Netherlands: Construction & Planning

Temporary buildings in the Netherlands present complex legal challenges spanning public law permits, private tenancy agreements, financing structures, and tax classifications. This analysis examines how the fifteen-year public law designation creates uncertainty in ownership rights, lease termination, and the removal obligations that parties must carefully structure before construction begins.

For decades, securing a grid connection with sufficient transmission capacity was a given for property owners and developers.

On 1 January 2024, the Quality Assurance (Building Sector) Act (Wet kwaliteitsborging voor het bouwen) (QAA) came into force.

Major construction projects are inherently complex, with long lead times required for plan development and execution

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in project development. While many companies have embraced sustainable practices as part of their corporate social responsibility...

In de strijd tegen het woningtekort wordt veel verwacht van het optoppen van bestaande woningen en appartementsgebouwen met een plat dak.

Today, the highest administrative judge on planning and environmental matters in the Netherlands, the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State (Council of State...

New construction methods have become more and more important in project development. One of these methods is the prefabrication of larger components or even entire building modules...

The Ministry of Finance announced a number of amendments, including a postponed entry into force date and transitional law, to the draft legislation that will abolish the real estate transfer tax (RETT) exemption for share...