Westvest Notarissen

What Westvest Notarissen does

Westvest Notarissen is a Dutch civil-law notary office (notariskantoor) operating as a maatschap from a single headquarters at Westvest 38, Delft, established in 1988 and serving the Delft region and surrounding areas for more than 35 years. The firm delivers a full-service notarial practice across four core service areas: Residential Property (Wonen), Family and Relationships (Familie en Relatie), Corporate Law (Ondernemen), and Commercial Real Estate (Commercieel Vastgoed), with specialized offerings in wills, living wills, cohabitation agreements, prenuptial contracts, divorce, inheritance, gift planning, UBO registration, ANBI establishment, legalization/apostille, and cadastral subdivision.

The firm is staffed by 6 civil-law notaries (3 of whom are toegevoegd/junior notaries), 3 candidate notaries, and approximately 30 support staff (~36 people total). As a regulated profession under the Wet op het notarisambt, notarial acts require qualified notary execution; the firm's competitive position rests on this statutory framework plus 35+ years of local brand equity, multi-practice depth, and advisory expertise spanning legal and fiscal dimensions. Westvest Notarissen is a member of Netwerk Notarissen, a national collaboration of independent Dutch notary offices.

Revenue is generated through professional fees billed primarily on an hourly basis (hours × firm hourly rate), with payment terms requiring settlement within fourteen days of invoice. The firm employs a sales-led go-to-market motion anchored in local reputation, referrals, and informational content (blog/news, brochures, newsletter), with no self-serve, product-led, or paid acquisition channels evident. Clients reach the firm via phone, email, walk-in to the Delft office, or a website quote/contact form. No proprietary technology platform, algorithm, or technical infrastructure is in use; the firm is independently owned by its partner notaries with no venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment disclosed.

Name

Westvest Notarissen

Legal name

Westvest Notarissen

Website

https://westvest.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Westvest Notarissen is a full-service Dutch notary office in Delft, established 1988, serving individuals and SMBs across residential property, family/estate law, corporate law, and commercial real estate from a single office with ~36 staff including 6 civil-law notaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Notary Services

NAICS

Offices of Notaries (541120), 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 industries

Title Search & Examination (BPAJAOAB), Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE)

Keywords

• Notary services
• Civil law notary
• Property law services
• Estate planning services
• Corporate law services

Headquarters

HQ city

Delft

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Notary Services (Professional Fees): The firm charges professional fees for notary services rendered. According to the General Terms and Conditions (Article 10), the honorarium is determined based on hours spent multiplied by the firm's hourly rate, unless otherwise agreed. For work arising from a purchase agreement, the honorarium is charged to the parties as agreed in the purchase agreement, or otherwise to the buyer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Westvest Notarissen is a full-service Dutch notary office in Delft offering notarial deeds and legal/fiscal advisory across four practice areas: residential property (Wonen), family and relationship law including wills and inheritance (Familie en Relatie), corporate law for businesses (Ondernemen), and commercial real estate (Commercieel Vastgoed). The firm executes legally binding notarial acts such as property transfers, mortgage deeds, wills, prenuptial agreements, BV/NV incorporations, and commercial property transactions.

Product overview

Westvest Notarissen is a full-service notary office in Delft, Netherlands, offering four main service areas: (1) Residential Property (Wonen) covering home purchases, sales, mortgages, and new construction; (2) Family and Relationships (Familie en Relatie) including wills, living wills, cohabitation agreements, prenuptial contracts, divorce, and inheritance; (3) Corporate Law (Ondernemen) for business formation, mergers, and restructuring; and (4) Commercial Real Estate (Commercieel Vastgoed) for complex property transactions. The firm also provides specialized services such as cadastral division, signature legalization, apostille services, UBO registration, and ANBI establishment. The office operates as part of Netwerk Notarissen, a national network of independent notary offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wonen (Residential Property Services)
• Familie en Relatie (Family and Relationship Services)
• Ondernemen (Corporate Law Services)
• Commercieel Vastgoed (Commercial Real Estate)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Netwerk NotarissenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwerk Notarissen is a national collaboration of independent notary offices in the Netherlands. Westvest Notarissen is a member of this network. The network provides shared resources, quality standards, and collective representation. The General Terms and Conditions note: 'Netwerk Notarissen is een samenwerkingsverband van zelfstandig opererende notariskantoren.' The network's terms were deposited by Netwerk Notarissen B.V. at the court registry in 2018. The firm's vacancy page and articles reference the @NetwerkNotaris Twitter account, indicating ongoing network affiliation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Houthoff: Leading Dutch full-service law firm with notarial practitioners in corporate and real estate. Comparable as it covers the same notarial deeds (commercial property, corporate) but at far greater scale and with a primarily corporate client base.
• Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn: Large Dutch law firm with notarial expertise, particularly in public and real estate law. Comparable as a multi-practice Dutch firm offering notarial services, though its primary clients are public-sector and large institutional.
• Stibbe: Top-tier Benelux law firm with corporate and real estate notarial practitioners. Comparable through shared notarial practice areas (commercial real estate, corporate structuring), though it operates at national and cross-border scale.
• NautaDutilh: Major Dutch law firm with notarial capability focused on corporate and finance transactions. Comparable on the corporate notarial overlap, but its client base is large corporate and financial institutions rather than regional SMEs and consumers.
• Van Doorne: Established Dutch law firm with notarial practitioners serving corporate and real estate clients. Comparable on shared notarial service lines, though it is a larger, Amsterdam-anchored firm versus Westvest's Delft regional base.
• De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek: Premier Dutch law firm with notarial capabilities in corporate transactions. Comparable on the corporate/commercial notarial overlap, but its client base and deal scale are well above those of a regional consumer-facing office like Westvest.
• Loyens & Loeff: Large Benelux law, tax, and notarial firm with deep corporate and commercial real estate practices. Comparable because notarial services are part of its offering, but it operates at national/international scale well above Westvest's regional footprint.

Direct peers

• VBC Notarissen: Independent mid-sized Dutch notary office offering full notarial services to individuals and SMEs. Directly comparable to Westvest Notarissen as a similarly sized, multi-practice independent notary firm competing for the same Dutch consumer and SME client base.
• Dirkzwager advocaten & notarissen: Mid-sized Dutch full-service legal and notary firm. Directly comparable as a multi-practice independent firm combining notarial and legal services for regional business and consumer clients, similar in scope and target market to Westvest Notarissen.

Regional players

• Boels Zanders: Mid-sized Dutch law and notary firm based in Limburg with a comparable mix of notarial and legal services for SMEs and individuals. Comparable service mix, but operates in a different Dutch region rather than competing directly with Westvest in Delft.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WestvestNotaris
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westvest-notarissen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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