Poles are buying houses in Belarus — wondering if a European pension will be enough for life, and rejoicing at the ridiculous expenses
Polish TikToks featuring Belarusian houses are gaining thousands of views, and specialized agencies are selling houses for every taste all over Belarus. What's happening?
Screenshots: Biuro N. Zakazane Państwo / TikTok
@zakazanepanstwo Dom na Białorusi za niecałe 5 tysięcy złotych #57 https://zakazanepanstwo.pl/domy #białoruś #domek #dom #kupnodomu ♬ originalljud - Biuro N. Zakazane Państwo
The house in question requires renovation. Even agency representatives admit this — the exterior walls need to be painted and the windows repaired. However, judging by the comments, the price of the house tempts some Poles:
“Like in Podlasie.”
The agency also offers houses in other parts of Belarus: on their page, you can find videos, for example, from near Smarhon, from the village of Zahorye in the Smalyavichy district, and near Narach. A random commenter asks under one of the videos: does anyone really buy a house in Belarus? And he is explained: you would be surprised if you knew how many Poles are there.
I will [buy] this year, acquaintances have already bought. Maintenance costs are ridiculous for us. For example, gas for heating — about 20 groszy per cubic meter (approximately 16 kopecks — NN),” — writes one of the Poles in the comments.
Judging by the comments on TikToks, Poles also consider Belarus a place to live in retirement. One user clarifies if a pension of 1200 euros would be enough for her to live in Belarus. She is reassured:
@zakazanepanstwo Domy na wsi Zagorje 50 km od Mińska #44 https://zakazanepanstwo.pl/ #białoruś
In one of the comments, the agency explains that Poles have bought nine houses in Belarus through them.
The Rielt platform offers a small guide on how Poles can choose real estate in Belarus. According to it, the cheapest houses, starting from 20 thousand dollars, can be found in remote areas of the Vitebsk region, but they will require renovation. In the Mogilev and Gomel regions, houses, Poles write, cost 30-50 thousand dollars, but in those regions there is little work and poor infrastructure.
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