Jim Bauwens, Partner, KPMG Law Belgium

Jim Bauwens

Partner | KPMG Law Belgium

Finding solutions, being pragmatic, and above all being a trusted advisor to my clients. There is nothing more rewarding.

My job is to help you with any real estate related legal question you may have. My main area of focus is the retail sector where I advise both retailers and landlords, specifically in contract drafting and negotiations; transfers; acquisitions and disposals of (retail) business; lease renewals; and real estate litigation. I also have expertise in corporate real estate transactions, general corporate law and consultancy and commercial litigation.

I love sports, the arts, good food and wine and engaging with people both professionally and socially.

Areas of Expertise

Real Estate

Education and qualifications

D.E.S.S. Droit Européen des Affaires, Université René Descartes (Paris V), France, 1998
Master of Law, KU Leuven, 1997

Latest news

Energy performance of buildings in the Flemish Region

Energy performance certificates and minimum energy labels for (non-)residential buildings, charging stations and solar panels.

In the near future, several new energy obligations for buildings in the Flemish Region will go into effect.

19 Nov 2024

Real Estate

The Brussels-Capital Region is gearing up for the installation of charging points in car parks

The number of electric vehicles is increasing every year.

The Brussels-Capital Region government issued a decree on 29 September 2022 to ensure sufficient charging points for all electric cars in the capital.

07 Mar 2023

Real Estate

A new year, a refined information duty for the flood sensitivity of real estate in the Flemish Region

The Flemish government has now amended this information duty with the aim of refining and clarifying it for an acquirer.

The Flemish government amends the information duty for the flood sensitivity of real estate in the Flemish Region.

17 Jan 2023

Real Estate

The asbestos (inventory) certificate: a new information obligation upon transfer

The asbestos certificate will first be required when an immovable good is transferred and later for every owner.

As part of the Flemish Government's asbestos removal action plan, which aims to make the Flemish Region asbestos-safe by 2040, the asbestos (inventory) certificate has been added to this list of obligations.

22 Nov 2022

Real Estate

Acquiring a non-residential building in the Flemish Region?

Think about the energy renovation obligation!

In its “Long-term strategy for the renovation of Flemish Buildings”, the Flemish Government set the objective of realizing carbon neutrality in the existing non-residential buildings as regards heating, sanitation, cooling and lightening by 2050.

27 Jan 2022

Real Estate

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