A new real estate tax may come into force in Poland soon. The draft act on restrictions on the purchase of residential premises was submitted to the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. – The project is a response to the problem of the so-called. wholesale purchases of residential premises, which may limit access to the purchase of premises used by natural persons to meet their own housing needs, said Minister of Development and Technology Waldemar Buda. What will it consist of?
New property tax. Who will it concern?
An owner (and co-owner) who owns at least five residential units, of which he has purchased at least one in the last 12 months, or who wants to buy more than five units, will not be able to purchase more than one unit per year. Restrictions will not apply to inheritance, gifts, court judgments or enforcement of obligations.
– In its current form, the project does not limit the possibility of transferring the ownership of residential premises as part of the investment, the implementation of which was contracted by the buyer even before obtaining the building permit. The Act will also not apply to the purchase of single-family houses – explained the minister quoted by .
The new tax will apply to apartments on the secondary and primary markets. How much will it be?
The tax is to be collected through PCC, i.e. tax on civil law transactions, which we pay when buying a house, flat or car. Its rate will be 6 percent. How, when buying an apartment for 500 thousand. zloty. it will be 30 thousand. zloty. What is particularly important, so far PCC applied only in the case of purchases from the secondary market, and a flat purchased from a developer was exempt from it.
This is about to change soon and will also apply to new apartments. – Regardless of whether it is an institution or an individual, if it buys flats wholesale, for the average person looking for a flat, it means higher prices and less choice – explained Waldemar Buda quoted by the portal. Now the draft will be considered by the Team for Programming the Works of the Government, and if it is positively recommended, it will be considered by the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers.
Source: Gazeta
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