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News Inflation hits record high in Hungary last year
13
Jan
2023

Inflation hits record high in Hungary last year

by Property Forum
Consumer prices were 24.5% higher on average in December 2022 than a year earlier which is a new record, compared to the last decade. The highest price rises were measured for electricity, gas and other fuels as well as food over the last twelve months. Prices increased by 14.5% on average in 2022 compared to the previous year, Hungarian Central Statistical Office reports. 
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News Foster + Partners  to design new CPK airport in Poland
15
Nov
2022

Foster + Partners to design new CPK airport in Poland

by Property Forum
A Foster + Partners and Buro Happold consortium has won the competition to design the new CPK airport between Warsaw and Łódź. 
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News How will Croatia joining the EZ and Schengen impact its real estate market?
23
Oct
2022

How will Croatia joining the EZ and Schengen impact its real estate market?

by Property Forum
Almost ten years after becoming the 28th EU member state, Croatia is set to join both the Eurozone and Schengen Area at the beginning of 2023, integrating the country even deeper into the EU. But how will this affect the local real estate market?
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News Bulgaria to focus on increasing energy efficiency
21
Oct
2022

Bulgaria to focus on increasing energy efficiency

by Property Forum
Bulgaria’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) aims to facilitate economic and social recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and to create a more sustainable, equitable, and successful economy. It includes a set of schemes not only to restore the economy's growth potential but to boost it, too. In achieving this, several construction projects to increase energy efficiency and decrease CO2 impact are to be implemented in 2023-2026, says Anita Dangova at EPI, EECFA’s Bulgarian research institute.
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News Ukraine to speed up rebuilding efforts by introducing legal changes
08
Aug
2022

Ukraine to speed up rebuilding efforts by introducing legal changes

by Property Forum
During five months of war in Ukraine, millions of square meters of housing, production facilities, and infrastructure were destroyed. To speed up the recovery, Ukrainian legislation governing urban planning was simplified. Alexandra Fedotova, Partner, Attorney and Head of Ader Haber's real estate and construction practice and the Board Member of the Charity Fund Housing For IDP, reviewed the changes in an article prepared by the Ukrainian Real Estate Club for Property Forum.
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News ECB raises interest rates for the first time in 11 years
21
Jul
2022

ECB raises interest rates for the first time in 11 years

by Property Forum
Today, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 50 basis points and approved the Transmission Protection Instrument (TPI) in an effort to make sure inflation returns to its 2% target over the medium term.
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News EIB presents new funding tool to support rebuilding Ukraine
04
Jul
2022

EIB presents new funding tool to support rebuilding Ukraine

by Property Forum
The Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Teresa Czerwińska and the acting Managing Director of EIB Global, Markus Berndt, spoke at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano and shared the EIB’s views on Ukraine’s recovery. They reaffirmed the EU Bank's steadfast position on the importance and urgency of investing in Ukraine's European future, even as fighting continues across the country. Emphasising its support for the recovery plan presented at the conference, the EIB offered a new instrument, the EU-Ukraine Gateway Trust Fund. This financing instrument could support Ukraine’s early and long-term recovery and the country’s journey towards EU membership.
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News Hungary's central bank acts as housing market overheats
01
Jul
2022

Hungary's central bank acts as housing market overheats

by Property Forum
In recent quarters, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has measured substantial and growing overvaluation in the housing market, which has been coupled with an increase in banking sector risks related to lending. These risks have not decreased so far even with the uncertainty related to the war situation of the past months; hence, supporting banks' resilience with regulatory tools is warranted. The Financial Stability Board of the MNB has therefore decided to raise bank capital requirements and will increase the countercyclical capital buffer rate to 0.5% from 1 July 2023, for the first time since its introduction six years ago, Hungarian economic daily Portfolio.hu reports.
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News How will rising prices impact construction in Slovakia?
03
Jun
2022

How will rising prices impact construction in Slovakia?

by Property Forum
The Slovak construction market is the smallest among the member countries of the Euroconstruct area. Due to its size, it is significantly more affected by both favourable and unfavourable influences. Overall, the private sector contributes more to construction investment than the public sector. With one exception, civil engineering, where public investment is higher. In residential construction private investment exceeds public. This can be attributed to a widely neglected public rental housing programme in Slovakia, writes Radovan Kostelník from ÚEOS Komercia in his study for the independent organization Euroconstruct that unites research organisations from 19 EU countries.
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News Shortage of staff and materials limits resumption of constructions in Kyiv
19
May
2022

Shortage of staff and materials limits resumption of constructions in Kyiv

by Property Forum
After the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, real estate developers in Kyiv stopped working on construction sites and focused on defence processes. They handed over their equipment and materials for the construction of protective structures, created volunteer organizations, etc. By now, after the de-occupation of the settlements around the capital and the relative stabilization of the situation in Kyiv, some developers began to resume work on construction sites. Iryna Nastych summarised the situation in an article prepared by the Ukrainian Real Estate Club for Property Forum.
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New leases

  • Croda Poland, a company that supplies specialty chemicals for the production of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, household chemicals and crop protection products, will lease more than 510 sqm in the Unity Square One building. JLL was responsible for both tenant and landlord representation in the transaction process.
  • Angelini Pharma Polska, one of the leaders of the pharmaceutical market in Poland, has once again extended its lease agreement for warehouse and office space in MLP Pruszków I. The tenant has been using approximately 1,5000 sqm of space in this logistics centre for 21 years. This makes Angelini Pharma Polska one of the longest-cooperating tenants of MLP Group.
  • Kärcher, a supplier of professional cleaning equipment, has chosen the second phase of LogiCube Park for its new 1,000 sqm service and logistics center in Hungary. Additionally, MedRes, a company operating in the healthcare sector, has begun moving in and will soon commence production in the same project. The leasing was overseen by 108 Real Estate, the strategic partner of the park’s investor.

New appointments

  • Elżbieta Majdan is joining the Property & Asset Management team at Savills Poland as an Associate Director. Elżbieta brings 15 years of experience in managing and commercialising retail properties, gained while implementing key projects on the Polish market.
  • Savills Czech Republic announces new hires and promotions within its valuation team. Daniel Duchek has joined as a Senior Valuer, Alena Arnoldová has strengthened the team as a Junior Valuer, and Ivana Horáková has been promoted Valuer. Under the leadership of Marek Pohl, the team now consists of seven consultants specialising in the valuation of a wide range of assets – from commercial, residential, and hospitality properties to leisure, healthcare facilities, and land.
  • Ewa Nowak, a commercial property valuer, has joined the Valuation Department of international real estate advisory firm Newmark Polska as Senior Associate.

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