The Real Estate Council of the Netherlands (ROZ) has re-joined the Brussels-based European Property Federation (EPF), effective immediately. The announcement was made jointly by ROZ chairman Henk Hilverink and EPF president John Frederiksen,.
The Real Estate Council of the Netherlands (ROZ) has re-joined the Brussels-based European Property Federation (EPF), effective immediately. The announcement was made jointly by ROZ chairman Henk Hilverink and EPF president John Frederiksen,.
Hilverink said: 'ROZ was a founding member of EPF in 1997, and it is a true pleasure to be a part again of the EU lobby for all property interests at a time when EU legislation is becoming more and more important for real estate, be it for environmental and energy efficiency policy, European control of the financial and real estate markets, or state aid. EPF has a tremendous record of achievement in all these fields, and we are eager to quickly retrieve the role that we previously had in setting and carrying out EPF policy.'
Frederiksen said: 'It is hard to overestimate the importance of Dutch real estate in Europe. It is transformational for EPF to have the ROZ as a member, especially since ROZ now truly represents all organised Dutch real estate interests through its eleven member associations.'
EPF's asset base, already over EUR 1 tln, will be a lot bigger, and its capacity to advise the EU authorities will be greatly enhanced by ROZ expertise, Frederiksen added. 'We are particularly pleased to welcome Aart Hordijk, managing director of ROZ, back to the EPF managing committee on which he previously served with such distinction.'
The Real Estate Council of The Netherlands (Raad voor Onroerende Zaken, (ROZ) was established in 1934 and is the umbrella organisation for the property interests of national associations of institutional investors, private investors, developers, notaries, brokers, social housing and home owners.
