Banks in Poland pay more attention to ESG issues now

28
Feb
2025
News Article banks Eversheds Sutherland financing investment legal Poland tax

by Michał Poręcki | Interview

Mateusz Dereszyński, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance at Eversheds Sutherland Polska, talked to Property Forum about the availability of financing in Poland, the importance of ESG for banks and the investment forecasts for 2025.


Warehouses, retail parks or maybe the Living sector? Which projects do developers in Poland currently borrow money most frequently for?

The answer to this question will probably depend on which particular developer or financial institution we ask. There has been a relative balance between these sectors on the market for many years, although some new dynamics are evident. The logistics sector is still robust, even though the saturation level of warehouse space has increased more markedly in some regions. Lenders tend to be slightly more cautious when looking at certain locations, in particular checking the initial occupancy levels and cashflows more thoroughly.

Investment in data centres has also been seen growing, although in this case not every project will be ‘bankable’ and hence some investors, especially the biggest players, would develop them using their own funds. Talking about retail parks, there is a noticeable trend to focus on smaller facilities, especially in medium and small towns, where modern retail spaces are still lacking. Looking at the living sector, some lenders are strongly betting on PRS finance, while for others it is still “up and coming” category. Private student residences and medium-sized hotels are also well represented and growing. Rumours of stagnation in the traditional residential sector seem a tad exaggerated, although the supply of new units has increased noticeably and the sales numbers look no longer as strong as they used to in the immediately previous years.

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  • JD Group-owned brands JD Sports and Sizeer are strengthening their presence in EPP-managed shopping centres. The group's latest agreements and extensions covered a total of nearly 1.7 thousand sqm - in Kalisz's Galeria Amber, Kielce's Galeria Echo and Szczecin's Galaxy.
  • Poznan's Galeria Panorama, which the Balmain Group is commercialising, has expanded its portfolio with the addition of an Action brand store, a Dutch non-food discount chain. The Action store has taken over 1,000 sqm of space.
  • BWF Poland, a manufacturer of textile filter materials and plastic products, has leased 2,400 sqm of warehouse and office space at the Silesian Logistics Centre BIK Sosnowiec III (southern Poland).

New appointments

  • Marcin Janik has taken up the position of head of the southern Poland region at CBRE. He will be responsible for Silesia, Małopolska and the previously serviced Wrocław.
  • GTC Group has appointed Miklos Egri as Chief Operating Officer. The new manager will be responsible for the company's day-to-day operational and administrative management in the Central and Eastern European markets.
  • Paulina Petynka has joined the team of Yareal Polska, taking on the position of Leasing Director. She has more than 20 years of professional experience.


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