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Deweloperzy, korzystając z trybu wprowadzonej 22 sierpnia br. specustawy, omijają wiele czasochłonnych procedur i mogą szybciej oraz w prostszy sposób uzyskać stosowne pozwolenia n ...

Joanna Sebzda-Załuska,
GWW

What they're talking about at Expo Real

Due to prime product becoming increasingly scarce and continued yield compression in many mature markets, investors will go to this year’s Expo Real in search of alternative ...

Tomasz Buras,
Savills

IoT set to transform e commerce

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been created by the proliferation of mobile devices, the increase in computing power as well as current data collection (Big Data) and processing t ...

Dagmara Sobańska, country manager Poland
Sofort

Five questions about changes in perpetual usufruct

The bill entitled ‘the transformation of the right of perpetual usufruct into the right of ownership for land that has been built upon for the purposes of residential use&rsq ...

Marcin Krasoń,
Obido.pl

Office market booms in Kraków

With an office stock level of over 1 mln sqm, Kraków remains the largest regional market in Poland. The city is growing quickly and is attractive to both developers and tenants. Th ...

Anna Galicka-Bieda, partner, regional director
Colliers International

The impact of the new state aid act on the Polish industrial market growth

The government’s new bill will introduce new regulations governing state aid and the operations of Special Economic Zones (SEZs). It is estimated that the proposed amendments ...

Michał Rafałowicz, Head for the Pomeranian Region
Cresa Polska

The Sunday trade ban is not going to change the profitability of Vendo Parks

The new law affects shopping centres with large areas in city centre’s, where tenants are usually expected to pay a so-called turnover rent. Such shopping centres used to see ...

Jacek Wesołowski, the managing director
Trei Real Estate Polska

Polish Ministry of Finance officially relaunches work on the REIT Act

The Ministry of Finance has restarted work on the draft law on Polish REITs or “Firmy Inwestujące w Najem Nieruchomości” (FINN). The official draft law has not yet been ...

Mateusz Stańczyk, partner, Tax Advisory Services
Crido

Will the Sunday shopping ban push retail property values down?

Strong-performing retail properties are amongst the most sought-after assets by investors. In 2017, they accounted for 37 pct or EUR 1.88 mln of Poland’s total investment vol ...

Mira Kantor-Pikus, partner, equity, debt & structured finance, capital markets at Cushman & Wakefield, Poland
Cushman & Wakefield

How to generate higher revenues from a restaurant

When we want to attract customers to a restaurant, we must firstly focus on the food. However, it is also a good idea to pay particular attention to the interiors of our premises. ...

Aleksandra Potrykus-Wincza, country manager Poland & Baltics
Mood (Mood Media)

Centrum Praskie Koneser – part of a living city

How contemporary cities function and develop is currently one of the most important issues for developers, investors and the real estate market at large, not only in Poland but als ...

Magdalena Bartkiewicz-Podoba ,
Liebrecht & Wood

The new face of the Warsaw business district

Warsaw’s Central Business District (CBD) is currently delineated by Jana Pawła II Avenue, Solidarności Avenue, Hoża, Krakowskie Przedmieście and Nowy Świat streets. The City ...

Michał Wachowicz,
Cushman & Wakefield

Poland in the top 20 most attractive locations for China

Poland is ranked 17th among 67 key locations for Chinese investment, says Elżbieta Czerpak, the head of research at Knight Frank commenting on the findings of the company’s l ...

Elżbieta Czerpak,
Knight Frank

Good year for regional office market

The data from the end of December 2017 leaves no doubt – it was a very successful year for the office market in regional cities. High developer activity and tenant demand for ...

Agata Holak,
Knight Frank

The market is changing

The real estate sector has long departed from its customary seven-year cycle. However, the current sustained peak will also come to an end one day. Then, as always, the location an ...

Sabine Barthauer, member of the board of managing directors
Deutsche Hypo

Sunday trade ban to bring losses

Due to the Sunday trading ban we can expect a decrease in retail trade in Poland. On the other hand retail sales were generally higher by 8 pct in 2017, therefore, the anticipated ...

Małgorzata Dziubińska, associate director
Cushman & Wakefield

Restructuring for everyone

Commercial properties are some of the safest investment assets you can find. And yet, it is not always commercially reasonable to keep your portfolio as it is. Real estate business ...

Bolesław Kołodziejczyk, head of research and advisory
Cresa Polska

Retail readying itself for the ban

This will be a very specific year for the retail market in Poland – not only for the owners of retail properties, but also for their tenants and the companies that provide se ...

Yoram Reshef, the general director of the Blue City
Blue City

Minimum tax comes into force

Andrzej Zając, senior associate and solicitor for real estate, CMS We need to wait and see what the full impact of new regulations on the real estate market in Poland will be but ...

Andrzej Zając/ Piotr Nowicki,

Office market 2018 – great expectations, even greater challenges

The year 2017 was a very good one for all sectors of the real estate market. The large number of office projects delivered across Poland filled up quickly as occupier demand remain ...

Bolesław Kołodziejczyk, head of research and advisory
Cresa Polska