British Polish Chamber of Commerce

Global real estate advisory firm Savills has advised Balmoral Properties on the disposal of three office buildings of the Browar Lubicz complex in Krakow. The new owner of the property is French-based PAREF Gestion, which acquired it on behalf of SCPI Interpierre Europe Centrale.  

We are delighted to invite you to the celebrations marking the BPCC's 30th anniversary under the regional Nice to See You Again! networking meetings. Please join us for the first live BPCC networking event in 2022 in Poznań on Wednesday 18 May, supported by Santander, CBRE, Michael Page and Grant Thornton.

PV investment projects are growing year by year. During the webinar we will discuss legal and tax developments in the PV industry.

The Warsaw office market is showing signs of a long-awaited recovery, says real estate advisory firm Savills. Office take-up hit 273,200 sq m in the first three months of the year, which were one the best-performing quarters in the history of the capital. Savills forecasts that with office availability continuously shrinking in the city centre, the market is set for further rental growth next year.

Rapidly rising energy prices, inflation, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the long-term need to fight climate change have all focused businesses' attention on energy costs. Manufacturers in particular are struggling. Ryszard Stefański, director of the business development department at EWE Polska, talks to the BPCC's Michael Dembinski, about how businesses can cut energy costs by investing in renewable sources, as well as doing more to save energy.

Agnieszka Brzóska, vice-president of the Sue Ryder Foundation talks to the BPCC’s Michael Dembinski about the challenges of running a charity in Poland at a time of crisis.

Russia is waging a barbaric war in Ukraine. The whole world is holding its breath at the determination of the Ukrainian people. We are in admiration of the courage of the authorities and the Ukrainian soldiers, and watch with attention and respect the efforts that have already begun to rebuild the country and the cities and businesses that have been destroyed. As sympathetic Poles to our Ukrainian sisters and brothers, but also as competent advisors, lawyers serving global business in Poland and around the world, we have decided to join these efforts and assist Ukrainian businesses in their efforts to rebuild the infrastructure and the destroyed market in Ukraine, but also to assist with their business relocation decisions and efforts to finance necessary projects.

Real estate advisory firm Savills has been appointed as property manager for Sky Tower, the tallest building in Wrocław, acquired by Adventum Group in March 2022. Savills previously advised on the acquisition of the property.

Few consultants in Poland have such a long and illustrious association with CSR, sustainability and the environment, social and governance (ESG agenda) as does Deloitte's Irena Pichola, who has been a partner in sustainability consulting there since 2015, and is now global lead in climate action and sustainability for the public sector. The BPCC's Michael Dembinski talks to her about how business goals have moved on from the days when only growth and profits mattered.

Hybrid mismatches – practical implications & case studies We continue 'MDDP on Polish taxes' - the series of webinars dedicated to our clients and foreign partners who conduct tax or business projects in Poland. If someone from your company or foreign headquarters would be interested in participating in these webeinars, we kindly encourage you to send this invitation.