We advise and litigate on complex matters relating to planning and environmental law, administrative law and regulatory developments. We assist businesses, investors, project developers and public authorities with projects in the industrial, energy, real estate and infrastructure sectors.

Our practice covers the full breadth of planning and environmental law, including permitting, spatial development, environmental regulation, nature conservation, enforcement and regulatory supervision. We combine in-depth knowledge of administrative law and the Environment and Planning Act with practical experience in real estate development, area development, energy projects and infrastructure projects. This enables us to guide clients strategically, carefully and effectively through complex planning and environmental procedures.

BarentsKrans advises both developers and investors on complex projects involving the development, construction and sale of residential, retail, office and healthcare developments.

We assist clients with, among other matters, property law structuring, land acquisition, area development, land development agreements, development agreements, turnkey construction agreements, project financing and real estate transactions within development and redevelopment projects.

BarentsKrans advises both purchasers and vendors on the preparation and execution of real estate transactions. We have extensive experience with due diligence investigations, letters of intent, sale and purchase agreements, financing and security arrangements, transaction structuring and transfers of title.

Our approach is characterised by agile transaction teams and close collaboration between our legal and notarial practices, enabling us to manage transactions efficiently and effectively.

Our team has been involved in numerous complex and high-profile real estate transactions, including transactions involving hotels, residential portfolios, shopping centres, office buildings, logistics assets, healthcare real estate and mixed-use developments.

Construction projects are becoming increasingly large-scale, technical and legally complex. Our specialists assist employers and contractors in drafting and negotiating construction contracts, including agreements based on the UAV, UAV-GC and DNR standard forms.

During and after the construction phase, we advise and represent contractors, developers, investors, public authorities and other market participants on all aspects of construction law, including liability, delays, variations, omissions and completion disputes. Where necessary, we represent clients before both the civil courts and arbitral tribunals.

We have specialist expertise in all aspects of commercial lease law and advise and represent clients in both advisory and contentious matters. Our specialists act for tenants, landlords, agents, property managers and investors and, through many years of experience, have developed an in-depth understanding of the market.

We support clients with both day-to-day issues and complex strategic matters. Our specialist knowledge enables us to identify opportunities and practical solutions within the framework of the highly regulated Dutch lease law regime.

What we do

• Advising on, negotiating and drafting new lease agreements for, among other assets, retail premises, hotels, distribution centres, data centres, healthcare facilities and office space, as well as the termination of lease arrangements;
• Advising on rental reviews, renovation and redevelopment projects (including redevelopment proposals), sustainability measures, lease assignments, defects and reinstatement issues; and
• Representing clients in lease disputes before all relevant courts and tribunals.

The energy transition and increasing pressure on existing energy infrastructure require integrated legal solutions. We have extensive experience at the intersection of real estate, energy and infrastructure and advise developers, investors, energy companies, public authorities and housing corporations on the development, construction and operation of complex projects.

We advise and litigate on matters including:

• District heating and cooling networks and aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES);
• The Collective Heat Supply Act;
• Grid congestion, energy hubs and private energy infrastructure;
• Alternative transmission rights and cable pooling arrangements;
• Contracting for sustainable energy systems, including concession agreements, cooperation agreements and supply agreements;
• EPC, O&M and CPPA agreements;

Permits, planning and environmental procedures, and the regulation of energy projects.