Dutch term
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casco+ (or ‘casco plus’)
As far as what it means in Dutch, I found this:
"Wat betekent een afwerking ‘casco+’? Landbergh maakt u wegwijs
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In uw zoektocht naar een nieuwbouwappartement of -woning kwam u als kandidaat-koper mogelijks de term ‘casco+’ ergens tegen. Maar wat betekent dit nu precies?
Het begrip ‘casco’ (letterlijk: de romp, de schil) is voor de meesten duidelijk. Het wil zeggen dat een woning of appartement wind- en waterdicht in een ruwbouwstaat is afgewerkt waarbij de structurele en technische elementen alsmede de volledige aankleding nog moeten worden uitgevoerd.
Logischerwijs verwijst ‘casco+’ naar een bijkomende afwerking. Maar wat omvat deze ‘bijkomende afwerking’ nu precies?
Met ‘casco+’ bedoelen we de ruwbouwafwerking wind- en waterdicht plus alle structurele en technische elementen gaande van de sanitaire en elektrische leidingen, de chape, de pleisterwerken, de centrale verwarming en radiatoren, de ventilatie, de volledige elektrische installatie en alle binnenwanden.
Om uw nieuwe woonst instapklaar verder af te werken volstaat het dus om de keuken, de sanitaire toestellen, de vloerbekleding en de binnendeuren op maat van uw voorkeuren en budget zelf te gaan kiezen. Voor de installatie kan u hiervoor beroep doen op ervaren stielmannen maar het staat u uiteraard vrij om zelf de handen uit de mouwen te steken waarbij veel mensen beroep doen op hun meest handige familieleden en/of vrienden. De eindafwerking van bepaalde ruimtes kan zo tevens in verschillende fasen worden uitgevoerd naarmate in de loop der tijd opnieuw budgetten vrij komen.
Bij een ‘casco+’-appartement in een mede-eigendom, gaat dit steeds enkel en alleen over de privatieve delen. De gemeenschappelijke delen worden volledig afgewerkt door de bouwheer.
Vooraleer u overgaat tot de aankoop van een ‘casco’ of ‘casco+’ appartement of woning, laat u zich best adviseren door een kennis met ervaring, een binnenhuisarchitect of een vastgoedprofessional zodat u een realistisch afwerkingsbudget voor ogen houdt. Landbergh staat u graag bij met professioneel advies en een realistische inschatting van deze afwerkingsbudgetten. "
(http://www.landbergh.be/nl/blog/wat-betekent-een-afwerking-c... )
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But what would you call this in English?
| 3 | practical completion |
Marijke Singer
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Kitty Brussaard
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Proposed translations
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practical completion
See: https://www.selfbuild-central.co.uk/construction/on-completi...
Completion is deemed the stage when the dwelling is acceptable to the inspector who will issue a certificate, therefore, before you start to 'beautify' the dwelling.
| Thanks Marijke! So far, I think I will stick with: "Casco + Huurdersvoorziening" = "Shell plus tenant’s improvements", as I am not sure "practical completion" would work in my context. |
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Refs
http://landterms.com/Construction_and_Building/Tenant_improv...
http://www.boxerproperty.com/cre-glossary#T (see 'Tenant improvements')
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Fit_out_of_buildin...
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Note added at 3 days 1 hr (2018-05-21 13:47:46 GMT)
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@Michael: you're welcome. If this is about a lease contract, tenant improvement allowance (i.e. reimbursement or cash advance provided by the landlord for tenant's improvements) or turnkey buildout (where the landlord is responsible for the buildout) seem to be the 'flavours' you can choose from. See f.i. https://www.leaseref.com/blog/tenant-improvement-allowance-c... and https://www.goldengroupcre.com/rent-real-estate-news-talk/te...
| Thanks Kitty! Can't say that I am 100% sure yet about the best way to translate either "casco+" (aka "casco plus"), or the form it occurs in in my text "Casco + Huurdersvoorziening" (although I think "Casco + Huurdersvoorziening" = "Shell plus tenant’s improvements" is probably correct). |
Discussion
"Casco+" by itself, but rather:
"Casco + Huurdersvoorziening"
Therefore, I think this would correspend to something like:
“Shell plus tenant’s improvements”.
I have also seen this as: "Shell plus Tenant Fit-out"
• Commencing construction;
• Notice to tenant thirty days in advance of completion; and
• Substantial completion (that level of completion sufficient to permit the tenant to occupy the premises for its intended purpose)."
(Maryland Landlord-Tenant: Practice and Procedure, By Douglas M. Bregman @ https://goo.gl/uajzx5 )
Regardless of which party is performing work in the premises, the parties should identify the issues and then establish deadlines and notice provisions for each. The following checklist generally addresses the issues to be covered in developing a construction schedule:
• Drawing preliminary plans;
• Approval of preliminary plans by other party;
• Preparation of working drawings (final plans);
• Approval;
• Resolving a dispute concerning terminating the lease, submitting to an independent party, or setting a time limitation for action;
• Putting plans out to bid;
• Evaluating bids;
• Revising plans if necessary to reduce costs;
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In a shell plus allowance situation, the parties agree upon a definition of the basic improvements necessary to construct the “shell” of the premises. The cost of any improvements necessary to bring the premises up to the required “shell” condition are borne exclusively by the landlord.
The parties then agree upon the improvements to be constructed in the premises in addition to the shell in order to ready the premises for the tenant’s use (often referred to as “tenant’s improvements”). The parties also agree upon the extent of the landlord’s financial responsibility for these tenant improvements, with the understanding that any additional costs will be borne by the tenant. That portion of the tenant improvement costs that the landlord agrees to pay is usually referred to as the “improvement allowance.”
"Often the parties enter into a lease before the premises has been made suitable for the tenant’s use. As a result, the lease must clearly delineate the parties’ responsibilities leading up to the time that the space is ready for occupancy by the tenant. Under these circumstances, the lease must apportion responsibility for the work that is necessary to render the demised premises ready for the tenant’s occupancy. In addition, a schedule is usually established, and the respective parties may be granted the right to approve the work done by the other. The respective parties’ rights to alter or improve the premises or the surrounding areas during the lease term should also be specifically addressed in the lease in order to avoid future disputes. There are various approaches to apportioning the parties’ respective construction responsibilities. These approaches are referred to by using terms like “turnkey,” “shell plus allowance -landlord builds,” “shell plus allowance - tenant builds,” and “build to suit.”
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