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August
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – August 2019
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. The right of perpetual usufruct has recently undergone significant reforms Mainly due to the Act of 20th July 2018 on the transformation of the right of perpetual usufruct of developed land for housing purposes into the ownership right to such property. The legislator is fine-tuning this regulation and […] more
New Partner at Baker Tilly Woroszylska Legal
We are pleased to announce that Piotr Łaska, legal counsel, has joined the Partners of Baker Tilly Woroszylska Legal. He will use his skills and competencies to support the The Real Estate Advisory team. Piotr Łaska has over 20 years of experience in the real estate market in Poland. Piotr provides advisory on real estate […] more
Perpetual usufruct – defending against an increase in fee
Perpetual usufruct fee update The primary obligation of a perpetual usufructuary of a land is to pay the applicable fee. The fee is determined by multiplying the percentage rate and the value of property on the day perpetual usufruct was established. However, one has to bear in mind that this value can change. It can […] more
July
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – July 2019
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Planned simplifications in issuing environmental decisions On 9th July 2019 the Polish Government submitted to the Polish Parliament (PL: Sejm) a draft of amendment to the Act on Access to Information on the Environment and its Protection, Public Participation in Environmental Protection and Environmental Impact Assessments and some […] more
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – July 2019
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Planned simplifications in issuing environmental decisions On 9th July 2019 the Polish Government submitted to the Polish Parliament (PL: Sejm) a draft of amendment to the Act on Access to Information on the Environment and its Protection, Public Participation in Environmental Protection and Environmental Impact Assessments and some […] more
June
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – June 2019
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Pre-consultation of the draft of new provisions on spatial development The draft of the new Act on spatial planning and land development provides significant changes, including inter alia introduction urban standards, two types of plans to be adopted by the municipality, i.e. intended-use plans and development plans, as […] more
New regulations implementing the GDPR- selected amendments
On May 4, 2019, the Sectoral Act entered into force, which introduces provisions implementing the GDPR into a number of legal acts. The amendments concern over 160 acts from various areas, including labor law, banking law, insurance law, telecommunication law, education law and administrative law. The amendment is aimed at strengthening the protection of privacy […] more
May
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – May 2019
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Economic committee of the Council of Ministers had adopted new project of Act on the Development Guarantee Fund The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) prepared project of the act on protection of rights of buyers of housing apartments or detached houses. The project envisages, among other […] more
April
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – April 2019
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. The Ministry of Investment and Development is working on amendment to the construction law. The proposed changes provide for abolishment of obligatory need to apply to the Minister of Investment for authorization to deviate from technical construction regulations. Today, any such deviation must be consented to by the […] more
March
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – March 2019
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Are the owners who have not received certificate of transformation of perpetual usufruct into ownership obliged to pay perpetual usufruct fee? Legal regulations lack precise information regarding the obligation of the owners of houses and apartments, who have still not received certificate of transformation of perpetual usufruct into […] more
