The Real Estate team at Deloitte is an integrated team of experts in assurance, management consulting, business advisory, corporate finance, tax and legal services fully dedicated to providing real estate solutions to its clients. Our grouping of over 60 professionals provide superior, objective services to real estate owners, developers, occupiers, investors and lenders.

We are uniquely positioned to provide high value-adding, creative solutions to specific real estate issues thanks to our following distinctive capabilities:

• Independency and objectivity: We are totally independent from any real estate market player and do not own or manage properties directly.
• Integrated, multi-disciplinary team: Our experienced professionals with backgrounds in banking, insurance, tax, audit and the real estate industry are uniquely positioned to provide integrated services in real estate investment, finance, taxation and legal services within the same, single organization.
• Use of global network: Our teams of real estate professionals are located in all major business centers of the world. Through our extensive local contacts with potential investors, key tenants and finance institutions, we help many of our clients develop beneficial business and financial relationships and are uniquely positioned to make discrete inquiries without revealing a client’s identity or impairing the value of a transaction.
• Industry expertise: We are recognized both locally and worldwide as one of the leading references in real estate advisory services. Our professional experience and broad client base ensure that our personnel are well versed in all aspects of real estate activity. We also serve as a clearinghouse for information on new real estate issues, trends, techniques and benchmarking results.

Real Estate Law

Legal services are typically an integral part of any real estate project. When a client requires legal services, Deloitte and highly-reputed Belgian law firm Laga work closely to create value-added solutions that combine our respective expertise seamlessly. Laga real estate law services include:

• Civil property law and contract law relating to property
• Town planning, environmental rules and registration duties regulations
• Legal due diligences and structuring of full ownership, rights of usufruct, leasehold and easements
• Filing for environmental and urbanism permits and drafting/negotiating contracts with architect, engineering firms, surveyors and building contractors.

To find out more about Laga, please visit www.laga.be.