Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Andersen advises and assists national and international businesses, investors, and individuals in real estate transactions, including acquisitions, development, and divestment of properties such as office buildings, shopping centers, and housing projects. Their services cover drafting contracts, navigating construction and tenancy laws, managing co-ownership, and representing clients in disputes or legal proceedings, ensuring comprehensive support for all real estate matters.
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Liability and InsuranceAdministrative Law and Public ProcurementUrban Planning and Environmental LawIP and Data Protection LawTax LawSports LawLitigation and ArbitrationSustainabilityCompetition LawEU Law and EU SanctionsCriminal Law (White-collar Crime)Real estate and property transactions are an important issue for many enterprises.
We have extensive experience in advising and assisting national and international businesses and investors with respect to real estate transactions – acquisitions, development and divestment – in respect of office buildings, commercial real estate, shopping centres, hotels and housing developments, as well as the construction, operation of such buildings and the management of the co-ownership.
As safe as houses for all real estate matters
We provide services in the following areas:
- Contract drafting and contract negotiation
- Construction law
- General contracting
- Sale and purchase of real estate
- Rental and leasing agreements
- Long Lease Rights
- Project development and real estate investment
- Execution of real estate development projects
- Real Estate Certificates
- Public and private tenders
- Public Private Partnership (PPP)
- Regulated Real Estate Company (REIT)
- Expertise
- Permits and authorisations
- Representation in court, and before authorities, in all matters of real estate and tenancy law
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08.09.2025
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
An Offer Is Not Always Binding: Ghent Court of Appeal Clarifies in Real Estate Sales
Ruling of June 4, 2025 – No Broker’s Fee in Case of Aborted Sale Process
18.06.2025
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Supreme Court Clarifies Deadline Calculation for Eviction Compensation under Commercial Lease Law
On March 28, 2025, the Belgian Supreme Court clarified how the expiration period must be calculated for a tenant seeking eviction compensation when a commercial lease is not renewed.
13.06.2025
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Is it possible to combine refusal to pay an invoice with a claim for damages in construction contracts? The Court of Cassation rules on the “double sanction” for contractual breach
When a developer suffers loss because works have been carried out defectively, the following question regularly comes up: may the developer, in addition to claiming damages, also refuse to pay (part of) the contract price? The Belgian Court of Cassation recently examined this point in a ruling of November 8, 2024. The ruling re-affirms fundamental principles of the law of damages and has significant consequences for the day-to-day practice of construction contracts.
06.05.2025
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Asbestos certificate for commonly used parts: what will change in Flanders as of May 1, 2025?
The regulations surrounding asbestos certificates have evolved significantly in recent years. An important distinction made explicitly since July 2024 is that between common parts and commonly used parts. As of May 1, 2025, new obligations will apply to the latter category. What exactly does that mean?