New forms of rental dwelling in contemporary Poland

Maciej Wojciech Kowalczyk ,Agnieszka Lewandowska

doi:10.15503/jecs2021.2.445.454

Maciej Wojciech Kowalczyk , Agnieszka Lewandowska

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https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2021.2.445.454

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Aim. The subject of the article are types of rental dwelling in contemporary Poland. The aim of this paper is to present the forms of contemporary living in terms of age groups, way of study or work and financing possibilities of Poles compared to other countries in the world. Methods. The authors of the article present selected new forms of rental dwelling in Poland in context of changes after the collapse of communist system in 1989. The article discusses the present situation of Polish real estate market basing on European statistics. It indicates the problem of limited availability of housing and presents solutions implemented by the government and the private sector market. Results and Conclusion. Poland is one of the European countries with the highest rate of people living in overcrowded apartments or houses. The solutions introduced by the state in order to increase the availability of housing and allowing the alternative to buying a flat, encounter difficulties with spatial planning regulations. In the absence of sufficient support of the government private sector market see its chance for profit in constructing and renting apartments. Cognitive value. The article describes the phenomenon of a growing private rental, that could be a shift in dwelling characteristic of Poles and influence the housing market. It presents new forms of developments, showing the background of their creation.

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ExpressionAfter 1945, in post-war Poland, the state was responsible for the construction of new apartments and ensuring their availability
The construction was often based on modern technologies such as prefabrication, used on a large scale in the countries of the Eastern Bloc, which significantly shortened construction time compared to traditional technologies
According to the National Bank of Poland, the average salary is 3,432 zł and the price per square meter of an apartment varies from 5,000 to even 19,500 zł depending on the location, resulting in the Polish salaries not keeping up with the rising prices of flats, making them difficult by purchase by everyone

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ExpressionAfter 1945, in post-war Poland, the state was responsible for the construction of new apartments and ensuring their availability. The construction was often based on modern technologies such as prefabrication, used on a large scale in the countries of the Eastern Bloc, which significantly shortened construction time compared to traditional technologies. Due to these operations, it was possible to largely ensure the availability of apartments at the time (Wierzbicki & Sieczkowski, 2013). It was possible to largely ensure the availability of apartments at the time (Wierzbicki & Sieczkowski, 2013) An example of such projects are housing estates in Warsaw’s Ursynów, Łódź’s Retkinia designed and built in the 70s in concrete prefabricated technology. According to the National Bank of Poland, the average salary is 3,432 zł and the price per square meter of an apartment varies from 5,000 to even 19,500 zł depending on the location (numbeo.com, 2021), resulting in the Polish salaries not keeping up with the rising prices of flats, making them difficult by purchase by everyone

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