"Service charges are a strange payment introduced to Poland a few years
ago, when foreign companies started investing here," said one
representative of a paying tenant, Eurobuild talked to on the subject
Paying for what you use
What service charges cover does in fact vary from building to building and
according to the property manager responsible for their well being. In general
however, utilities, (electricity, water and so on), cleaning inside and outside
the building, small repairs, security, reception and heating can all be included
in that 'little extra' that companies will have to pay for the roof over their
heads. Some tenants of course use more electricity and water than others and
should they do, their consumption is often metred. This is property manager
WeCare's policy and tenants with showrooms for example, whose equipment is
continually in use, come into this category, as do medical centres who use more
than the average quantity of water. Others, on