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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14.01.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Court of Cassation confirms the personal disciplinary liability of each individual real estate agent, including those operating within a real estate group
By judgment of 18 December 2025, the Belgian Court of Cassation delivered a significant ruling in a disciplinary (disciplinary law / professional disciplinary proceedings) case against a real estate agent, with far-reaching consequences for the real estate profession.
13.01.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Construction Law & Liability of the Architect
In an important judgment of 19 December 2025 (C.25.0192.F), the Court of Cassation emphasized the fundamental importance of the architect’s duty of supervision when selecting the contractor, in particular with regard to the contractor’s access to the profession.
06.01.2026
•Real Estate, Renting and Co-ownership
Suretyship under the new Book 9 of the Belgian Civil Code: a familiar “nest egg”, clearly and modernly redefined as of 1 January 2026
On 1 January 2026, new rules on personal securities will enter into force. Under these rules, a third party undertakes, if necessary, to guarantee payment of the debtor’s debt vis-à-vis the creditor. Although the legislator has also reviewed other forms of personal security, suretyship remains the cornerstone of all personal securities.
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