MDW Notareas & Estateplanning

What MDW Notareas & Estateplanning does

MDW Notareas & Estateplanning is a private Dutch notarial firm founded on April 1, 2015 by Mireille de Waij and Ginette Beets in Arnhem, Netherlands. The firm operates as an all-women's boutique notary office with six staff members, and self-positions as a niche practice unique within the Dutch notarial profession due to its exclusive focus on inheritance law (erfrecht) and family law (familierecht), with additional estate planning and real estate transfer services. Core service lines include inheritance certificates and estate settlement, executor (executeurs) appointments and administration, marriage contracts, cohabitation agreements, wills, life testaments, and property/mortgage deeds. The firm maintains a strategic alliance with Advocatenkantoor Buijsrogge (located in the same Kroonpark 2 building) for litigation and contentious matters, and offers a digital vault (digitale kluis) as a non-statutory client service add-on.

The firm's revenue model is professional-services-based, charging one-time fees per notarial act and ongoing advisory fees for long-standing clients; pricing is not publicly disclosed except for an explicit all-in price commitment on real estate and mortgage deeds. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: clients are affluent private individuals and entrepreneurs reached via the firm's own website (notareas.nl), word-of-mouth referrals, multi-generational family relationships, and selective networking events. There is no evidence of paid advertising, channel partnerships, or third-party marketplaces. Distribution is direct and office-based — all services are delivered at the Arnhem headquarters or on location for property inspections, with no digital self-service channels. Technology footprint is minimal: standard notarial/legal practice management tools underpin the practice, with the digital vault being the only client-facing proprietary element, and there are no apps, APIs, or disclosed integrations.

Name

MDW Notareas & Estateplanning

Legal name

MDW Notareas & Estateplanning

Website

https://notareas.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MDW Notareas & Estateplanning is a private, all-women boutique notarial firm in Arnhem, Netherlands, providing inheritance, family law, estate planning, and real estate transfer services to affluent private individuals and entrepreneurs, with a strategic litigation alliance and a digital vault offering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Notarial and Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Notaries (541120), Offices of Notaries (54112), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Estate & Probate Administration Services (FSAEAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Estate Planning, Trust Structuring & Governance (FSAAADAF), Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF), Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE)

Keywords

• Notarial services
• Inheritance law
• Estate planning
• Family law
• Real estate transfers

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnhem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Notarial Services and Legal Advisory: MDW generates revenue through professional notarial services including the drafting and execution of notarial deeds (akten), inheritance settlement, estate planning advice, family law documentation, and property transfer services. Revenue is derived from one-time fees per act or advisory engagement, and ongoing relationship-based advisory work for long-standing clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MDW Notareas & Estateplanning is a Dutch notarial firm that delivers professional notarial services in inheritance law, family law, estate planning, and real estate transfers. The firm drafts and executes notarial deeds (wills, living wills, marriage contracts, cohabitation agreements, inheritance declarations, estate division deeds, and property/mortgage deeds) and provides advisory work, executor services, and inheritance tax filings. It serves affluent private individuals and entrepreneurs in the Netherlands, with a particular focus on complex estate settlements.

Product overview

MDW Notareas & Estateplanning is an all-women's notary office specializing in inheritance law and family law. The company offers a unified portfolio of notary services centered on estate planning and settlement. Core offerings include inheritance law services (erfrecht) with executor functions, family law services (familierecht) covering marriage contracts, cohabitation agreements, wills, and living wills, and real estate services (onroerend goed) for property transfers and mortgages. The firm is unique in the Dutch notary profession as a niche office with no second like it, focused on quality over quantity serving affluent private clients and entrepreneurs with multi-generational relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erfrecht (Inheritance Law Services) Legal services for heirs including inheritance certificates, estate acceptance declarations, inheritance tax filings (aangifte erfbelasting), and estate division deeds. Provided for private clients and families handling Dutch estates.
• Executeur Services (Executor Services) Specialized executor services for complex estate settlements, including appointment declarations and full estate administration as authorized representative of heirs. Led by one of the few certified executors in the Netherlands.
• Familierecht (Family Law Services) Family law services umbrella covering marriage contracts, cohabitation agreements, divorce guidance, wills, and life testaments for private clients.
• Huwelijksvoorwaarden (Marriage Contracts) Notarial marriage conditions documentation for married couples and registered partnerships, including asset inventories and prenuptial agreements.
• Samenlevingsovereenkomst (Cohabitation Agreements) Notarial cohabitation agreements covering household items ownership, cost distribution, and survivor pension arrangements.
• Testament (Will Services) Custom will drafting including guardian appointments, asset management for children, simultaneous death provisions, executor appointments, and specific bequests.
• Levenstestament (Living Will/Enduring Power of Attorney) Living will documentation for medical, financial, and business decision-making authority during incapacity, registered in the central living will register.
• Estate Planning Wealth transfer planning during life and after death, including estate plans, gift deeds, and property transfer documentation with fiscal and civil legal analysis. Includes digitale kluis (digital vault) for online estate administration.
• Onroerend Goed (Real Estate Services) Property transfer services including ownership transfer, mortgage deed preparation, private mortgages between family members, and second mortgages. Quotes are provided as all-in prices with any additional costs clearly communicated in advance.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 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.

• Advocatenkantoor BuijsroggecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMDW maintains a strategic alliance with Advocatenkantoor Buijsrogge, a law firm also located at Kroonpark 2 in Arnhem. Marry Buijsrogge is a lawyer specialized in family and inheritance law who works at this firm. When litigation or a court procedure is necessary to settle or expedite an estate, clients are quickly referred between the two offices. The alliance combines legal and fiscal expertise from both Mireille de Waij and Marry Buijsrogge.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Stonehage Fleming: Stonehage Fleming is an international family office and wealth advisory firm providing estate planning, trust structuring, and succession services to HNW families globally. It competes with MDW for sophisticated inheritance and estate planning work, particularly for families with international wealth structuring needs.
• Trust & Will: Trust & Will is an online estate planning platform that offers will drafting, living trusts, and estate planning tools digitally at lower price points than traditional notaries. It represents an emerging threat to traditional notary firms like MDW by serving simpler estate planning needs online, particularly for younger demographics and less complex estates.

Direct peers

• Dommerholt Notariaat: Dommerholt Notariaat is a Dutch notary firm specializing in estate planning, family law, and inheritance matters, with multiple offices across the Netherlands. It is a direct competitor to MDW in the niche market for HNW estate planning services and competes on similar expertise and client segments.
• Lexence: Lexence is a Dutch mid-market law and notary firm with dedicated practice areas in family law, inheritance, and estate planning. It directly competes with MDW for HNW clients and entrepreneurs across the Netherlands, offering similar notarial and estate planning services at a comparable boutique scale.
• Westvest Notariaat: Westvest Notariaat is a Dutch notary firm providing estate planning, family law, and inheritance services in the Netherlands. As a specialized notarial practice serving similar clientele, it competes with MDW in the Dutch HNW estate planning market with comparable boutique positioning.

Broad incumbents

• NautaDutilh: NautaDutilh is a top-tier Dutch law firm with a private wealth and notarial practice serving HNW families and entrepreneurs on estate planning, family law, and succession matters. It competes for the same affluent client demographic as MDW but with significantly broader corporate and international capabilities.
• AKD: AKD is a leading Benelux law firm with a strong notarial practice covering real estate, family law, and estate planning. It serves a similar HNW client base across multiple Dutch cities, offering comparable notarial services at a broader scale than MDW's niche Arnhem practice.
• Houthoff: Houthoff is a major Dutch full-service law firm with expertise in private wealth, estate planning, and notarial services for HNW clients. It competes with MDW for affluent estate planning clients in the Netherlands but offers a much broader corporate and litigation practice alongside.
• De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek: De Brauw is one of the most prestigious Dutch law firms with a high-end private clients practice covering estate planning, succession, and notarial services for ultra-HNW families. It competes with MDW at the upper end of the wealth spectrum and serves as a benchmark for premium estate planning advisory.
• Loyens & Loeff: Loyens & Loeff is one of the largest Dutch law and tax advisory firms with a substantial notarial practice including estate planning and family law services. It operates as a broad incumbent serving HNW individuals and corporations across the Netherlands and beyond, overlapping with MDW's estate planning niche but at a far larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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