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?
Recently, a video from the Polish real estate agency Zakazane Państwo went viral on TikTok. In the video, which garnered 128 thousand views, potential buyers are shown a small house near the town of Varapayeva in the Pastavy district of the Vitebsk region. The wooden house is priced at about 1300 dollars.
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“Maybe I'll buy myself such a small house for retirement. I know Russian, after nine years of study something remained in my head from that language. Silence and peace.”
Of course, there are also those who doubt. They ask the agency representatives how Belarusians feel about Poles and if it wouldn't be difficult for Poles to buy such a house with land in Belarus.
“I'm researching the topic. Definitely a perpetual lease, 99 years — that's enough for me. The possibility of selling after five years, I don't know yet about buying out into ownership.
Perpetual lease concerns the land on which houses stand. Foreigners can buy houses in Belarus, but not land — for that, they will need to arrange the same perpetual lease for 99 years. There is also an exception: a foreigner can inherit land in Belarus.
“In general, you will spend a maximum of 400-450 euros out of 1200, and still be able to ride taxis. With the rest, you will fly to Turkey for two weeks every six months.”
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There are other platforms that sell Poles their Belarusian dream. For example, on Domaza you can find apartments and houses, mostly in Minsk and its satellite towns. The cheapest option is a house in the village of Lashany, in the Minsk district, for which Poles would have to pay about 39 thousand dollars.
If there is money, the guide's authors advise considering houses in the Minsk district, especially in Barauliany, Zhdanovichy, and Ratamka — saying that there's good infrastructure and it's a good option for those working in Minsk. You can also choose the Dzyarzhynsk, Lahoysk, or Zaslawye districts, where nature is better, or the Brest or Grodno regions, which are close to Poland.
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