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Buying an apartment, stage by stage

Each procedure is a list of steps in the order they happen, with what to check before you move on.

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    Handover of a new flat (odbiór): checklist, defects and deadlines

    At handover you inspect the flat and list every defect in the protokół odbioru. The developer then has 14 days to answer in writing (silence means acceptance) and 30 days to fix accepted defects. Here is what to bring, what to check and what to do next.

    6 min read

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    Getting a mortgage in Poland as a foreigner: step by step

    Foreigners can get a Polish mortgage, but each bank sets its own rules. Expect to need a valid residence document, stable income in złoty, a documented own contribution of usually 20% and time to fit the reservation, developer agreement and escrow payments together.

    8 min read

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    How to check a developer in Poland before you sign

    Read the prospectus, inspect the documents the developer must show you, check the land register and company register, search insolvency notices, confirm the escrow type and bank, and use a risk score only to decide where to dig deeper.

    6 min read

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    Buying a new flat from a developer in Poland: step by step

    Ten steps from shortlist to land register: read the prospekt informacyjny, check the developer, reserve, sign the notarial umowa deweloperska, pay into escrow by stage, inspect at handover, sign the transfer deed and register ownership.

    8 min read

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