For diplomats, internationals and other adventurers arriving in, or departing from, The Netherlands, relocation is rarely a single event. It is a sequence of moving parts: a shipment crossing continents, a lease to be signed, registration paperwork, temporary accommodation, and eventually, a permanent home. A new generation of entrepreneurs is now carrying forward two companies with more than two decades of combined experience in this field, bringing fresh energy to an industry built on trust and precision.
A refined approach to arriving well prepared
Relocating overseas and finding a home rarely happen on the same timeline. Your belongings may already be at sea while you are still viewing properties online. Or you may need a temporary base while your permanent home is being prepared. For internationals, many of whom are relocating for time-critical diplomatic postings or corporate assignments, managing these overlapping timelines takes experience and careful coordination.
Windmill Forwarding has guided internationals through the logistics of moving their belongings to the Netherlands. The company manages the international move door-to-door, customs paperwork, packing, transport, lifting and temporary storage when needed, covering both ends of the journey, from the home of origin to the new address in the Netherlands. Whether you are shipping a few boxes or an entire household, the service scales to fit the relocation.
Of course, before belongings can be delivered, there needs to be a door to deliver them to. That is where Lindy Nikken Real Estate (LNRE) comes in. LNRE helps internationals navigate the Dutch housing market, whether the goal is a rental property, temporary accommodation with municipal registration, or a home to purchase. With modern tools and remote viewing options, much of the housing search can begin before you even set foot in the country, allowing internationals, including those posted at short notice, to arrive with key steps already in motion and settle into their new environment with far less friction.
Preparing for a new transition
The same logic applies in reverse. A posting or assignment eventually comes to an end, and an international move out of the Netherlands is just as smooth when its different parts are planned together rather than separately. Windmill Forwarding coordinates the outbound move as well from packing and collection in the Netherlands to international transport and delivery at the next destination, once again handled door-to-door.
For homeowners, leaving the Netherlands does not have to mean selling up. LNRE assesses each individual situation and offers property management solutions for owners who wish to retain their Dutch home after relocating abroad, including managing the property and arranging its rental while the owner lives overseas.
One relocation, two essential parts
International relocation is about more than transporting boxes from one country to another. Housing and moving each come with their own timelines, requirements and challenges, yet the two are deeply intertwined, and diplomats and internationals navigating both at once know this better than most.
By pairing more than 20 years of combined expertise with a new generation of entrepreneurial energy, Windmill Forwarding (Rens Kleijmeer) and Lindy Nikken Real Estate (Jeroen Vliex) help internationals manage both sides of the relocation journey: finding the right door and making sure everything arrives at it, all in line with national and international standards.
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