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Government rolls out new housing loan scheme

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The government has approved a new housing scheme offering first-time buyers loans with 2 percent interest, the prime minister said on Tuesday.

Poland proposes housing loans with fixed 2 pct interest rate

The development and technology minister said on Friday that Poland wants to introduce housing loans with a fixed 2 percent interest rate for a period of 10 years, with the actual interest rate difference covered by the state.

A place in the sun: Poles buying up record number of apartments in Spain

Figures published by Poland’s second-largest bank, Pekao, show that in the third quarter of 2022, the number of Polish buyers was 37 percent higher than in the second quarter.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Stunning ‘benchmark’ apartment block in finals of prestigious 2022 Plan Awards

Likening the project to a “super hero”, the captivating design has already swept the internet on account of its impressive visual impact.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Housing space per capita in Poland among lowest in EU

At only 1.2 rooms against an EU average of 1.6, Poland's per-capita housing floorage was among the EU's lowest in 2020, the GetHome.pl website wrote on Thursday citing Eurostat.

Mini-homes ‘smaller than a prison cell’ reignite housing debate

Split on two levels, plans for the matchbox apartments measuring between 13 sq/m and 2.5 sq/m imagine a kitchenette and bathroom on ground level, and then a small space for a bed above.

Culture-starved Poles flocking back to museums

Museums and galleries are now open again across the country, including the reopening of the Gallery of Ancient Art at the National Museum in Warsaw.

Local fury as officials plan to build housing estate on site of former POW camp

​VIDEO: Situated in what is now the Lower Silesian town of Zgorzelec, Stalag VIII-A was first established on the eve of WWII to house Polish prisoners. In total, as many as 100,000 prisoners are thought to have passed through the gates, including composer Olivier Messiaen who wrote his masterpiece Quatuor pour la fin du temps while in captivity there.​

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Warsaw-designed luxury home named one of the world’s most beautiful in architectural ‘Oscars’ award

Nestled in green meadows and surrounded by lush forests, the house which features a distinctive curved silhouette reminiscent of a sea dune has been named ‘Best Single Family Residence’ in the latest edition of the European Property Awards.

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