Estate agent for Nijmegen and Arnhem, in English

Which areas do we cover, and how do they differ?

In Nijmegen the type of home changes clearly by district. Close to the centre, in neighbourhoods such as Bottendaal, you find nineteenth-century streets with townhouses and upper-floor flats. Dukenburg, built from 1966 onwards, and Lindenholt north of the Maas-Waalkanaal offer family homes with plenty of green space, and Dukenburg has its own station and a large shopping centre. North of the Waal, Nijmegen-Noord (also called the Waalsprong) has grown since the late 1990s around Lent and Oosterhout, mostly with new-build homes.

In Arnhem the contrast runs between the two sides of the river. The north has the Spijkerkwartier, a protected cityscape of townhouses from the 1880s, and the Burgemeesterswijk beside Park Sonsbeek with villas from the early twentieth century. The south is mostly post-war, from Malburgen to Schuytgraaf, a Vinex district with station Arnhem Zuid on its east side. Around both cities we also work in Wijchen, Beuningen, Malden, Berg en Dal and Elst.

What does this mean when you buy or sell here?

A flat near the campus in Nijmegen attracts other buyers than a family house in Wijchen or a new-build home in Lent. Many internationals rent first and buy once they know which part of the region fits their work and daily routine. When you sell, we think about who will be looking in your street and present the home for them. When you buy, we help you compare areas on what matters to you, such as the distance to the station or a garden for the children, and we check the house itself before you make an offer.

How does buying or selling a home work in the Netherlands?

The seller's agent works for the seller, so as a buyer you can hire your own buying agent (aankoopmakelaar). Offers go to the seller's agent, and the seller accepts, rejects or makes a counter-offer. Agreeing on a price verbally does not bind you yet, because the purchase agreement for a home must be in writing. Once a private buyer has received the signed agreement, a cooling-off period (bedenktijd) of at least three days follows, in which you can cancel without giving a reason. The agreement commonly includes a financing condition. Ownership passes at the civil-law notary (notaris), who has the deed registered in the Land Registry (Kadaster). The paperwork is in Dutch, so ask the notary in advance how they work with buyers who do not read Dutch.