Real estate law

Real Estate Law encompasses the acquisition of land, contracting in the building sector and the right of use of the real estate ownership, lease, ground lease, right of superficies and other rights of use.

Gaastra attorneys at law advises and litigates on the acquisition and alienation of immovable property, particulary in cases which concern (formerly) industrial and contaminated land. In almost every transaction, the question arises whether the land is contaminated and how to deal with this in the contractual sense. Gaastra attorneys at law has also often cooperated with law firms and civil law notaries who are specialised in real estate transactions.

Gaastra attorneys at law is involved in many redevelopment projects. In those cases, Gaastra advocaten advises, for example, on how to deal with asbestos in buildings or in the soil, and asbestos clean-up procedures. In those cases, Gaastra advocaten was involved in the drafting of contracts and deeds for the demolition and redevelopment of company buildings and plants.

Gaastra attorneys at law advises on and litigates over various rights on real estate, this including ownership, lease, ground lease and rights of superficies. The cases regurlarly concern industrial or contaminated real estate. This demands specific knowledge of the responsabilities and liabilities with regard to contaminated real estate.