Travel / Wroclaw Town Hotel [7]

Also, try inyourpocket..They have hotels listed there based on price.

News / Polish news sites in English. [6]

Hi. You can also subscribe to New Warsaw Express nwe.pl (I think)...They send out a PDF every Friday with a summary of the news from the previous week. Also information from the local regions.

Law / Copyright in Poland - Have to pay copyright for a design. [5]

Ok. thanks for all that. just wanted to make sure they werent pulling a fast one...or should i say, that they weren't pulling a fast one that they dont normally pull.

vincent

Law / Paying Tax For The Self-Employed In Poland (Yet more Questions...) [16]

Hi Seamus, do you mind me asking you where you are based? My accountant is fleecing me.

Just an additional point to Harry's excellent summary of the process...(it brought back so many memories of going through the process). As a self employed individaul, you get to pay a reduced level of ZUS for the first 2 years, (i think that is the time frame). After which, i think you have to pay about 800 pln a month. An accountant should tell you what you need to pay.

IANAUS - By the way, where are you going to be based? If in Wroclaw, i can give you the name of my interpreter who helped me set up my business ie. brought me around to all the offices.

Life / Driving lessons, poznan [12]

Hi. I would also be very interested in hearing of any schools. I have my license from ireland but have never driven in poland before so would like to get some lessons.

Life / Is it difficult to survive in Warsaw without any Polish knowledge? [30]

Mephias,
From the times that i have been in warsaw, i would say that you can survive without polish on a day to day basis...a lot of people do speak english. In local shops, you can just point. Restaurants, bars, banks, estate agents etc normally have a few people who can speak English.

Where you will start to have problems is dealing with local authorities e.g. tax etc. You will need to bring a translator along with you. Also, any dealing over the phone can be abit of a nightmare.

If you are going to be here any lenght of time, it would probably make sense to learn some polish.
Best of luck.

Law / What are some good websites to post offers for English lessons in Poland? [6]

Welcome to Poland robW90
I live in poznan but might i suggest some ways of getting your sevices out there:
- I allways see fliers attached to lamp posts etc advertising a nmber of services e.g. grinds, credit etc. Attached are little slips with phone numbers on it. I suggest that you write some of advertisiement in English so they know you are defintely a native speaker.

- Put up notices in your local shop and/or cofffee shops in the cetre of town. Try get the coffee shops where professionals go as they would be very interested in using a native speaker.

Best of luck.

Life / English Books in Poznan [13]

Hi. There is a book store on the Rynek right beside DOM WIKINGDOW. they have an English Books section in there.

Real Estate / New Landlord - taxation on rental income [6]

Harry, thanks for the information on the rental stuff. One other thing about your mail...you said that the going rate for an accountant is 200 zlt? Is that correct? The only reason why i ask is that i am then being fleeced by my current accountant.

Real Estate / Interest Rates for Home loans In poland [39]

Andy B,
Thanks for the updated information on the interest rates.
Just a quick question...In relation to the EUR Libor, would it be better to be on the 3m libor rate or a 6 month libor rate? And do you know if banks would offer both options.

The reason why i ask is that i am on a 6m libor rate and it seems quite high. I know the rates have come down a fair bit over the past number of months so will be expecting a nice reduction in the next 6 months.

UK, Ireland / Dublin city centre - interesting places to see [33]

Hi. i recommend you do the dublin bus tour. It brings you around all the major sights in dublin City and you can get off and back on again. This allows you to see the major sites and allows you to visit them if you are interested.

Law / May I keep personal money in a Polish business bank account? [3]

Hi BLS,
I could not tell you if it was legal or not but one thing did stand out with your situation. As the money is in a Business account, you might find it hard to explain to the Tax authorities should they ever do an audit on your business. I really dont know how often this happens so i dont want to scare you. As they would see money coming into account they may assume that it is from invoices issued and might be reluctant to believe that it is your personal money.

Is there anything stopping you from opening up a personal PLN/ZLT account?
Regards
vincent

Language / Has anyone experienced Polish language learning homestays..? [4]

Hi Bernadette.
I dont know anything about the homestays but i thought i would let you know about my my recent experience.
I have just finished an intensive 3 week beginners course in warsaw. It was for 5 days a week, over 3 weeks and lectures were for 4 hours in the morning. i found it very good.

i have been living in poland nearly 3 years and trying to learn a bit but getting nowhere. The intensive course gave me a good kick start. if you want more information on it let me know.

One thing that the experience thought me was that if you want to learn polish, you really have to be doing it on a daily basis. A classe once or twice a week, will make the process very slow.

Regards
Vincent

Law / WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO BE ABLE TO INVOICE PEOPLE/COMPANIES? [9]

All the information given on tax is very intertesting. One thing that stood out was the price you were paying for accountants. i have an accountant who looks after the tax for a property i rent out (rental about 2500) and he also looks after the tax for my business. Currently there is nothing to do relating to the business. He charges me 200 zlt monthly for doing my return for the rental on the property and 300 zlt for doing my business return. Am i being fleeced??? I am registered in Wroclaw for my tax but live in poznan.

Life / Good Gym's in Poznań? [23]

Hi . i used to be a member of Nautilus and it is a nice gym and would recommend it. i changed to REmplus purely based on location as it is down the road from me.

UK, Ireland / What do Polish people think of Ireland and the Irish? [50]

hi. I am irish and living in poland for nearly 3 years. i have never had any issues due to my irishness. Only the occasional idiot who do not want any foreigners in poland but you will meet them anywhere. i really think you have nothing to worry about. Good luck.

Law / Business plan needed for residency requirements - suggestions? [6]

Ok. Very sorry that i did not check every result to see if it was up to your requirements. I will know better to try and assist next time.

Law / Business plan needed for residency requirements - suggestions? [6]

HI. If you do a search for 'business plan' on google you will get up a number of sites. I just checked and there are a lot o Business Plan template results which might be able to steer you in the right direction.

Good luck

Life / Dec 25th - is public transport or Taxis in Poland operational that day? [10]

YEah. I was surprised as well. Charter flight to Egypt. Very strange flying out on xmas day.

Life / Dec 25th - is public transport or Taxis in Poland operational that day? [10]

Delphi....
I need to visit Lawica in order to get a flight in the evening. Normally the reason why someone would go to an airport.

Life / Dec 25th - is public transport or Taxis in Poland operational that day? [10]

Great. Thanks for all that info.
much appreciated.
vincent

Real Estate / Accommodation - Legal advice request [15]

tonykenny, Not including all polish women in this but there are certainl y some serious nut-cases out there. Seriously hard work.
by the way, make sure you change the locks when she is gone as you never know about secret visits when you are not there.

Work / Teaching English in Poland, no degree just certificate [41]

delphiandomine,
Thanks for all you comments. Nice to have them from someone who has been through the process.
Vincent

Real Estate / Wroclaw real estate prices and agencies [17]

Check out mdesign.com.pl
They are a marketing company but are also involved in the property game a bit as well.

Work / Teaching English in Poland, no degree just certificate [41]

Delphiandomine,
i am in poznan and have been for a few years. i currently have a day contract job but would be interested in doing a bit of teaching. i would be very interested in hearing your advice and which schools to avoid. I did a telf course a number of years ago for what its worth.

vincent

Life / Last Will and Testament - need to arrange in Poland [4]

Hi Englishgirl,
I bought an apartment in poland some time ago. I live in poland but do not live in the apartment. In case anything happened to me, i wanted to make a will to leave the apartment to a familyt member. I was able to do it with the Notary who organised the sale of the apartment. One thing i remember is that i was unbale to make a general will i.e. i leave all my belongings to X. I had to specify what items were being left to my niece. So in this case i had to state that i was leaving the apartment to my niece.

This was just my experience. If the same rules are in place, you may need to specify all of you relatives belongings and who they will be left to. Though dont quote me on this. in relation to City hall, i do not know what needs to be done there.

In relation to dealing with goverment officials.....prepare yourself for a new experience!!!
Your best bet is to consult a notary who should be familiar with the process.
Best of luck.

Work / Teaching English in Poland, no degree just certificate [41]

By the way, check out tefl.com. You can search for jobs by country i.e. poland. If anything, it will give you the names of a few schools here in poland.