Property Inspection Amstelveen
Most of our work in Amstelveen is for people buying a home. This page is for the rest: VvE boards of apartment complexes, landlords and investors, the committee of a sports club, owners who want a record of their house before the neighbours start building, and anyone who already has a report and wants a second opinion. Plenty of them are expats who sit on a VvE board or let out a flat and find the Dutch rules hard to follow.
Premiumkeur is an independent inspection firm with its office at Heiligeweg 30 in Amsterdam, and we work throughout Amstelveen. Our founder Fred Tokkie was a contractor from 1983 to 2009 and has inspected houses since 2009. Our clients give us 4.9 stars from 704 Google reviews and 104 Trustpilot reviews: see our Trustpilot page or the English reviews from Amstelveen.
☎ Ring 020-7736842 or WhatsApp +31 6 2956 3190. A standard property inspection costs € 499 including VAT up to 800 m³, plus € 0.50 per additional m³, takes 1 to 1.5 hours on site, and the report follows within 2 working days. Separate investigations such as a roof inspection or a baseline survey start at € 499.
Buying rather than managing? Then Pre-Purchase Inspection Amstelveen is the better place to start. In Dutch, our main page is Bouwkundige keuring Amstelveen (in Dutch).
Inspections for owners who aren't buying
A property inspection here means the same visit and the same NEN 2767 condition assessment we use for buyers, but pointed at a different question. A VvE wants to know what the building needs in the coming years. A landlord wants to know if a flat is safe and dry for tenants. A club wants to know if the clubhouse is worth renovating. We agree the question first, then decide what to look at and how far to go.
Apartment complexes and their VvE
A building split into owner-occupied apartments has a VvE, the owners' association that is responsible for the shared parts: the roof, the facades, the crawl spaces, the communal halls and often the window frames. Amstelveen has many complexes, from post-war blocks to buildings from around 2000. Each period has its own weak spots, from concrete balconies and gutters to cheap sealant and hatches that let the damp in.
Below this section are two films in Dutch: "Building inspection Amstelveen", an inspection in an Amstelveen home, and "Technical building inspection Amstelveen", which goes through the technical checks one by one (both in Dutch).
A maintenance plan the board can actually use
An MJOP is a long-term maintenance plan: what the building needs, when, and roughly what it will cost, so the VvE can set its monthly contributions and reserve fund. A good one says which jobs can wait and which can't, and why. Ours are based on an inspection of the whole building, not on standard periods from a table. See our page on maintenance plans (in Dutch).
Crawl spaces under apartment blocks
In a complex the crawl space usually runs under the whole building in compartments, with hatches in the communal hall. When residents complain of a damp smell or condensation round those hatches, the cause is nearly always under the floor: blocked or missing vents, pipe penetrations that were never sealed, or rubbish left by the builders. We go in, measure and photograph. More in Dutch on our crawl space inspection page (in Dutch).
The two Dutch films after this section are "Why Premiumkeur is a professional organisation" and "Why you are better off choosing Premiumkeur", both about how we work and who we work for (both in Dutch).
Roofs that keep on leaking
Many flat roofs on Amstelveen blocks are covered with bitumen. Leaks that come back after every repair usually have more than one cause: an upstand, a roof outlet, a steel frame fixed through the covering. We'd rather find all of them than patch the first one we see. A roof inspection starts at € 499 and tracing a roof leak starts at € 599. In Dutch: roof inspection (in Dutch).
Window frames, sliding doors and glazing
Frames are often the second biggest item in a VvE plan after the roof. We check the paintwork, the putty and glazing sealant, the mechanisms of sliding windows and the drainage at the bottom of the frame. Sometimes replacement is the right call. Quite often a repair and new sealant will do for years.
Two films in Dutch follow: "How to recognise a foundation defect", on the signs of foundation trouble, and "What a crawl space inspection adds to a building inspection" (both in Dutch).
Leaks solved after years
As a VvE we had suffered for years from leaks that, despite earlier attempts, we just could not get solved. He carried out two extensive roof inspections and then came back several times to trace the leaks that were hard to find as well. He really took the time to investigate every detail, instead of stopping at the first obvious cause. He recorded all findings in a clear and very complete report, showing exactly where the problem was. With that report the roofer was able to repair the roof in a targeted way and get it right in one go. The result: after a long time, finally a fully watertight roof. Fred is knowledgeable, committed and reliable, and his thorough approach helped us enormously, also with a number of other questions. An absolute recommendation for every VvE or owner with persistent roof leaks!
Review on Google (translated from Dutch), October 2026, 5 stars
Honest about the building
Premiumkeur Amsterdam helped us perfectly in mapping out what our building needed to be restored. It is a very honest and reliable company. As a whole VvE we are extremely happy with this firm and will certainly call on them again next time.
Review on Google (translated from Dutch), October 2026, 5 stars
Below this text, left to right: 1. inspector tracing a leak with a moisture meter; 2. inspector investigating cracks to find the cause; 3. cracks in a facade, photographed during an inspection; 4. old concrete floor slabs checked from the crawl space.
Choosing an inspector with no ties to the sale
This matters most when you buy a flat to let or a building to invest in. Because the Dutch system is new to you, it's natural to go along with what your estate agent suggests. Bear in mind that the estate agent is paid when the sale completes. An inspector who gets much of their work through agents has an interest in keeping that relationship going. It's a structural conflict of interest, and it applies to the agent acting for you as much as to the seller's agent.
So book an independent inspector yourself, even when the agent or mortgage adviser has a 'partner' in mind. You can always bring your own. Worth asking: do agents or mortgage advisers send you work or pay you anything? Do you go into the crawl space and up on the roof when it's safe? Do you judge the foundation as well? Are you willing to state your independence on paper? And check the terms for a 'global' inspection and what is excluded.
Premiumkeur doesn't work with estate agents or mortgage advisers, pays and receives no referral fees, doesn't recommend repair firms and doesn't inspect for sellers.
Landlords and investors in Amstelveen
If you let out a flat or a house, you're the one who pays when a leak ruins a tenant's ceiling. An inspection before you buy shows what the property needs before it can be let, and a later inspection gives you a list to plan around between tenancies. We look at what affects tenants most: damp and mould, ventilation, the boiler and the flue, the electrics, and the parts of the building the VvE is responsible for.
The Dutch films below are "How to inspect a roof during a building inspection" and "Foundation investigation Amstelveen" (both in Dutch).
Clubhouses, offices and other buildings
We also inspect buildings that aren't homes: clubhouses, small offices, community buildings. The approach is the same, but the questions differ. Is it safe for the people who use it? Does it meet the Bouwbesluit, the Dutch Building Decree, in places like railings and fencing? Is renovating better value than patching? For an organisation that wants to keep a building for the long term, that usually ends in a maintenance plan.
A baseline survey before the neighbours build
If the house next door is going to be renovated, extended or demolished, a nulmeting records the state of your property beforehand: every crack, with photos and measurements. If damage appears later, you can show what's new. It's often useful to arrange one for both sides at once. A baseline survey starts at € 499. In Dutch: baseline survey (in Dutch).
Below this text, left to right: 1. roof inspection on a house in Amstelveen; 2. measuring a horizontal mortar joint along the front facade to check for uneven settlement; 3. gutter checked for leaks, sagging and blocked outlets; 4. pre-purchase inspection of a house in Amstelveen.
A second opinion on someone else's report
Sometimes a VvE or an owner already has a report and doesn't trust it, or a contractor's quote seems far too high. A contra-expertise, a second opinion, starts at € 599. We read the existing report, go and look ourselves and tell you where we agree and where we don't. We don't do repair work and we don't recommend firms, so we've nothing to sell you afterwards.
Is a sustainability upgrade worth it?
Boards are often pushed to replace glazing, add insulation or put solar panels on the roof. Some of those measures pay back, some don't, and it depends on the building. We give you the condition, the rough cost and an honest view of the saving, so the members can vote on facts.
The two Dutch films after this section are "All about installing solar panels" and "How to trace leaks at a dormer" (both in Dutch).
A plan that stood up to the roofer
I have been recommending Premiumkeur since my technical pre-purchase inspection: skilled, pleasant and sincere, and you really get something out of that. Recently Dirk drew up a sustainable MJOP for our VvE. The plan is so complete and clear that we can now contract out the maintenance in a targeted and well-founded way. We also have a clear view of which sustainability measures are relevant for our building, including the payback period. Dirk actively thinks along, takes time for questions and explains everything in an understandable way. The MJOP also helped us in our discussion with our roofer, because it showed exactly where poor work had been done and which causes of the leak had not been solved.
Review on Trustpilot (translated from Dutch), April 2026, 5 stars
The baseline survey paid off
We are very happy that we called in Premiumkeur! We wanted a baseline survey (nulmeting) of our house because of building work at the neighbours, with a high chance of damage to our house. An appointment could be made quickly with us and with the neighbour, who also wanted a baseline survey. In consultation these appointments could be combined very easily. Mo was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and did an extremely detailed baseline survey, and the report helped us with the damage that was caused. Having a baseline survey done costs money and that is a pity, but above all it saved us a lot of money and hassle. Recommended. Many thanks, Mo!
Review on Google (translated from Dutch), 5 stars
Below this text, left to right: 1. slate roof inspected for broken and slipped slates; 2. damp survey in a cellar, measuring moisture in the walls; 3. inspector checking a rear extension, where the join with the main house often shows cracks; 4. bitumen roof covering checked for cracks, blisters and worn seams.
Concrete that rusts from the inside
Concrete gutters, balconies and terraces from the post-war decades can suffer from betonrot, concrete rot: water gets to the steel reinforcement, the steel rusts and swells and the concrete cracks off. It nearly always starts where water stands or leaks through. Repairing the concrete only makes sense once the leak above it has been dealt with, otherwise you'll be back in a few years.
What we need from the board or owner
Send us what you have before the visit: drawings, earlier inspection reports, the current maintenance plan, recent invoices for roof or frame work and a short note on the complaints. On the day we need access to the roof, the crawl space hatches, the meter cupboards and any plant rooms. A board member who knows the building's history is a great help, even if only for the first half hour.
Who carries out the work
Our inspectors include Fred Tokkie, Daan, Bo Schreurs, Tim Hollenberg, Dirk Overduin and Mo. Premiumkeur is NEN 2767 certified, the Dutch standard for scoring the condition of building parts, and works with NTA 8060. Several of our inspectors have completed the KCAF course in foundation investigation. Premiumkeur itself isn't a member of KCAF.
Reports, language and timing
For a standard inspection you get the report within 2 working days. Larger jobs, such as a maintenance plan for a whole complex, take longer, and we tell you how long before we start. Reports are in Dutch, which suits most VvE boards. For an expat owner an English translation costs € 100, and on site we explain everything in English. Our inspectors don't speak Japanese or Hindi, but there is also a short page in Japanese and in Hindi on this site.
Several difficult leaks traced
Fred helped our VvE with detecting several challenging leaks. He was extremely knowledgeable, professional and used the latest technology. Fred was dedicated and friendly – I gladly recommend him to others!
Review on Google, 5 stars
More pages for owners, boards and buyers
- Building Survey Amstelveen: a Dutch survey set against what British buyers know from home.
- House Survey Amstelveen: the typical Amstelveen house and what tends to need work.
- Home Inspection Amstelveen: for North American buyers, in American English.
- House Inspection Amstelveen: what happens during the visit and what to prepare.
- Pre-Purchase Building Survey Amstelveen: choosing between foundation, crawl space, roof and damp checks.
- Building Inspection Amstelveen: our general page in English.
- Amstelveen knowledge base: 15 local cases written up in English.
- VvE maintenance plan knowledge base: how an MJOP is built up, with examples from Amsterdam.
- Roof inspection knowledge base: flat and pitched roofs, leaks and lifespans.
- Handover inspection knowledge base: checks when a new or renovated building is handed over.
Three cases from VvEs and organisations in Amstelveen
Apartment complex from 2002, Amstelveen, August 2026
The VvE asked us to inspect the crawl space because of damp and condensation at the access hatches in the communal hall. The steel hatch frames were badly corroded, and the hatches themselves had warped and swollen and were stuck. The crawl space compartments on that side had little or no ventilation. Around pipe penetrations the insulation had been removed and the openings were never sealed, and there was a lot of builders' rubbish. We advised insulated, airtight hatches and frames, extra ventilation through the facade, sealing the penetrations, restoring the insulation and clearing the rubbish. Mechanical ventilation only if natural ventilation proves not to be enough.
What this shows: even under a young, insulated floor, hatches and penetrations can act as cold bridges. There were several causes at once, and fixing one would not have solved it.
Clubhouse from 1974, Amstelveen, November 2024
A two-storey clubhouse with a canteen and changing rooms. The club wanted to keep the building for the long term, so we drew up a maintenance plan. The roof, about 400 m², was in very poor condition: € 50,000 straight away. The terraces needed another € 11,000. Leaking terraces had caused concrete rot, with structural defects where the terrace meets the main building (€ 2,000 and € 4,000). The fencing didn't meet the Building Decree and wasn't safe for small children (€ 6,000). Direct costs came to € 106,700, plus € 65,000 for new frames in 2029 (2024 price level). We advised renovating rather than patching, stripping the old roof covering completely and repairing the concrete only once the terraces are watertight.
What this shows: for a building that has to last, the order of the work matters as much as the price. Concrete repairs under a leaking terrace are money thrown away.
Apartment complex from 1999, Amstelveen, March 2024
The VvE asked us to look at the sliding windows and the roof covering. The sliding windows and their mechanism were in good condition, and better glazing would save at most € 5 a month per apartment (2024 price level). The bitumen roof showed crazing but could last at least another 5 to 10 years. A steel structure on the roof had been finished carelessly with coating and sealant. The concrete ground floor was insulated underneath with 7 to 8 cm of polystyrene, against 14 cm under the current standard. We advised against replacing the roof for now, and instead repairing the upstands, sealant joints and steel structure, renewing the glazing sealant and improving the crawl space ventilation.
What this shows: targeted repairs can keep a roof going for years, and not every sustainability measure earns its money back.
Questions about property inspections for VvEs and owners
Can a VvE in Amstelveen hire you for an inspection of the whole building?
Yes. We inspect the shared parts such as the roof, facades, frames and crawl spaces, and can turn that into a long-term maintenance plan (MJOP).
Our VvE has had roof leaks for years. Can you find the cause?
That's a large part of our VvE work. Tracing a roof leak starts at € 599. We keep looking after the first cause turns up, so the roofer can fix it in one go.
What does a property inspection cost?
A standard inspection is € 499 including VAT up to 800 m³, plus € 0.50 per extra m³. A roof inspection, crawl space inspection or baseline survey starts at € 499, and a second opinion at € 599.
How quickly do we get the report?
Within 2 working days for a standard inspection. For a maintenance plan of a full complex we agree the timing beforehand.
I'm an expat landlord and don't read Dutch. Can I get the report in English?
Yes, an English translation costs € 100. The inspector also explains the findings in English during the visit.
My neighbour is going to renovate. Should I have a baseline survey done?
If there's a real chance of vibration or subsidence, yes. A nulmeting records existing cracks before the work starts, so new damage can be shown later.
Do you inspect non-residential buildings like a clubhouse or office?
Yes. We look at condition, safety and the Building Decree, and often draw up a maintenance plan for owners who want to keep the building.
Can you check a report from another inspector or a contractor's quote?
Yes, as a contra-expertise. We read what's there, inspect ourselves and tell you where we agree and where we don't.
Should our complex replace its glazing to save energy?
It depends on the building. In one Amstelveen complex better glazing would have saved at most € 5 a month per apartment, so we advised against it. We give you the numbers to decide.
Where we inspect property in and around Amstelveen
Much of our VvE work is in the apartment blocks of Groenelaan, Elsrijk and Randwijck, and in the newer complexes of Waardhuizen. For houses we're often in Keizer Karelpark. Outside the municipality we take on buildings in Aalsmeer and in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert, right on the border.
Contact details Premiumkeur Amstelveen
Premiumkeur B.V.
Heiligeweg 30
1012 XR Amsterdam
Phone: 020-7736842
Email: premiumkeur@gmail.com
Chamber of Commerce (KvK): 81106130
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