Could a single municipal resolution suddenly transform a plot of land purchased for the purpose of building a house into a plot with no real prospect of development? Perhaps—and that's precisely why agricultural landowners, those planning to build a house, and companies seeking investment land should now look not only at the price and the map, but also at how the municipality classifies […]

In today's article from the "Lawyer on the Farm" series, we want to present the key provisions of the act signed by the President of the Republic of Poland on March 10, 2026, publicly referred to as the act strengthening the protection of Polish agriculture. Because the new regulations apply to individual farmers, leaseholders, entrepreneurs, and entities interested in purchasing land from the Treasury's Agricultural Property Resources […]

In today's article from the "Lawyer on the Farm" series, we discuss the deregulation of the Agricultural Property Law (UKR) planned for 2026 and what it may (or may not) change in practice. Can a single, seemingly purely technical decision to transform a business into a company suddenly block the purchase of a plot of land for investment, complicate succession, or trigger an avalanche of questions about the National Support Centre for Agricultural Property (KOWR), consent […]

In today's article from the "Lawyer on the Farm" series, we return to the topic of compensation for expropriation. Can a single, short letter suddenly stop a house, farm, or company headquarters from being private property? In the case of the land planned for Port Polska (formerly the Central Communication Port, CPK), this is exactly how some owners feel: overnight, […]

In today's article from the "Lawyer on the Farm" series, we will briefly depart from the topic of expropriation to analyze the draft act amending certain acts aimed at increasing the availability of land for housing (hereinafter referred to as the "Draft"), published on the Government Legislation Center website. According to the Draft, within three months of the entry into force of the KOWR Act […]

Today in our "Lawyer on the Farm" series, we'll begin discussing a topic that has been controversial for years. Over the coming weeks, we'll analyze the issue of expropriation and attempt to present the most important issues you've asked about during our consultations. Expropriation is a situation in which a public authority (in practice, an administrative body) can deprive an owner of their rights to real estate or limit them, but […]