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Understanding co-tenancy

Most residential leases stipulate that keeping principal residence in a leased property is mandatory. But what happens if there is contractual co-tenancy, and one tenant does not have primary residence in the leased property? From the landlord's perspective, can that lead to termination of the...

Are you thinking about starting your own business?

Becoming self employed is very popular in the Netherlands, also for the non-Dutch. Some people take a leap of faith and start full-time. Others start slowly and see how it goes. For example,  if they are (still) employed or have a working partner. In any...

Registered partnership and children: what happens when your family crosses a border?

Dutch parental authority may be clear in The Netherlands, but international families should check how it is recognised abroad This article is a companion to “What expat couples in The Netherlands often only discover too late”. It focuses on one specific situation: a family in...