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Lammert Tel buys Hennie van der Most’s estate for €5.7 million
Lammert Tel bought De Haar estate in Gorssel, Gelderland, for €5.7 million.
The 52-year-old businessman from Drenthe bought it as an investment and does not plan to live there.
The estate covers more than 35 hectares and includes a large house, woodland, fields and walking paths.
Hennie van der Most first bought the estate in 2009, then sold it and later bought it back amid financial difficulties linked to his never-opened Rivoli theme park.
A court rejected Van der Most’s bid to delay the auction, allowing the sale to go ahead.
Other major Van der Most properties have also been sold, while the sale of Speelstad Oranje is still pending, with an update expected soon.
Lammert Tel has bought Hennie van der Most’s former estate in Gorssel for €5.7 million.
The 52-year-old Drenthe businessman said he bought it as an investment and does not plan to live there.
The estate, known as De Haar, covers more than 35 hectares and includes a large house with 11 rooms.
Van der Most had tried to stop the estate from being auctioned, but a court did not grant him more time to find a buyer.
- Who
- Lammert Tel bought the estate from Hennie van der Most.
- What
- The estate sold for €5.7 million. Tel bought it as an investment and does not plan to live there.
- When
- The sale was reported on 22 October 2026.
- Where
- Landgoed De Haar, in Gorssel, Gelderland, the Netherlands.
- Why
- Tel said he bought the estate as an investment.
Hennie van der Most
The court in Zutphen
Auction delay
Hennie van der Most
Van der Most sought more time to find a buyer, arguing the estate could bring in more money.
The court in Zutphen
The court did not grant his request, allowing the auction to go ahead.
Van der Most originally bought the estate for about €4.5 million.
Van der Most sold the estate for nearly €5 million and stayed there as a tenant.
Van der Most bought the estate again for €5.2 million, with financing help from Adrie van Opijnen.
Van der Most asked a court in Zutphen to prevent the estate from being auctioned, but the court rejected his request.
The sale to Lammert Tel for €5.7 million was reported.
- Buyer
- Lammert Tel
- Sale price
- €5.7 million
- Estate
- Landgoed De Haar, Gorssel
- Area
- More than 35 hectares
- House
- 11 rooms, including five bedrooms and two bathrooms