Can a foreigner buy property in Poland?

Foreigners may buy, but with permission, zones or type limits

Poland requires a permit for a buyer from outside the European Economic Area to buy most real estate. EEA citizens buy freely, apart from farmland and forest, which are strictly controlled for everyone.

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Rules change. This page describes the structure of the rule, not prices, taxes or quotas. Confirm the current position with the official source listed below, and with a lawyer in the country, before you pay anything. This is general information, not legal advice.

Land

A non-EEA buyer needs a permit from the Minister of the Interior for most land. Farmland is controlled for all buyers and is open mainly to farmers.

Houses and flats

A permit is needed for houses too, with exceptions. Buying a flat (a separate residential unit) is the best-known exception.

Buying through a company

A company controlled by a non-EEA person is treated as foreign and needs the same permit.

Limits and closed zones

Forest and agricultural land are heavily restricted whatever the buyer's nationality.

What to watch for

Ask a Polish lawyer whether an exception to the permit applies. A purchase without a required permit is invalid.

Understand the legal system first

Poland belongs to the Civil law family. Property is registered and transferred differently in different traditions, so it helps to know how the system works.

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Official sources

Polish government portal (gov.pl)

TheLawToKnow Tools’s guide to foreign property ownership is an educational overview of general rules. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace the official source or a lawyer in the country. Report a mistake.