Real Estate

The real estate market is in constant transition. Urban expansion, sustainable redevelopment, complex financing and changing regulations are reshaping how space is developed, used and valued. For companies, investors and developers alike, real estate challenges are rarely one-dimensional. This makes it essential to have legal advisers who understand the full lifecycle of real estate.
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Our Real Estate Team advises on some of the most complex and high-profile transactions in the Netherlands and Europe. We assist clients throughout the process – acquisition, development, financing, leasing and redevelopment – offering practical solutions that reflect both legal requirements and market realities. With over 50 dedicated specialists, including civil-law notaries, we offer integrated legal support tailored to each stage of your project.

Our multidisciplinary expertise spans the following areas:

  • Structuring real estate investments and transactions
  • Project development and zoning
  • Tenancy law and leasing arrangements
  • Procurement and public law issues
  • Environmental and sustainability regulations
  • Real estate tax and financing strategies

We also help clients address the legal frameworks behind smart cities and sustainable infrastructure. This ensures their projects are not only viable today, but future-proof.

Recognised market leaders in real estate

Houthoff’s Real Estate Team is consistently recognised as top-tier by Chambers Europe and Legal 500 for its depth of expertise and track record in large-scale asset deals. We assist investors, project developers, construction companies, housing corporations, financial institutions and major end users.

As a member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms, we work with worldclass local counsel across jurisdictions to deliver consistent, high-quality advice in cross-border real estate matters.

Sustainable Real Estate
Government and private entities are increasingly seeking to protect our country’s overall health, natural environment and quality of life through strategies such as smart growth, new urbanism, and green and smart building.
Tax Real Estate
Legal and tax support is essential for real estate projects - from selling and purchasing to developing and redeveloping.

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Advised SDK Vastgoed B.V. on the EKP development adjacent to the Den Bosch centre which will include 800 apartments, a school for higher education (bachelor), a theatre, office space, restaurants, cultural space and 430 parking spaces.

Assisted the Salvation Army in setting up the investment fund 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' for construction projects that make a social impact. The 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' is funded by private investors and aims to build 250 residences for vulnerable people in the coming years.

Advised Schiphol Real Estate on the purchase and transfer of CBRE Investment Management's share in WTC Schiphol, making Schiphol Real Estate the full owner of the office complex.

Advised Angelo Gordon on the acquisition of shares and membership rights in 26 entities, resulting in the acquisition of a real estate portfolio consisting of 86 buildings with 2,946 residential units and commercial spaces by a group of investors led by TPG Angelo Gordon for an amount of approximately EUR 700 million.

Advised Greystar on the acquisition from 3w real estate and AT Capital, of 407 to be developed residential units in the Orchard I project in Rijswijk.

Advised Egeria Real Estate Development and FLOW Real Estate in relation to the financing of the redevelopment of the Strawinskyhuis, located at the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The financing is provided by Bentall GreenOak, a debt fund.

Advising Tristan Capital Partners on the financing with ING Bank N.V. to acquire a portfolio of over 700 residential units in the Rotterdam and The Hague area.

Advised AXA IM and its developer Provast on the acquisition and redevelopment of the ABN AMRO office building in Coolsingel in Rotterdam.

Advised CBRE IM on the sale of the Heuvel Galerie Shopping Centre in Eindhoven to a consortium of 3W and AT Capital.

Advised Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on the EUR 155 Mn sale of the shopping centre Almere Stadshart to Dutch retail investor UMB Group and a consortium of Dutch private investors.

Advised on the acquisition of the shares in the IEF portfolio by a consortium led by CBRE Investment Management (three institutional investors from the Netherlands, plus CBRE Dutch Retail Fund). IEF is a joint venture formed by Bouwfonds Investment Management and IEF Capital. The portfolio consists of 31 Dutch retail properties (mostly flagship stores), including the well-known Dutch retail chains HEMA and de Bijenkorf.

Advising the Dienst Wegverkeer (RDW), and guiding the 150+ hectare land transactions, around the realisation of the Mobility and Infrastructure Test Center (MITC).

Advised CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of one of its funds, on the acquisition of two holiday parcs from Dormio, by way of an asset deal, and acted as notary regarding the preceding share transfer deal, involving 30 vacation parks, from Roompot (KKR) to Dormio.

Advised Vestia, once the largest social housing corporation of the Netherlands, with the legal demerger of Vestia into three new social housing corporations. This transaction included the division of Vestia's real estate portfolio, consisting of approximately 65,000 rental units with a value of EUR 11.5 billion.

Advised SDK Vastgoed B.V. on the EKP development adjacent to the Den Bosch centre which will include 800 apartments, a school for higher education (bachelor), a theatre, office space, restaurants, cultural space and 430 parking spaces.

Assisted the Salvation Army in setting up the investment fund 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' for construction projects that make a social impact. The 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' is funded by private investors and aims to build 250 residences for vulnerable people in the coming years.

Advised Schiphol Real Estate on the purchase and transfer of CBRE Investment Management's share in WTC Schiphol, making Schiphol Real Estate the full owner of the office complex.

Advised Angelo Gordon on the acquisition of shares and membership rights in 26 entities, resulting in the acquisition of a real estate portfolio consisting of 86 buildings with 2,946 residential units and commercial spaces by a group of investors led by TPG Angelo Gordon for an amount of approximately EUR 700 million.

Advised Greystar on the acquisition from 3w real estate and AT Capital, of 407 to be developed residential units in the Orchard I project in Rijswijk.

Advised Egeria Real Estate Development and FLOW Real Estate in relation to the financing of the redevelopment of the Strawinskyhuis, located at the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The financing is provided by Bentall GreenOak, a debt fund.

Advising Tristan Capital Partners on the financing with ING Bank N.V. to acquire a portfolio of over 700 residential units in the Rotterdam and The Hague area.

Advised AXA IM and its developer Provast on the acquisition and redevelopment of the ABN AMRO office building in Coolsingel in Rotterdam.

Advised CBRE IM on the sale of the Heuvel Galerie Shopping Centre in Eindhoven to a consortium of 3W and AT Capital.

Advised Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on the EUR 155 Mn sale of the shopping centre Almere Stadshart to Dutch retail investor UMB Group and a consortium of Dutch private investors.

Advised on the acquisition of the shares in the IEF portfolio by a consortium led by CBRE Investment Management (three institutional investors from the Netherlands, plus CBRE Dutch Retail Fund). IEF is a joint venture formed by Bouwfonds Investment Management and IEF Capital. The portfolio consists of 31 Dutch retail properties (mostly flagship stores), including the well-known Dutch retail chains HEMA and de Bijenkorf.

Advising the Dienst Wegverkeer (RDW), and guiding the 150+ hectare land transactions, around the realisation of the Mobility and Infrastructure Test Center (MITC).

Advised CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of one of its funds, on the acquisition of two holiday parcs from Dormio, by way of an asset deal, and acted as notary regarding the preceding share transfer deal, involving 30 vacation parks, from Roompot (KKR) to Dormio.

Advised Vestia, once the largest social housing corporation of the Netherlands, with the legal demerger of Vestia into three new social housing corporations. This transaction included the division of Vestia's real estate portfolio, consisting of approximately 65,000 rental units with a value of EUR 11.5 billion.

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Ranked in Band 1

Chambers Europe

Real Estate (2025 Edition)

"Houthoff is excellent at cutting through complexity and strikes the right balance between mitigating risk versus speed."

Chambers Europe

Real Estate (2025 Edition)

"The knowledge of construction law that Houthoff brings is essential to our organisation. The team provides excellent service in all legal areas and is always on time."

Chambers Europe

Real Estate (2025 Edition)

Ranked in Tier 1

Legal 500

Real Estate (2025 Edition)

"Houthoff's versatile real estate team headed by Lucas Louwerier distinguishes itself in speed of action, professionalism, and client focus. The diverse team is very pleasant to work with, and advises us in all aspects of all of our real estate development projects. For us, their in-house expertise is key in all stages of the development process, whether it concerns acquisition of a (re)development site, plan development, construction, or leasing and/or selling a project."

Legal 500

Real Estate (2025 Edition)

"The team of Jan Cees Kuiken is exceptional in my opinion as they function as a team should do. The team consists of 80% women and they are so good that it makes a real difference in transactions. In our opinion, the number one team by far of the Netherlands."

Legal 500

Real Estate (2025 Edition)
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Publications

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11 July 2025
11 July 2025
Naar een circulaire economie op basis van verbintenisrechtelijke aanspraken? Maandblad voor Vermogensrecht.
2 January 2025
2 January 2025
Faillissement, opzegging huurovereenkomst, toegangsontzegging, oplevering, ontruiming, natrekking, schadevergoeding, verwijderingsplicht. Tijdschrift voor Huurrecht en Bedrijfsruimte.
26 November 2024
26 November 2024
Tankstation (on)gebouwde onroerende zaak. Tijdschrift voor Huurrecht Bedrijfsruimte.

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