Bad news for house self-builders in Poland (building material cost up)

ShelleyS wrote:

I fail to see how sterling has any affect on building materials in Poland..It just means people working in the UK will be sending / saving less...dont be blaming the British ecomony for Polands problems....how about a thought for those who live and work in Poland!..

jakeThreads: 2 Posts: 21 Joined: Mar 16, 07	Mar 28, 07, 15:01 / #
My wife has just returned from Poland. Read somewhere that the price of building materials is set to increase by as much as 100% Due to the government increasing duty on materials. Bit worrying as we hope to build a house in Poland. Anyone else heard or know more about this? jake

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06	Mar 28, 07, 15:07 / #
ive heard rises are in the pipeline but havent heard anything definate or figures mentioned saying that, newbuild quotes recently have varied from between 2 & 4 tys per sqm

helloThreads: 37 Posts: 1,104 Joined: Dec 5, 06	Mar 28, 07, 15:11 / #
I guess this is bad news for building companies too...

jakeThreads: 2 Posts: 21 Joined: Mar 16, 07	Mar 28, 07, 15:19 / #
I was thinking purely selfishly about my own house. But I guess it will affect all new developments. If it's true !

helloThreads: 37 Posts: 1,104 Joined: Dec 5, 06	Mar 28, 07, 15:30 / #
Not sure how it would work though. So the government one day says "OK, we increase taxes 300% for building materials"? Or the major Polish manufacturers or importers say the same? The price should be regulated by supply-demand (in a civilized world at least).

James Bond	Mar 28, 07, 15:32 / #
Quoting: jake Anyone else heard or know more about this? It seems Ola123 has friends in high places.

vndunneThreads: 72 Posts: 340 Joined: Jan 12, 07	Mar 31, 07, 11:08 / #
Hi. I was talking to a designer yesterday in wroclaw, and she was also saying that there is a huge shortage of building materials. This is due to the mild winter and the fact that builders were able to continue building during the winter. This shortage has also added to the price increase.

Marcus911Threads: 1 Posts: 96 Joined: Feb 6, 08	Edited by: Marcus911 Feb 6, 08, 06:11 / #
Hi There, we also bought land in Poland and hope to start building around September 2008, it is true that building products have increased already, that with the ever decreasing value of Sterling V Zlotych, it means that building in Poland is becoming very expensive. The land that we bought last year is worth almost double what we paid for it as we are in the outskirts of the city.. Not good news i'm afraid... prices are going up in Poland however the salaries remain the same.

zofia	Feb 19, 08, 13:30 / #
Hi Marcus911 Where do you think I can find the price of the land?

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06	Feb 19, 08, 13:32 / #
what do you want to know Zofia? there are plenty of sites that will tell you what land is selling for - many of them are listed on this website

Marcus911Threads: 1 Posts: 96 Joined: Feb 6, 08	Feb 20, 08, 09:08 / #
Yes,.. BubbaWoo is right sofia, although I went to the Land owner and bought direct from him..I saved money but if you haven't done this before and are not sure, best to go through an agent..

ShelleySThreads: 18 Posts: 3,647 Joined: Jun 26, 07	Feb 20, 08, 09:30 / #
Marcus911 wrote: Sterling V Zlotych Marcus911 wrote: it means that building in Poland is becoming very expensive. I fail to see how sterling has any affect on building materials in Poland..It just means people working in the UK will be sending / saving less...dont be blaming the British ecomony for Polands problems....how about a thought for those who live and work in Poland!..

Marcus911Threads: 1 Posts: 96 Joined: Feb 6, 08	Mar 31, 08, 09:20 / #
ShelleyS wrote: I fail to see how sterling has any affect on building materials in Poland..It just means people working in the UK will be sending / saving less...dont be blaming the British ecomony for Polands problems....how about a thought for those who live and work in Poland!.. Well Shelley it is a well known fact that there are a lot of Polish people working in the UK and being paid Sterling. I do not see anywhere in my last post that I blamed the British economy for Polands problems and my post was merely informational for those people who live and work in the UK who are intending to bring their savings back to build their own homes. In addition to this my wifes family are from Poland and we think about their situation daily, thanks for reminding me to think about them again, i'll be calling them this evening and shall pass on your concerns.

LondonChickThreads: 43 Posts: 1,261 Joined: Nov 19, 07	Mar 31, 08, 09:25 / #
I did read something similar last year, though I thought that it was more to do with China buying up all the world's timber which was pushing the price up. Not sure if this would have an effect on all building materials though.

ShelleySThreads: 18 Posts: 3,647 Joined: Jun 26, 07	Mar 31, 08, 09:42 / #
Marcus911 wrote: I do not see anywhere in my last post that I blamed the British economy for Polands problems Marcus911 wrote: with the ever decreasing value of Sterling V Zlotych, it means that building in Poland is becoming very expensive thats what I meant Marcus911 wrote: i'll be calling them this evening and shall pass on your concerns. I wish them well ;-)