Technical Condition Of single-family Houses in Poland. Renovation Needs

Abstract

We are pleased to present a report entitled ‘The technical condition of single-family houses in Poland – renovation needs’ which is based on survey research carried out in 2017 among owners of single-family houses. The report was prepared as a contribution to the building modernisation programme which was announced by the Polish Government at the beginning of 2017. Although the report is not long, readers will find a number of surprising answers relating to important questions concerning the shape of the programme that is being developed. The answers lead to the following conclusions: the scale of modernisation required is enormous and investors lack financial resources to implement the renovation work as desired (in large measure this problem can be solved through loan products, although to what degree is unclear); modernisation is not just about thermal modernisation but includes also other renovation work, such as roof, bathroom or kitchen renovation; support is essential for comprehensive renovation projects (encouraging comprehensive building modernisation through subsidies, housing modernisation rebates and other instruments).