Marc Houweling
Area of law
Construction and Real Estate
Van der Feltz advocaten has considerable experience of advising on cross-border issues in the field of construction, real estate and lease law. We act on behalf of a wide range of clients, including (institutional) investors, project developers, (co-developing) construction companies, international organisations, local and regional authorities, (municipalities, provinces, environment agencies). Utility and water companies and business in the industrial sector (petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food, oil & gas, heavy industry).
Expertise
We have substantive expertise in construction and real estate law, (public) procurement law, leasing law, energy law, planning and environmental law, expropriation law and in-depth knowledge of and experienced in infrastructure-, commercial and public real estate developments (housing, infrastructure), real estate transactions and (government) liability issues.
Insight
Article on Who's Who Legal.com:'An attractive post-Brexit option: Developing your own location in the Netherlands followed by sale and leaseback'
Blog 'COVID-19-related mandatory closures of rented premises: The consequences for lessors and lessees'
Blog 'Sale-and-lease-back transaction has far-reaching VAT implications'
Recent work
Advising a specialist investor in European sale and lease back transactions with regard to a particular sale and lease back transaction, which included the acquisition of a global automotive parts manufacturer’s European production facility in Oss, The Netherlands, and a new 20-years triple net lease with the global automotive parts manufacturer as tenant
Advising an international organisation on the development of its new 80.000 m2 headquarters in The Netherlands, including advice relating to tenders regarding maintenance- and consultancy contracts
Representing a client in a million-euro claim regarding the expansion of a Caribbean oil refinery in the International Chamber of Commerce
Advising international investors on flexible terms with regard to existing retail lease agreements in the Netherlands
What others say about us
Legal 500 2022 Real Estate (Tier 4): ‘Knowledgeable, reliable and efficient.’ ‘Van der Feltz is a good business partner.’ 'Their service is more than adequate and always in time.’
‘Rising star' in Legal 500 EMEA 2022 Construction: 'Susanne van de Pest had thorough knowledge of the contractual provisions and guided us astutely in our dealings with construction firms and professionals.’
Who’s Who Legal Future Leader Construction 2022: “Susanne van de Pest ‘quickly reaches the heart of the matter and has immediately a thorough overall picture of the issue’ according to an impressed client.'”
