Good for each other

— Since 1992

Impeccable, dedicated & honest

WE ARE MAES NOTARIES

An independent, full-service notary office for individuals, businesses, and (semi-)government bodies in the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area. Specializing in family and inheritance law, corporate law, and real estate. We guide our clients through the moments that truly matter in life—both business and personal. We offer peace of mind, reliability, and security. Impeccable, dedicated, and honest.

''Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.''
WARREN BUFFETT

Expertise

OUR SERVICES

Our core business is traditional notarial services. We therefore provide all notarial services in the areas of family and inheritance law, corporate law, and real estate law. We provide legal and notarial advice and record agreements and declarations in deeds. In doing so, we anticipate, prevent, and manage legal risks.

You

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!

MAES Notaries is an independent, full-service notary office for private individuals, companies, and (semi-)government bodies in the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Region.

Private individuals

We're here for everyone. For young and old. For anyone who values having their affairs in order. For the proverbial common man, people like you and me, for men or women who have found themselves alone due to divorce or death, migrant workers and ...

Companies

Businesses requiring (interim) high-quality support in corporate law, real estate, contract law, compliance, governance, and legalizations can contact us. This also applies to entrepreneurs themselves. Entrepreneurs who have built a business, are per...

(Semi)governments

We can support municipalities and housing associations with many of their strategic and operational issues. We advise water boards on matters such as land acquisition, expropriation, and the establishment of limited rights. We assist cable, pipeline,...
It's not easy being green.
Kermit the Frog

Impact

Corporate Social Responsibility

We recognize the responsibility we bear for our stakeholders: our customers, our employees, suppliers, the government, and the society we are part of. This applies to both our professional and social spheres. Our social responsibility focuses on three themes: governance , a sustainable living environment, and social engagement. We hope to make an impact through these initiatives.

News

ALL MESSAGES AT A GLANCE

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Better world On the screen in front of you, you see our digital newsletter. The first of 2026. Volume 6. The newsletter is published four times a year. MAES Notarissen strives for continuity of its services by carefully developing a mutually fruitful, harmonious, and sustainable relationship with all its stakeholders. We want to add value by contributing to creating a better world. Being good to each other. That may sound somewhat lofty, but that noble aspiration ensures that we do our work with passion. Every single day.
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Happy Easter

We wish everyone a Happy Easter. We are closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday and Monday. We will be back at your service on April 22nd, but on King's Day and Liberation Day, we will be temporarily closed so we can fly the flag for King and country. Please click here to view our opening hours during the holidays.
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Real Estate Financing in 2026: Key Considerations for Investors

This article previously appeared in the Vastgoedjournaal The Dutch real estate financing market enters 2026 with more stability than during the interest rate stress of 2022 and 2023, but certainly not without new risks. Financing is available again, albeit much more selective. At the same time, the war surrounding Iran is causing nervous energy and capital markets. For investors, therefore, 2026 is less about whether debt is available, and more about whether cash flow can absorb higher interest rates, more expensive energy, and rising operating costs.
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Free inheritance law information meeting on January 20, 2026

Come to the inheritance law information meeting hosted by MAES civil-law notaries on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. You'll receive free tips & tricks to help keep your assets (such as home equity) within the family and prevent them from disappearing unnecessarily into the national treasury. Register now! Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. It's full. Beware. There are "fake notaries" operating in the region. They are commercially driven salespeople, like door-to-door salespeople, who cleverly try to foist useless wills and other products on often vulnerable consumers in rented rooms and at people's homes. Stay away from them. Such individuals, often not always honest, are unskilled, not subject to disciplinary law, and not subject to the strict professional and behavioral rules that apply to (real) notaries.