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Blog archive 2019

All articles from 2019 (111) — newest first.

  1. Why is it worth buying a property on the secondary market?
  2. What exactly does an estate agent do?
  3. The ideal estate agent – what traits and skills are essential in this job?
  4. Will the upward trend in the property market continue in 2020?
  5. Bathroom renovation – how to refresh tiles cheaply and give them a modern look
  6. How to start a career as an estate agent?
  7. Build a house, or buy on the primary or secondary market?
  8. Should you buy a loft flat?
  9. Long-term flat rental – advantages
  10. Rights and obligations of the owner of a rented flat
  11. Renting a flat – is it worth it?
  12. Is it possible to get a mortgage without being married?
  13. Buying a flat step by step – renovation, part 3
  14. Buying a flat step by step – loan and agreement, part 2
  15. Buying a flat step by step – loan and agreement, part 1
  16. How to raise the value of a flat or house at little cost… part 2
  17. How to raise the value of a flat or house at little cost… part 1
  18. Window orientation – which to choose?
  19. Ways to soundproof your flat, part 2
  20. Ways to soundproof your flat, part 1
  21. Wooden or PVC windows – which to choose?
  22. The property market in Silesia
  23. Is it worth buying a flat with cash?
  24. How to freshen up a flat before selling it
  25. What do you pay an estate agent for?
  26. Is it worth insuring a rental flat?
  27. How to lower your heating bills
  28. Flats and houses in Klimzowiec. Chorzów is not so expensive after all, and we know the prices
  29. Is it worth freshening up a flat before selling it?
  30. A single's life in Ruda Śląska is not easy, but Halemba has the best studio flats
  31. What makes a good neighbour? Part 2
  32. Locations with an easy commute to Katowice: where to choose a flat and where a house
  33. A good neighbour: what are they like? Part 1
  34. What to watch out for when buying a flat? Part 2
  35. What to watch out for when buying a flat? Part 1
  36. How much does a notary cost when buying a house, and how much when buying a plot? Costs in 2019
  37. Preliminary agreement for the purchase of a flat: what it should contain, template – 2019 update
  38. What does an estate agent get paid for? And why so little?
  39. Is it worth investing in property in the Beskids?
  40. Where to live in Katowice?
  41. Katowice – a place worth living in!
  42. Flat prices in Brynów in 2019. What should you pay attention to?
  43. Gliwice tempts buyers with good housing. Houses and plots in Szobiszowice
  44. Is it worth buying a cheap flat?
  45. Learn the difference between a balcony, a terrace and a loggia
  46. Layout of a flat to buy and to rent
  47. Gliwice Sośnica – a property overview. A district worth considering when choosing a new flat.
  48. Zabrze Helenka – is it still of interest to investors?
  49. What is the developer's standard (stan deweloperski) and what characterises it? Part 2
  50. What is the developer's standard (stan deweloperski) and what characterises it? Part 1
  51. What should premium properties be like?
  52. A furnished or unfurnished flat – which to rent?
  53. An overview of retail space in Silesia
  54. How should an estate agent dress?
  55. Who is responsible for tidying the lawn in front of the house?
  56. Summer properties in the mountains
  57. A hall of residence in Ligota or a flat in the centre of Katowice – which to choose?
  58. Sosnowiec is not as bad as it is painted
  59. The advantages of living in Mikołów
  60. How to quickly increase the value of a flat
  61. Garage doors: which to choose?
  62. What can we expect from a building manager?
  63. The procedure for dividing a plot
  64. Which kitchen floor to choose?
  65. A building permit without a local zoning plan
  66. Is it worth investing in property?
  67. Is it worth investing in luxury property?
  68. Kids all grown up? Time to change your home!
  69. The best places to live in Silesia
  70. Building a detached garage
  71. Where to start with property investment?
  72. Why invest in property in Zakopane?
  73. What not to say when talking to clients?
  74. These details will put off a potential buyer of your property, part 2
  75. These details will put off a potential buyer of your property, part 1
  76. Selling a flat bought with an MDM subsidy
  77. How to value a property?
  78. Why invest in property in the Podhale region?
  79. Studio flat or two-room flat – which to choose?
  80. Renting out a flat – furnished or unfurnished?
  81. Terraced house – advantages and disadvantages
  82. Advantages and disadvantages of living in a gated community
  83. Knocking down a partition wall in a block of flats. What to use and how to do it?
  84. Buying a property for a minor child
  85. A dark flat? – we have a solution!
  86. Housing relief 2019 – who is entitled to it and what can be deducted from tax?
  87. A day in the life of an estate agent
  88. Becoming an estate agent – why is it worth it?
  89. Are families with children troublesome tenants?
  90. How to check whether the flat we want to buy has any debts?
  91. Selling a flat to a foreigner
  92. Selling a flat to a family member and civil law transactions tax (PCC)
  93. Insuring a rental flat – everything you should know
  94. What is violation of domestic peace and how can you fight it?
  95. Cadastral tax – what is it?
  96. Converting a forest plot into a building plot
  97. Buying a flat by assignment
  98. Building a house: when is a site manager needed and what are their duties?
  99. Is it worth living in a gated community? Part 2
  100. Buying a flat with a debt to the housing cooperative
  101. Is it worth living in a gated community? Part 1
  102. One-, two- or three-room flat?
  103. Buying a flat and the 500 plus benefit
  104. Cut your heating bills
  105. Buying a flat – a guide for savers
  106. Deposit (zadatek) vs advance payment (zaliczka) when buying a flat – what is the difference?
  107. Breach of domestic peace and renting a flat
  108. Renting a flat to a family with children
  109. Change of flat owner and settling utility bills
  110. Formalities after buying a building plot
  111. Equal or decreasing instalments – what is the difference and which to choose?

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