Foreigners: Please don't buy Polish Land!

'for it is in giving that we recieve' :)

dude, same for ireland, we all went to the US, UK, oz and now it is Us taking the workers! :) we are doing a fair bit more civily too! (though obv some difficulties but NOT even a comparsion to the past) your time will come to BUT that is a good thing that poland returns to strong vibrant and place to be!


700 years occupation - we just dont know where my land is anymore! so here we are.

lets move on, upwards not downwards, forwards not backwards, and twirlling! ALways! twirlling!

Once again, Warsaw shall be the "Paris of the East" like it was b4 WW2. :)

ah so you DO know what im talking about :)

mmm Warsaw, paris of the east. how about paris, warsaw of the west :)

Incorrect Brian, Poland is for Poland, not the British or Americans. EU dosn't mean that people from other countries can take over Poland or for that matter Germany etc

Whoever got the money will take it over. Possibly "the winners" will be:

1. Foreigners with cash.
2. Poles working abroad with cash.
3. Rich Poles living in Poland.

The rest are the average Polish working class (80%) who will afford to pay off M-3 apartment throughout their lives.

In result I'm not surprised Ola or her peers from Poland could be anxious..

Calm Down. We just need to face the realities of the modern world my friend.

I understand your feelings. But our Government should have better plans for foreign investment in the property sector, and for the people of Poland.

I suggest that for foreighners they can specify a location, and include taxes etc, so that the prices they want to spend (and what our government wants from them), they can get it. However, for us, the locals.... the Government can give more incentives, more help from Bank, and lower taxes on property. It will also help if they can give a price scale for us, so that we can buy at a price which will enable housing for the Polish youth. Otherwise, our country will have to deal with a big chunk of frustrated youth. These frustrated youth can easily be mislead and as a result, be reason for a great loss for Poland.

However, for the time being we can pray for a revitalisation in the thinking process of our government... and work harder ourselves to earn enough to own decent shares of our own home.

Lets be positive, live, work hard, and see what life has in store for our last days.

:) ... dont worry - be happy!

I read once in a magazine about Egyptian Housing Sector being the best towards its young citizen. If it is really so, then our government can discuss their success! Or find alternatives. We need to work out a solution, all of us together!

you havent quite come to grips with the new reality that poland now lives in have you...?

oh well... keep trying...

Reality Check

Thanks for the warning and welcome to a global economy Ola.
Other European countries have had immigration and inward investment problems for years but violence is not the answer.
My own children suffer from not being able to buy property where they have grown up because middle-management move out of the suburbs for a more “country” life. The space they leave is taken up by social climbers from the cities or their houses are rented to immigrants as flats.

I work in a city whose newspaper has a Polish supplement – even though there are fewer Poles than Asians or Afro-Caribbean immigrants there. Churches in some areas cannot put up bible texts because “it offends other faiths” (Muslim & Hindu), Christmas decorations in the office are allowed to be “festive” but must not be “religious”, some workers cannot wear a crucifix because “it offends other faiths”, all the taxi drivers are now Pakistani, because they have shut out everyone else out of the business and Japanese own the best golf courses.

So, do I teach my children that everyone is equal and not to be judgemental?
Or do I teach them intolerance and xenophobia?

I know I’m old and therefore unwelcome in these forums – but I was a lurker for some time and thought it more honest to declare myself.

I am also in a position to influence young Brits, help my young Polish friends (yes I have several of them) and even buy a holiday property in Poland if I feel like it.

And of course the investors you have to fear most, are rich expatriates from former Soviet countries who have truly embraced capitalism in its most extreme form.

So go right ahead, burn down the holiday homes and stone the holidaymakers in Poland; but you will lose, because they can afford insurance and security and while they rebuild, you will be in jail.

You have a long term choice too – High security foreign owned estates of luxury homes, shops and hospitals with you locals shut outside, or an integrated society. Your destiny is in your own hands.

Sorry Brian, the local people will fix you people up, its what you call summery justice.
You Polish investors will be fleeing Poland by the droves, you won't even have time to put your undies on:)

well all the migrant polish workers in the uk wont have much to look forward to then, will they fred?

keep trying... youll get there at some point


sorry you feel unwelcome clunk :)


guys... thats a really good piece of advice... take it... especially if you are planning to play with fire...

i insure my properties... i was shocked at the number of poles who dont... and even more shocked when my broker suggested that 5Ok zl was an appropriate figure for my public liability insurance...

Thanks Clunkshift. The best formed reply so far I think. The thing that has angered me the most so far is the wealth of racism. Words cannot explain my anger towards this!

Poland is getting it's apparently first taste of this kind of problem of being allowed to move freely around other countries. So many Polish have taken this to its full advantage and the ones that are left in Poland and want to voice an opinion appear to be intollerant of multi culturalism. Accept it and grow up! Every other Country has, or has had to over come this problem, even though most of us are related in some way over the last 2000 years of free movement across europe and indeed the world. Border control is relatively a modern inconvienience!

I have Polish friends in England and in Poland. No (big) problem with racism or any such, the general view is that people are people, regardless of what language they speak. A little effort goes along way. Trying goes alot further than achieving.

"summery justice" from Hullo... Just like the KKK from the deep south of America?, how warming that your sentiments are not just for black people but anyone who doesn't speak Polish as their mother tongue. At least your consistent?!? I hope this doesn't offend too many people, and I will seriously pull back on my full use of the swear words available to me in English, Polish or French ... PRICK!

P.s Anyone think that Ola and hullo should meet up? What a party that would be! Or do I have too much blood in my vodka stream???

its glad to hear some reason here. while i agree with certain sentiments (bug rob for eg :)) its no good us giving them 'a reason'. better to try, try, try again with eductation.

we are all aware that if the poles could buy the land at a price they could afford...they WOULD then sell the land to ANYONE who was willing to pay a higher price! so DUH i say

and the comment about the russians, true, they have to a large degree accepted capitalism, there are more russian millionaires made each year! (granted i think most are under dubious conditions - look at abramovich! - oil! - and he owns an english football club, they LOVE him there, as he was able to give it SOOOO much needed funds!)

so its par for the course, you only like investment if your winning and you act like a bigot when you are not. its like playschool!

i appreciate your fears about rising costs but its not a reason to start 'summery (KKK) justice' (also NAZI style BTW!!!) and xenophobia!

Ola i'm going to buy a home either side of you and play Chas & Dave 24 hours a day!!!!

Clunkshift,
Well put,
here in America the pc crowd is deafining. Political correctness is a cancer from hell. We are to be free but freedom of expression is out the window so we do not offend. If I can not wear my crucifix because someone may be offended, I might as well be ashamed of my Polish heritage!! I should not try to speak Polish because it may offend people who can not, ....How impugnitly disgusting is this bulls**t!!, I am so sick and tired that someone may be offended, first of all I havent come accross one person who told me my crucifix has offended them, basically they are agnostics, and want everyone to believe as they, as well as Atheiests who believe there is no God. Well I am proud to be Polish and proud to say I love God and I will wear it on my sleave. N man will ever take that right from me.

So these people may be few but here in America they use the word "unconstitutional" to get their brandof religion into play, which is none. A neutral, neutered society, No longer do morals and norms play in society, but PC, socialism and fear of trying to convert others to Christianity.

Resist these things as much as you can, because if the church can not post Christian text becasue it might offend...get this..Jesus said it would offend, so it is simple, since it does allready and before PC ever came around, lets just do it anyway, because I dont think you will find a muslim, or anyone from a different faith actually attend your church, it would be heresey for them and a muslim risks death. So lets resist the extermination of our Christian beliefs.. The signs of the times are here!! Hold on !!

Oh dear, where has Ola123 gone? Has she sold out? Is she for sale? Such a lot of anger.
She seems to have lost the plot completely. What does she want? Can't think of any other country that just has one group of natives living there, except perhaps some remote island?

So very sad it is laughable. Perhaps she has been re admitted to the asylum?

We are only talking about property prices! How to enable a better housing policy in Poland... so that every sector is fulfilled, and young Poles (including young immigrant poles, who want to live in Poland and work...and accept the country as theirs aswell), buy a good home and live in it. This is basic human rights. And we have alot of land (which means we are not out of land).

If the policies are further developed, we will be successful.

It is a growing planet...the face is more matured and defined... we will need to grow aswell, so that we can move along with the motion of time.

:) ... here is no fear, just a problem. When there is a problem, human nature is to think out a correct solution, which meets our requirement and does not harm or be a reason for loss to anyone.

Another proposed solution from my part (in continuation to my previous post) is to specify a certain limit to foreign property buyers. That is, foreign property buyers cant only buy at certain areas (alocated for foreighn investors, who dont stay in Poland, or are workers abroad and have commercial reasons for buying houses - instead of basic living reasons) but also they can buy property only of certain limit (say an area through which they can make 3 bed, 1 living, 1 dining, 2 toilets, 1 varenda/lawn). Beyond this the foreighner CANNOT buy. The foreighner must justify this purchase, showing reason and family members. These foreign investor can still buy more property, but at a more 600 times tax per square meter. After 500 square meter, this tax must keep tripling.

However, the common Pole :), should also have limits (larger area limits), but pay less for the land and have more support from private and public institutions. Specially students should be more incouraged to invest in the housing sector (university students). We should have to pay only 100 times more tax per square meter, After 1000 square meter, our tax should keep doubling. HOWEVER, OUR PURCHASE PRICE MUST BE ATLEAST 2/3 OF THE PRICE THAT THE FOREIGHNER (OR THE EXPAT, WORKER ABROAD) MUST PAY (EXCLUDING THE TAXES).

This is just fare. And our youth need it.

Hopefully you can add more of your ideas without feeling attacked here. My post is meant for the average student population of Poland.

thats a great idea... sort of like the british policy whereby imigrant polish workers are only allowed to work in certain areas alocated for overseas imigrants... such as waiters and toilet cleaners... beyong this they CANNOT hold a decent jobs...

this i just fair. And our youth need it

I presume my post was not well received by you.

Your comment over my post does not match. I am talking about property, and you are talking about Jobs.

We have to allow housing for all (specially those who are inside Poland and not moving out). Ordinary Poles must be able to have a home! I hope you do accept that.

I know we should work alot harder... but our country is not UK or USA right now. However, this dont stop from our basic need of housing. Be it any resident (from any race). But this person (if planning to stay in Poland and call it home) need a roof over his head which he can call his own! And that also through his average income.

About the international job market, its a completely different issue. There we compete for a job in a market abundant with jobs. It is not that someone is without a Job! If that someone (British resident) is without a job, then your government should come ahead and solve his problem.

I am talking about the Basic here.

i made a ridiculous comment to match yours LS... and illustrate a point...

it might come as a suprise to you that the uk faces a housing shortage that pales polands in comparison... its almost impossible to get on the housing ladder now with out considerable financial support... and how hard people work a has little to do with it...

owning your own property is an important part of being british... our home is our castle etc etc... more so than other european countries... many people are unable to get on the property ladder in the uk - more and more are looking overseas to make their first purchase... if poland is having the same problem then why doesnt it follow our example...?

Ola, doesn't that mean Hello is Spanish:)

Your country is very rich. You can afford alot more than we do. All of us cannot and do not want to go abroad to work! ... we want to help home, be in Poland.

Buying a property outside...and then? ... how to handle it? How to keep it? Because I would like to live inside Poland...not anywhere else...

My comment is one that will certainly be liked by all young Poles... and this is just plain truth. We dont have a problem if you buy land here for commercial reasons... but for that reason we should not have to pay higher prices. Your investment reasons and our investment reasons are different. We want something too basic...a roof over our head in our own country - thats all. An average Pole cannot afford a decent home, or he will have to pay for it more than half his entire life! We need to stay somewhere with family... and call that place ours.

Poland is not a rich country. Our economy is not better than many East Asian countries (let alone west european). We need to improve and compete with this modern world (I agree), but at the same time, keep housing-medication and food within the reach of the working average resident of Poland (who buys for residential purpose, where he can bring in the family and stay).

EU membership requires the free movement of both labour and capital. Protectionist policies are anti EU law. If the EU is not right for Poland then elect a government that will take you out of the EU. I would be interested to learn of a successful protectionist policy.

Of course we sympathise with the plight of young people in Poland because as BW has said, the problem is far worse in the UK. We have finance companies offering five or six times salary for a mortgage which is ludicrous.

But atleast you accept that Poland has FAR MUCH MORE land... and we are not as strong as UK economically. But still we have this problem. We shouldnt have so much expensive property!

Just for some comparison -

Average wage in my area £ 15 410
Average houseprice £ 148 000

It's not how much land there is though, rather how much land is being sold. Is this the reason - too much money chasing too little land/property?

Warsaw~ ya... thats the target.

However other cities are getting tergetted by foreigners too.

You see...usually the real estate agent wants the foreign buyer. Because they pay huge sums of money. They dont know the traditional price... and by falling for the agent... they finally increase the price.

However...over buying is also a matter. They buy and buy (many of them)...for comerical reasons specially.


Its not bad...comparing our situation....its wonderful!

LS - what are the equivalent figures in your area then?

Here's part of my reasoning for uping sticks and going to Polska to live. If I want a morgage in London I will tie myself down to a financial millstone for the next 30 years.

I don't want that I go to Poland no financial millstone. End of story.
The people that are pushing house prices up ARE not a people like me. Neither are they property investors, it is Poles who are working abroad, sending money home to buy houses that are pushing the prices up. If there are 2 million Poles outside Poland sending money home and if on average they sent £5000 a year home, well you do the maths. £10,000,000,000 STERLING this is far more than any foreign investment companies bring into the housing market.

The upshot of the current economic situation is that Poland where as before it had fewer social classes, now due to the influx of money, outflux of labour, new social classes are being born, new money is breeding its own social agenda. Those who will truely be left behind are the peasant classes ( I'm not being mean here, when I say peasant I mean countryside folk, not derogatory slander).

The cities will become financially stronger and attract the more able and determined, in the longterm this will create social decline in the countryside.

Which is not good.