On 26 October 2015, the European Commission published explanatory notes on the new VAT place of supply rules for services connected with immovable property which were recently introduced by implementing regulation 1042/2013 and entered into effect on 1 January 2017. This article analyses the new definition of “immovable property” and discusses, in particular, the question of when a service should be considered to be connected with it. Special focus is given to property management, intermediation and legal services connected to immovable property.