The Netherlands has a
very stable real estate market, thus providing important
investment opportunities in this sector. For example, the value of the
investments carried out in the
real estate sector in the
first two quarters of 2017 topped the
total investments registered in 2013. There’s an
increasing demand of
office spaces and
residential sites, especially in the city of
Amsterdam. In order to start the procedure of
company formation in the Netherlands in this sector, the investors will need to
obtain specific business permits and
our team of specialists can provide consultacy services on this matter.
Legislation on the real estate market in the Netherlands
The Netherlands provides specific
rules of law regulating the activities related to the
real estate sector.
Companies operating in this field of activity are required to follow the
rules prescribed under the following:
• Housing Act;
• Building Decree (describing the technical requirements for operating on new and existing real estate projects).
Business permits in the Netherlands
Investors who want to start the procedure of
company registration in the Netherlands must
obtain special permits for such activities and most of the
construction projects have to
obtain a building permit.
Several construction projects are exempt from obtaining a building permit but, as a general rule, it is necessary to receive one of the following permits:
• regular permit (for general construction projects).