Valentijn van Wanrooij, Technical Due Diligence Manager at Deerns, assists investors and buyers in real estate transactions by providing rapid insight into technical risks and the financial consequences.
Impactful insights for real estate transactions
Whether it’s an office building, a logistics centre or a hospital, Valentijn and his team assess the technical condition and financial consequences of real estate assets and portfolios. ‘Buildings need to meet increasingly stringent environmental and safety requirements. Their owners need to know what the financial consequences of these requirements into the future; not just for existing market conditions. That’s not always easy to determine,’ explains Valentijn.
Safeguarding the buyer’s interest
" An example is a recent project where incorrect energy labels posed major risks to the buyer's financing.
We discovered that additional modifications had to be made to comply with stricter future regulations.’ These kind of insights make the Due Diligence team at Deerns a valuable partner for clients who want to avoid what seems compliant today becoming a cost item of hundreds of thousands of Euros tomorrow.
From red flags to strategic opportunities
Valentijn provides investors with critical insights into the technical and financial risks of building asset acquistions.‘We map out risk profiles for clients so that they can make well-informed decisions,’ explains Valentijn.
On an average day, Valentijn spends a lot of time in data rooms, reviewing existing documentation such as construction documents, fire safety reports and energy certificates. ‘I’m always trying to spot the incongruencies in the data and reports’ says Valentijn. “We also do site visits of existing buildings to help identify potential risks.”
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