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Real Estate / How to buy forest land in Poland? [18]

If it's forest land that means you are not supposed to build there. If you bought a camper van and parked it there then don't worry, you won't have many problems.

Maybe you are best off to talk to the people in those places and ask them.

Real Estate / How to buy forest land in Poland? [18]

You can't build on forest land

A few basic things

- you can't knock down trees without permission
- you can't dig holes for media
- you can plant trees and even get money from govt and EU for that

Why not buy a dzialka in an ogrod next to a forest - there are lots of them. It's pleasant enough to do the Good Life thang, you will have some neighbors and nobody will hassle you

Real Estate / How to buy forest land in Poland? [18]

there weren't many obstacles but it was 20+ years ago. About 4 hectares. It is next to existing property we have and we bought it at auction. Another villager turned up wanting money to drop out the auction but we didn't agree to that.

No you can't put a greenhouse there, and I doubt you can put a mobile home. You also can't knock down trees for fuel. When you buy you have to sign some undertakings to look after the forest. In practice you won't get any hassle from the authorities unless a neighbor tells them.

I know what you are doing is popular in US / Canada but in Poland it's eccentric and I advise you to think it through

News / Trump and Nawrocki [23]

So a week after this and now Golden Cow won't pick up the phone to Nawrocki or Tusk ?

Real Estate / How to buy forest land in Poland? [18]

I have some. The taxes are small - less than 100 per hectare in my case

But you can't just cut down trees when you feel like it (though it was common practice 10 years ago it is getting rare for Poles to do that)

Note also that when you find a place the state has the right of first purchase. They don't often use that but it can delay the process.

Related: https://polishforums.com/archives/2010-2019/real-estate/poland-buying-farm-63876/

Off-Topic / PF Poster Polonius3 - Sad news [21]

Yes right wing but more Kaczynski than Nawrocki. He was a decent person with an almost mystical view of Poland. I met him several times IRL but quite some years ago

Off-Topic / PF Poster Polonius3 - Sad news [21]

I am sorry to hear that. RIP Polonius

News / Polish-Russian war? Drones entering Polish airspace. [254]

Funny response from North Nigerian corrupt ass lickers Slovakia (said nothing) and North Benin (solidarity but refused to name North Nigeria). In fact Szijarto, the North Benin foreign minister is currently in Belarus for a diplomatic visit

balkaninsight.com/2025/09/10/hungary-avoids-criticism-of-russia-slovakia-stays-silent-over-provocation-in-poland/

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Law / POLISH ALIMONY ART S209 need advice and help [6]

Living abroad is not an excuse to get out of alimony, legally and morally

Here is a website that might help you

alimenty.net/en/

Though really you need to see a lawyer and spend some money - a problem for you if you are not even willing to spend money on your own kids food and clothes.

Work / Working remotely for a US company and seeking to live in Poland [2]

You should have already been paying tax if you were here more than 183 days per year. Very small chance of getting caught though.

Yes there is a double tax arrangement with the US.

On the residency you might be best off to talk to a lawyer

News / Taxes, taxes everywhere [35]

Pensions inflated away so the rock hard bread changes price every week, no foreign currency to buy nice stuff, nothing to invest in on the off chance you do have a few spare rubels

Sounds great for everyone except the "citizens", sorry "subjects", sorry the real word is serfs.

News / Taxes, taxes everywhere [35]

There are no western politicians willing to be honest about the need for tax rises. And these rises must be borne by all - not just the rich, "bankers", tech companies etc but by Jan Kowalski too

Talking of bond yields

France 3.5 percent
Poland 5.4 percent
Romania 7.6 percent

Large gap

North Nigeria 13.5 percent

There is a ton of things wrong with public finances in the west since the crazy lockdowns but we are not due any lectures from the gas station with nukes. Or make that the gas station with no gas and broken nukes.

News / Taxes, taxes everywhere [35]

More or less the same as it costs to look after Polish kids

Maybe you could ask one of the 900k Ukrainian taxpayers in Poland ?

money.pl/gospodarka/ukraincy-placa-coraz-wiecej-podatku-w-polsce-wzrost-o-100-procent-7146622997797856a.html

News / Taxes, taxes everywhere [35]

They are not trying to tax their way to prosperity - rather trying to fill a worrying hole in the public finances caused mainly by lockdown.

Some of these taxes were proposed by PiS but now the President wants to block them and introduce his own crazy idea of zero PIT if you have two kids and earn less than 12k a month.

I din't think VAT will increase but they will work hard on reducing the exemptions

News / Poles drinking more than ever, as incomes rise. [32]

Yeah, if only we had state health care and free check ups :( then I could get some idea if my liver was a cause for concern

News / Poles drinking more than ever, as incomes rise. [32]

I drink when I am happy and optimistic

You are here all night writing narcissistic hate and you lecture us on desperation and depression ?

Travel / Lovely trips to Poland - Warsaw and Wrocław, Krakow and Warsaw, Poznań and Gdańsk [48]

Weak politicians on both sides need to emphasize how the controls are hurting trade

Life / Life in Poland - ECONOMY [59]

By 2028 North Nigeria will be down to 17th

Poland will overtake the NNs in about 2033. But probably slip out of the top 20. Thailiand, Vietnam, the Philippines and probably South Africa will overtake Poland by 2040.

Off-Topic / The agreement in Alaska between the US and Russia. [43]

They won't - TACO rule applies.

Off-Topic / The agreement in Alaska between the US and Russia. [43]

On the bright side Golden Cow arranged an epic fly past by a B52 at the cost of several million bucks. An awesome show of strength before getting on his knees before Putler

News / Karol Nawrocki - the New President of Poland [495]

I am just waiting for the answer about when you last observed the river Odra. Simple enough question.