About

Provided by Liedekerke

Our Real Estate Practice, led by partner Yves Delacroix, is recognised as a leading practice in Belgium and is regularly involved in major transactions.

Our real estate lawyers have vast expertise and experience in all aspects of property related issues and are very well connected in the real estate market. This enables us to understand our clients’ needs quickly and to offer sound and practical advice.

The Real Estate Practice works seamlessly with the firm’s other practices to provide a complete approach to any real estate matter. Within our firm 25 lawyers dedicate a significant part of their time to real estate matters.

Thanks to our extensive expertise we work with every category of player, Belgian and foreign, on the property market: investors (for example Belgian and foreign investment funds and closed-end real estate funds), developers, corporate users, retailers, contractors and consultants, high net worth individuals, and public and governmental entities.

We emphasize clear, practical but sound solutions regardless of the complexity of the matter.

Being cost-effective is essential to us. We make sure that we understand our clients’ objectives and their internal decision processes, we anticipate the issues and tailor our services accordingly in order to achieve the best possible results.


Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Belgium

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Liedekerke has an impressive real estate offering acting on development and redevelopment projects through an integrated approach between the law firm's planning, public law and real estate practices. The law firm represents investors in transactions, including sale and leaseback transactions in the office sector and the acquisition of land plots. The practice has further expertise in matters in the hospitality and residential sectors, and additionally advises tenants on lease agreements.

Work Highlights

  • Liedekerke advised Befimmo on a turnkey usufruct agreement with the European Commission for the LOOM building in Brussels.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Yves Delacroix
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Yves Delacroix
Head of Real Estate
1
Band 1
Yves Delacroix assists with a broad range of real estate matters, including project developments, lease agreements and transactions.

Yves Delacroix is a very experienced lawyer who provides pragmatic advice which is well tailored to our practice.

He is highly sophisticated, combining deep expertise with clear and practical insights.

Alexandre Emond
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Alexandre Emond
2
Band 2

Alexandre Emond is co-managing partner of Liedekerke. He represents investors and domestic players in a range of matters, including the negotiation of long lease agreements and residential sector project developments.

Alexandre Emond is an intelligent lawyer. He is strong in negotiations and knows the real estate business. It is a luxury to have him as an adviser.

Alexandre Emond's strengths are his responsiveness, listening skills and expertise. He also has knowledge of how companies operate, as well as the Belgian real estate market and its players.

Laurent Pyls
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Laurent Pyls
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Up and Coming

Laurent Pyls is well regarded for his expertise in sale and purchase agreements concerning logistics facilities, office buildings, hotels and retail sites. He additionally advises on leasing contracts.

Laurent displayed a very calm and pragmatic approach to help push the transaction over the line.

He is constructive in negotiations, which often leads to better results.

Laurent Pyls is really pragmatic and efficient, as well as responsive. The quality of his work is always incredible.

Laurent Pyls works very proactively.

Laurent Pyls is perfectly capable of handling complex cases.

Ranked Lawyers at
Liedekerke

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Real Estate

Yves Delacroix
1
Yves Delacroix
Head of Real Estate
1
Band 1
Alexandre Emond
2
Alexandre Emond
2
Band 2
Laurent Pyls
U
Laurent Pyls
U
Up and Coming

Members

Provided by Liedekerke

Amandine Vincke

Amélie Kluyskens

Diane De Patoul

Dilara Arslan

Désirée Kinoo

Farah Lambrechts

Marie Mehaudens

Yves Delacroix

Yves Delacroix

Head of Department