Construction & Real Estate

From gravel to grand mansion, we make sure you get the right foundation no matter the requirements.

We provide our clients with interdisciplinary and comprehensive advice in all stages of their building or real estate projects. Having decades of experience in offering businesses advice along the entire value chain in the construction and real estate sector, we are always up to speed about the latest developments and make sure that our services duly take into account the needs of the market. From approvals for gravel extraction to the handling of large-volume real estate transactions, our experts have an eye for detail while never losing sight of the big picture. We provide public-legal planning, develop financing concepts, prepare contracts and facilitate property realisation processes.

From robust project structuring to coordination and negotiations with the banks and investors providing the funds and the drafting of transaction documents, contracts with planers, specialist experts and the professionals carrying out the work (eg contracts for construction services, architect contracts and general contractor agreements) – we provide comprehensive support to both principals and contractors in the construction industry and real estate sector in their investment projects. We provide support in setting up contracts and negotiating the contractual framework for services to be provided and act as facilitator in negotiations for follow-on offers, in billing disputes, warranty issues and claims for damages.

In real estate law, we advise retail clients as well as institutional clients on the purchase and sale of real property, commercial real estate, apartment buildings, shops or private homes, but also in matters relating to the reappraisal of a property’s net internal area and property partitioning. Our corporate law and M&A experts complete real estate transactions on a regular basis and provide support in any type of property realisation.

Our services in building and real estate law include advice on all issues related to domicile law. The development of residential and commercial properties involves aspects of tenancy law, residential property law, land register law and real estate property partitioning law as well as specific issues relating to the operation and management of shopping centres or apartment buildings.

In all these projects, we draw on the expert knowledge of our Environmental and Technology team for all public-law proceedings – from reclassification and plant permitting procedures all the way to building law matters. Thanks to our accomplished company register department, every entry in the register is done accurately and efficiently to ensure that your project continues to stay on track even after the contracts have been signed.

Our services portfolio includes the following highlights:

Public construction law

Zoning
Building permits
Net internal area reappraisals and property partitioning
Industrial plants

Real estate law

Purchase and sale of real estate
Structuring of construction and real estate projects, including contract formation
Real estate development projects
Housing law issues (specifically tenancy law, home ownership law and social housing law)
Operation and administration of shopping centres and other real estate used for commercial purposes
Green building and green leasing
Planning and implementation of property realisation processes
Building law, easement agreements

M&As / corporate law