Analysis | CEE Real Estate Matters

Teona Gelashvili

December 23, 2025

Poland’s Real Estate: In a League of Its Own in CEE

As growth steadies and inflation eases, Polish investors are stepping up while foreign capital recalibrates – shaping the next wave of opportunity in housing, offices, and logistics.

Contributor

December 15, 2025

Ukraine to Provide Compensation Mechanism for Property Damage and War-Risk Insurance Costs

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers have approved new mechanism that will provide state support for businesses that have suffered losses as a result of hostilities or that have obtained war-risk insurance.

Contributor

December 12, 2025

New Legal Framework Applicable to Residential Real Estate Transactions in Romania

The Romanian Parliament has adopted a new law introducing provisions regarding real estate transactions involving future residential properties, such as units in condominiums or individual dwellings under development.

Contributor

December 5, 2025

New Legalisation Framework in Serbia: A Limited-Time Opportunity to Register Unpermitted Buildings

With the adoption of the new Law on Special Conditions for the Registration and Entry of Rights on Real Estate, Serbia has opened what may be the final window for legalising buildings constructed without complete or valid permits.

Contributor

December 4, 2025

Waste Collection Fee Applicable to Non-Residential Properties Owned by Businesses

The deadline for choosing a waste collection fee regime for 2026 is from 1 October to 30 November 2025.

Contributor

December 1, 2025

A New Legal Institution: Condominium Building Right

On 14 October 2025, the Hungarian Government submitted a bill on amendments related to the introduction of condominium building rights, which involves several key legislative changes, including new rules on condominiums, real estate registration and notarial procedures.

Contributor

November 13, 2025

The Law on Legalization of Unauthorized Buildings – Between Legal Certainty and Market Restriction

With the entry into force of the Law on the Legalization of Unauthorized Buildings in Montenegro, a new legal and regulatory framework has been established to address long-standing issues of unauthorized construction and unclear property status.

Contributor

October 30, 2025

Changes Expected in the Conditions of the Home Start Program

The Government submitted a draft proposal for public consultation, modifying the conditions of the Home Start program. The draft takes into account both the experiences from the first month of the loan program as well as the feedback received.

Contributor

October 24, 2025

From Prohibition to Permission: Hungary’s New Approach to Front Yard Structures

In August 2025, an amendment to Hungary’s national construction code entered into force, easing long-standing restrictions on front yard development.

Contributor

October 3, 2025

Reclassification Option of Garden Properties

Amendments to the Land Registry Act, in force since July 2025, bring long-anticipated relief for owners of ‘zártkert’ (garden or holiday plot) properties.

Contributor

October 2, 2025

Jalsovszky: How Much Compensation Can I Expect if the State Takes My Property?

According to investment plans announced this summer, the government is preparing to implement large-scale road and railway construction projects over the next ten years.

Contributor

October 1, 2025

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Are You Really Covered? Real Estate Due Diligence Pitfalls

Investors often assume that a clean land registry extract is sufficient to proceed – but in BH, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Contributor

September 29, 2025

From Weekend Cottage to Valuable Real Estate

At the beginning of the summer, the regulations governing the land registry in Hungary were amended, introducing significant changes affecting owners of so-called garden plots in the outskirts.

Contributor

September 18, 2025

Strengthening the Hungarian “Mall Stop” Regulation – What Real Estate Market Players Can Expect

On 18 August 2025, Government Decree No. 274/2025 (VIII. 18.), amending Government Decree No. 143/2018 (VIII. 13.) on the detailed rules applicable during the change-of-use authorisation procedure, was published in the Hungarian Gazette.

David Stuckey

February 21, 2025

BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland Releases 2024 Warsaw Office Market Report

In the fourth quarter of 2024, Warsaw’s office market continued to experience stable occupier demand amid constrained new supply.

David Stuckey

November 5, 2024

Physical Office Occupancy Rate in Prague Reaches Highest Mark Since the Pandemic

According to Savills European Office Occupancy Rates Report, the physical office occupancy rate in Prague reached 61% in October this year.

Radu Cotarcea

December 15, 2021

Interview with Tom Leach, Director, Leach & Lang

Leach & Lang was founded nearly 20 years ago in Poland and has extensive expertise in a wide variety of services, such as residential letting, property management, apartment sales and accounting solutions.

Radu Cotarcea

November 29, 2021

Colliers: Occupiers Increasingly Turn to Flex Solutions to Support Hybrid Working

On November 16, 2021, Colliers released its Flexpansion 2021 report which showed a 155,000 square meters increase in the total amount of flex workspace across EMEA, equating to 25,000 extra desks.