by Floris van Kuijeren | 12 Jul 2026 | Purchase realtor
You need to be extremely careful when purchasing a home with a ground lease. And you should pay particular attention to the type of ground lease arrangement that applies. We’ll explain how it works here. The current canon—and especially the future canon The ground...
by Floris van Kuijeren | 17 Feb 2026 | Costs, Purchase realtor
Leasehold is something that, as a buying agent myself, I prefer to keep my hands off. Except when the ground rent has been bought off in perpetuity. In that case it is in fact the same as full ownership. Leasehold and full ownership are often sold for the same price....
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...
