1. Due diligence costs for the purchase of real estate 1.1 Municipal search Cost Variable VAT Nil 1.2 Utility search (each service) Cost Variable (Sewerage charges, real estate property charges, water...

1. General overview As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many decisions relating to the issue of commercial rent payments in times of COVID-19 in the Netherlands, most of them in interim...

Globalisation, political turbulence, changes in urban living patterns, increased digitisation, shifting consumer behaviour and flexible working are just some of the issues that are transforming the demands...

Recent work highlights Planning and environmental Advised McDonald’s on objection and appeal proceedings, started by a competitor, against the permit in relation to the development of a new restaurant in Deventer. Advised a local government on the development of a sewage treatment plant in Utrecht. CMS advised on the procurement, the Design, Build and Maintenance (DBM) contract, zoning and environmental aspects of the project. Construction and development Advised Intralox on the development of a production facility and office spaces in a business park in Doetinchem. Advised a leading insurance company on the development and construction of Leidsche Rijn Centrum, a new city centre of this suburban area in Utrecht. The construction of Leidsche Rijn Centrum is the biggest urban development in the Netherlands at this moment. Advised a local government organisation on a tender procedure and construction works (improvement of 7.5km of dikes in and around the city of Zwolle). Investment & disposal Advised South Korean investor Hana Alternative Asset Management (HAAM) on the €250m acquisition of the office building EDGE AmsterdamWest from Edge Technologies (OVG). Advised Nuveen Real Estate on the purchase of an office complex of 16,000m² in Amsterdam. Advised CBRE Global Investors on the purchase of the Baker & McKenzie House located at the Amsterdam Zuidas, Holland’s international financial business district. Advised South Korean investor Kiwoom Asset Management on the €130m acquisition of the landmark building Queens Towers in Amsterdam. Advised Invesco on the acquisition of a residential development in Amsterdam (by means of a share deal). Managers and occupiers Advised Primark on the lease and development of the Primark store in Utrecht. Advised Coty on the lease of its international headquarters in Amsterdam. Financing Advised Kadans Science Partner B.V. on the refinancing of the acquisition by Oaktree of one of the science parks of Kadans. Advised HSBC Bank Plc on the financing of the redevelopment of a historic building, formerly used as an office, into a hotel located in The Hague city centre. Advised the British private equity fund Flemyn on the sale of the Keynes Building (office) in Amsterdam. CMS has assisted with the purchase of the shares, the acquisition structuring and the financing 

A first glance suggests there were no major changes in the European investment market in 2018, with the investment volume being roughly the same as in the previous year at around EUR 264bn. However...

The European investment market once again had a very strong year. At EUR 234 bn, total investment volume was only 3% below the record level seen in 2015. This figure also represents an increase of 7%...

Global investment into the evolving purpose-built student ac­com­mod­a­tion sec­tor continues to grow phenomenally. Nick Porter has been a pioneer in the sector for over 27 years, as founder of the UK’s...

1. Parties and Ownership – Who can own real estate and what types of ownership are there? Parties Any legal “person” may own real estate. This will include individuals, companies, entities established...