Commercial real estate

Commercial premises are often essential to a company's continuity and success. Problems with or disputes over commercial space can therefore have significant financial and commercial consequences. Whether it concerns rent adjustments, defects, renovations, rent arrears, assignment of tenancy (indeplaatsstelling), or termination of a tenancy agreement, we help entrepreneurs, investors, and landlords protect their interests effectively.

Professional landlords and tenants of commercial real estate, healthcare real estate, cultural real estate, and industrial and logistics real estate can turn to us for assistance with contract negotiations and drafting, as well as for reviewing tenancy agreements, including in the context of due diligence investigations. We also support real estate developers in their redevelopment plans: through a thorough inventory of existing tenancy agreements, arranging the timely termination of current leases, and concluding new agreements following redevelopment.

Case examples

A developer wanted to redevelop a former industrial area for residential construction. We assessed whether the existing leases qualified as Section 290 commercial space (retail/hospitality premises) or Section 230a space (other business premises), provided a clear overview of the running lease terms, and either terminated the tenants' leases or negotiated a lease termination with them. The redevelopment was able to start on schedule.

A hotel determined that its originally planned restaurant would not generate sufficient returns for the area, and that converting that floor into additional rooms would significantly improve operations. We negotiated a contract amendment with the landlord involving turnover-based rent and a landlord contribution toward the renovation costs.

A media company had entered into a long-term lease for a newly developed office building. After moving in, it turned out that the modern sustainable climate control system did not work, resulting in alternating freezing cold and sweltering heat. We conducted proceedings to compel the landlord to take all possible measures to remedy the defect and to secure a rightful rent reduction.

Our expertise includes

* Sale & leaseback
* 'Built-to-suit' new-build developments
* Eviction protection
* Court approval of deviating clauses
* Rent review
* Defects
* Renovation
* Assignment of tenancy
* Termination based on urgent own use
* Termination to implement a zoning plan