Purchase of real estate in Poland by foreigners still requires complying with certain conditions

Under certain conditions, foreigners can purchase real estate (flats, houses, agricultural and non-agricultural land) in Poland.

To compare, France doesn’t set such limits, a foreigner can buy any type of real estate.

Yet, even in Poland for EU and European Economic Area (EEA) citizens, according to a 1920’s law (still in force) and in conformity with European law standards, the purchase of property is free of any administrative authorization..

At the same time, following a recent reform of the Agriculture Act, since the 1st of May 2016 the possibility of purchasing agricultural land of an area exceeding 3,000 m² has been severely restricted. In general, such land can be sold exclusively to an individual farmer (any group is thus excluded). It is however possible for non-farmers to apply to the National Agricultural Agency for permission to acquire such land. The foreign buyer must nevertheless undertake, among other conditions, to develop a farm on the land.