Reinier advises national and international companies
reinier.russell@russell.nl +31 20 301 55 55Is it allowed to establish business premises at a certain location or is it just a residential area? What is the permissible height of a building and are there any more conditions regarding construction or use? In the Netherlands, all these things can be found in a zoning plan. In a zoning plan, a certain purpose is assigned to plots of land and rules are set regarding the use of buildings on these plots
The use determines the function of a plot of land in the zoning plan. The function determines what can be done with the ground. For instance, a building can be attributed the function residential, or a number of plots of land can be labelled as shopping or catering area.
A zoning plan consists of three different elements, namely
Would you like to know whether you are allowed to build on a certain plot or what conditions the buildings have to meet? This can be found in the zoning plan at the municipality. Zoning plans are drafted in the Dutch language. We can assist you in finding the applicable zoning plan and will gladly provide you with an explanation of the included rules:
The use of general terms and conditions is something companies can no longer do without. Contracting parties refer to their own general terms and conditions in small print, often containing favorable clauses for their own benefit. But what is the power of general terms and conditions? And what should be considered when using them?
From 1 July 2024, the Affordable Rent Act came into force. Some additional provisions came into force on 1 January 2025. What obligations must landlords now comply with?
Wednesday 25 September 2024, Reinier Russell will discuss cybersecurity and data protection in litigation at the European meeting of the World Litigation Forum in Barcelona.
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