Van Hecke Houben Notarissen

What Van Hecke Houben Notarissen does

Van Hecke Houben Notarissen B.V. is a Dutch notary practice (praktijkvennootschap) headquartered at Steegstraat 1, 6041 EA Roermond, with a second office in Heythuysen, Netherlands. The firm delivers notarial services across three core practice categories: Huis & Hypotheek (residential property and mortgage), Relatie & Testament (family law, wills, inheritance, living wills), and Bedrijf & Beroep (corporate law, including Flex BV incorporation, holding structures, and shareholder agreements). It also offers specialty modules such as the Social Media Clausule and Social Media Executeur (under the Netwerk Notarissen umbrella), 5%-regeling Nieuwbouw construction deposit management, energy label handling, and donation/gift services.

The firm operates a sales-led, professional services model with time-based billing (hours × hourly rate, plus 5% office expenses with a €27.50 minimum), quotes provided on request. Client acquisition runs through direct office appointments in Roermond and Heythuysen, a website quote-request form, an organic Facebook page, content marketing via the firm blog, and referrals from the Netwerk Notarissen network of 150 Dutch notary offices. Existing clients use the NEXTportal-based Klantenportaal for secure document access and dossier tracking. The practice has ~29 listed personnel across notaries, kandidaat-notarissen, jurists, and clerical staff, and reports an 8.6/10 customer satisfaction score across 204 Klantenvertellen reviews. There is no evidence of external investment, M&A activity, or revenue disclosure in the source data.

Name

Van Hecke Houben Notarissen

Legal name

Van Hecke Houben Notarissen B.V.

Website

https://vanheckehouben.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Van Hecke Houben Notarissen is a private Dutch notary practice in Roermond and Heythuysen, delivering property, family-law, and corporate notarial services to individuals and SMBs in Midden-Limburg under time-based billing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Notary and Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Notaries (54112), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Document Preparation & Recording Services (Deeds, Liens) (BPAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Notary services
• Residential property law
• Estate planning
• Family law services
• Business incorporation

Headquarters

HQ city

Roermond

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Notary Services: Time-based billing: hours worked multiplied by the firm's hourly rate, plus office expenses (kantoorkosten) calculated at 5% of net honorarium with a minimum of €27.50. For purchase agreement work, fees are split between parties as agreed, or borne by the buyer by default.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Van Hecke Houben Notarissen is a Dutch notary practice that drafts and executes notarial deeds for individuals and businesses across three service categories: residential property and mortgage transfers, family law and estate planning (wills, cohabitation contracts, marriage deeds, divorce, inheritance), and business law (company formation, share certificates, holding structures, Flex BV incorporation, business sales). The firm operates from offices in Roermond and Heythuysen and provides a secure online client portal for ongoing case management.

Product overview

Van Hecke Houben Notarissen is a notary practice operating under the Netwerk Notarissen network, providing notarial services through three core service categories: Huis & Hypotheek (residential property and mortgage), Relatie & Testament (family law and estate planning), and Bedrijf & Beroep (business law). These are complemented by specific named offerings including living wills (levenstestament), last wills (testament), inheritance certificates (verklaring van erfrecht), the Klantenportaal client portal (NEXTportaal-based), and specialized modules such as the social media clause and social media executor. The practice also handles new-build construction deposit management (5%-regeling), Flex BV incorporation, holding structures, business collaboration structures, donation services, and energy label processing. The three core service categories function as the primary organizing framework, with the client portal providing a digital access layer for customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.6 / 10 customer satisfaction score based on 204 reviews

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Netwerk NotarissencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan Hecke Houben Notarissen is a member of Netwerk Notarissen, a nationwide network of 150 notary offices in the Netherlands. The network shares knowledge, maintains quality standards, and provides shared platforms including Netwerk Notarissen Direct (a digital information and intake platform) and Netwerk Notarissen's Levenspas (life pass for life testament holders). The partnership enables cross-referrals and collective professional development.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stibbe: Major Dutch law firm with a notarial practice spanning corporate, real estate, and private client matters. Comparable on the breadth of notarial services Van Hecke Houben offers, but operating as a national/international firm rather than a regional Limburg practice.
• CMS Nederland: International law firm with a significant Dutch office and notarial practitioners serving real estate, corporate, and private wealth clients. Comparable service mix, particularly on cross-border property and corporate formation work that VHH also flags in its offering.
• NautaDutilh: Top-tier Dutch law firm with notarial capacity in corporate law, M&A, and private client services. Overlaps with VHH's Bedrijf & Beroep practice (business formation, holding structures, shareholders' agreements) at a substantially larger scale.
• AKD: Large Benelux law firm with an established Dutch notarial practice covering real estate, corporate, and private client services. Direct overlap with VHH's full-service notary offering, though at multi-office national scale.
• Loyens & Loeff: Dutch-headquartered international law and tax firm with a dedicated notarial practice (including holding structures, Flex BV, and VBI work — all service lines VHH also offers). Directly comparable on corporate notarial services and Dutch cross-border real estate, but at much greater scale and with international reach.
• De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek: Leading Dutch law firm with notarial practitioners serving corporate, real estate, and private wealth clients. Comparable scope across Van Hecke Houben's three service pillars, but predominantly focused on large-cap transactional work rather than regional SME/consumer clients.
• Houthoff: Major Dutch full-service law firm with an in-house notarial practice covering corporate, real estate, and private client work. Comparable to Van Hecke Houben in service breadth across property, family, and business law, but operates at national scale with significantly larger headcount and transaction volume.
• Bird & Bird Netherlands: International law firm with Dutch notarial capacity, particularly relevant for technology-sector clients and innovative corporate structures. Comparable to VHH on business and tech-enabled services (Flex BV, holding structures), but with a sector specialisation that differs from VHH's general regional consumer focus.

Direct peers

• Holla Advocaten & Notarissen: Regional Dutch firm operating across multiple locations with combined advocacy and notarial practice covering real estate, family, and business law. Direct comparable in size, multi-office regional structure, and integrated service model similar to Van Hecke Houben's Roermond/Heythuysen footprint.
• Dirkzwager advocaten & notarissen: Mid-sized Dutch full-service firm combining advocacy and notarial practice across corporate, real estate, and private client work. Closely comparable to VHH in being a multi-office Dutch practice offering integrated notary and legal services to regional SME and consumer clients.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vanheckehoubennotarissen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/van-hecke-houben-notarissen-b.v.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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