Can an income stream from property investment in Poland be guaranteed?

Certainty, this is what institutional investors require as far as income stream from potential investment properties is concerned.  In this article, we would like to highlight a problem which arises from the potential application of Article 475 of the Polish Civil Code,  which could possibly undermine that certainty in Poland. Over the past ten years, institutional investors have been paying close attention to the possibility of investing in property in Central and Eastern Europe. In cases where countries in the region have been able to reform relevant laws, so that certainty and security of income stream from investment property can be guaranteed, investors have been able to acquire and develop such property.  When countries in the region have not been able to create the legal and commercial framework for such investments, institutional investors have stayed away. As things stand, there is not a great deal of institutional investment in property, in all of