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As of September 1, 2025, the Budapest Government Office will roll out a new Electronic Real Estate Registry (E-ING). This initiative promises to eliminate paper-based processes, streamlining and speeding up property-related administration while also reducing costs.

Amendments to Poland’s property tax regulations, in force since January 2025, have introduced new definitions for buildings and structures, forcing property owners to re-evaluate their portfolios. The changes bring new compliance risks but can also offer substantial tax savings—up to PLN 500,000 annually in some cases—provided companies act swiftly.

Kinga Baran, Partner and Head of Tax Advisory Services at Forvis Mazars Polska, talked to Property Forum about the tax environment in the Polish property market, ESG awareness among her clients and the development plans for coming months.

Linklaters has advised Nhood and Ceetrus on their partnership with Apsys, which aims to transform the commercial market in Poland by initiating innovative and sustainable development projects. Their first cooperation will be Wilanów Park shopping centre in Warsaw. 

Mateusz Dereszyński, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance at Eversheds Sutherland Polska, talked to Property Forum about the availability of financing in Poland, the importance of ESG for banks and the investment forecasts for 2025.

Addleshaw Goddard announced its entry into the Polish market through the agreement with Linklaters for the transfer of its Warsaw office. The new Warsaw office of AG will serve as a regional hub, enabling the firm to deliver legal expertise and services to clients across Poland, the CEE region and Turkey. 

Gide Warsaw advised Remake Asset Management, acting for SCPI Remake Live fund, on two major investments marking the client's debut on the Polish market.

For law firms, the office provides a work environment for legal teams but also serves as something of a showpiece in client and business partner relationships. In an era of changing work models, the evolving role of the office and the growing trend toward space optimisation in some sectors driven by rising costs, Cushman & Wakefield take a closer look at the legal sector’s needs and location decisions.

Lavinia Ioniță Rasmussen, Partner at NNDKP’s Real Estate practice, spoke with Property Forum about the acceleration of commercial and residential development in regional cities and the potential of the local market to offer higher returns for property investors compared to other countries in the region.

John Palmer, Partner Associate, Real Estate Advisory at Deloitte Poland, talked to Property Forum about the rapidly changing landscape of the land development market in Poland and its current attractiveness to foreign investors.