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Real Estate Management & Letting Offerings

Increasing investment profitability requires professional management of real estate assets for landlords and occupiers. Working together with Deloitte Legal Tax and Public teams allows comprehensive advice for zoning, planning, permits, and environmental matters. Our partnership with Deloitte Financial Advisory enables thorough feasibility studies. We handle diverse projects including office, retail, leisure, industrial, residential, logistics, digital infrastructure, and student accommodations. Additionally, we excel in mixed-use, energy, and infrastructure projects like wind farms.

Challenges we see our clients facing

  • Tenant relations: Managing tenant relationships, addressing concerns, being flexible and adaptable to changes in tenant needs and market conditions.
  • Legal Compliance: Staying abreast of ever-changing regulations, lease agreements, and property laws is essential but can be complex.
  • Maintenance and Repairs: Ensuring the property is well-maintained and addressing repair needs promptly while balancing costs.
  • Vacancy Management: Minimizing vacancies and finding suitable tenants quickly to maintain cash flow.
  • Financial Management: Managing rental income, expenses, and budgeting effectively to ensure profitability.
  • Market Dynamics: Navigating market fluctuations, rental trends, and competition to set appropriate rental rates.
  • Risk Management: Addressing potential liabilities, insurance needs, and mitigating risks such as property damage or legal disputes.
  • Technology Integration: Incorporating technology for property management, communication, and marketing while ensuring data security and privacy compliance.
  • Sustainability: Addressing environmental concerns, implementing sustainable practices, and meeting green building standards.

We can advise on

  • Asset management services: Our asset management services focus on maximizing the value and performance of your real estate assets. We provide strategic planning, operational oversight, financial analysis, and tenant relations to ensure your investments meet their objectives.
  • Advice on restructuring of your portfolio: We offer expert advice on restructuring your investment portfolio to align with your financial goals and risk tolerance. This includes assessing current holdings, identifying opportunities for optimization, and implementing strategic changes to enhance portfolio performance.
  • Advice on VAT leases, immovable leasing and sale & lease-back: Our team helps navigate complex tax regulations, optimize tax efficiency, and structure transactions to minimize liabilities and maximize returns.
  • Advice on contract law matters: We offer comprehensive advice on contract law matters, including force majeure and hardship clauses. Our legal experts assist in drafting contracts, negotiating terms, and providing guidance on legal implications and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Assistance with the drafting and negotiating of heads of terms and agreements to lease: Our services ensure that all critical terms are clearly defined, protecting your interests and facilitating smooth lease transactions.
  • Advice on (commercial) lease law: Our team offers comprehensive advice on commercial lease law, guiding clients through the legal complexities of lease agreements, including rights and obligations of landlords and tenants, lease term negotiation, rent payment terms, and lease termination provisions.
  • Advice on financing and/or construction issues regarding fit-out by the landlord and/or tenant: We provide strategic advice on financing and construction issues related to fit-out projects, whether undertaken by the landlord or tenant, ensuring compliance with regulations and maximizing cost-effectiveness.
  • Determination of Real Estate Strategy & roll out (corporate restructurings, refinancing operations, sale & lease-back, etc.): We assist clients in formulating and implementing real estate strategies tailored to their business objectives, including corporate restructurings, refinancing operations, sale & lease-back transactions, and other strategic initiatives.
  • Portfolio & asset management and transformation: Our services focus on optimizing the performance and value of real estate assets through strategic planning, operational oversight, and asset transformation initiatives.
  • Valuation, development advisory & feasibility studies: We provide expert valuation services, development advisory, and feasibility studies to support informed decision-making and maximize investment returns in real estate development projects.
  • Real estate market insights & analysis: Our team delivers comprehensive market insights and analysis, providing clients with valuable information and strategic guidance to navigate the dynamic real estate market landscape effectively.
  • Assistance with contentious matters: We offer expert assistance with contentious matters related to real estate, including dispute resolution, litigation support, and alternative dispute resolution methods, ensuring swift and favorable resolutions for our clients.

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Maximilien van de Werve

Maximilien van de Werve

Partner

Maximilien joined Deloitte Legal as head of the Real estate team of lawyers in 2016. He started his career at Clifford Chance, and, as a young associate, spent six months in the London office. In 2008... More