by Floris van Kuijeren | 25 May 2025 | legal
When you buy a property in the Netherlands, you may have to deal with different forms of ownership. The most well-known is full ownership, but especially in cities like Amsterdam, perpetual ground lease is also common. Although the differences seem small on paper,...
by Floris van Kuijeren | 18 May 2025 | Appraisals, legal, Purchase realtor, Starters
When you appraise or buy a property in a city like Amsterdam, you quickly come across the concept of leasehold. This often raises the question, “Is the apartment right fully owned?” At first glance, this seems logical. After all, you buy a property, you...
by Floris van Kuijeren | 4 May 2025 | legal
🏡 All about ground lease in Amsterdam: from past to present Many people in Amsterdam live on land owned by the municipality. That land is not sold, but issued on a long lease. This means that you ‘rent’ the land for a long period, while you still own the...
by Floris van Kuijeren | 17 Dec 2024 | Purchase realtor, Sale, Starters, What to arrange when sold
A new home in a different neighborhood can be an exciting but also fresh start in your life. After all, this brings with it many novelties. Think new neighbors, a new job or a new tennis club, for example. However, a new neighborhood can also bring the necessary...
by Floris van Kuijeren | 5 Sep 2024 | legal, Purchase realtor, Sale Realtor, Starters
In this earlier article (from May 2022) of ours, you already read that Online Bidding Systems and the Online Bidding Procedure is actually false security. For example, with the NVM’s online bidding system with closing date+time, the selling broker can simply see...