may be a solution. By the way, it is not a requirement...
The lethal injection of the (rental) market
You may be wondering how on earth it is still possible for rental properties to be offered for rent. Surely we all agreed that the rental market should simply cease to exist? Everyone should just buy a condo. Whether they earn enough or not. Not enough income to buy?...
Why does my energy label differ from my energy index and how can I fix it?
Your home may be one of those unique cases where you have an energy label with one letter as well as an energy index with a completely different letter. For example, you have energy label B on your house, but you also have and energy index with a score A. How on earth...
As a broker or appraiser, how to decipher a complicated soil report?
Anyone who has ever appraised or purchased something in a big city will not be unfamiliar; the soil report you get in front of you is 1 big incomprehensible piece of text more than 50 pages long. You want to buy or appraise that property, and you, as a real estate...
Oil tanks in the Garden: Risks, Disposal and Pollution
There may still be an oil tank in your or your neighbor's yard. We call these tanks "hbo tanks. HBO stands for "home heating oil. These tanks pose a major threat to soil quality on your plot and surrounding plots. Old tanks can leak and oil is a substance that can...
What should you do if it is not clear in the soil report whether remediation has taken place?
If the soil report states that remediation must take place, a BUS notification has been required since 2007. After that, there should have been remediation. But to know for sure if this has occurred, a remediation evaluation must have taken place. Where it often goes...
What should I do if I want help with a soil report/environmental report?
Our advice then is ALWAYS to seek help from an environmental consulting firm. In fact, they are many times better able to analyze and interpret current information on soil conditions. This also allows them to make a much better risk assessment of possible soil...
What should you do if the land registry states that a soil test needs to be done at a property or plot?
Suppose you are about to buy a home. In the documentation provided to you by the selling broker, you will also come across cadastral information. This will be in the form of a "Cadastral Notice" (also called "property information" or "cadastral extract"). This looks...
Registering an association with the Chamber of Commerce if you are not yet an owner
It often happens that you as a (potential) buyer of a property want to activate a dormant Owners' Association (VvE). The basis that every CoE must have is a registration in the Chamber of Commerce (CoC). Once you have that registration from the Chamber of Commerce,...
When is a soil test mandatory?
Having exploratory soil testing done may be required in a number of cases. It may also be purely an eligibility requirement. The exact requirements vary by legislative period and also vary by municipality. However, a soil test may be required in the following cases,...
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Can you avoid rent protection if the tenant temporarily does not rent and then returns?
Many landlords want to prevent tenants from getting rent protection and therefore being able to stay in the property for life. If you want to temporarily rent out your own home, a lease with a diplomatic clause may be a solution. By the way, it is not a requirement...
The lethal injection of the (rental) market
You may be wondering how on earth it is still possible for rental properties to be offered for rent. Surely we all agreed that the rental market should simply cease to exist? Everyone should just buy a condo. Whether they earn enough or not. Not enough income to buy?...
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