Dutch term – Naarderschap

“Naarderschap” is a term you may find in court records if somebody claims the right of first purchase because of kinship to the seller. They could purchase the property by matching the price that other buyers were willing to pay. See also Naastingsrecht.

Advocaat (lawyer)

Advocaat (lawyer), print by Jan and Casper Luyken, 1694. Credits: Picturing the past

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