The new year welcomed us with a series of housing costs increases

The beginning of 2022 welcomed us with higher housing maintenance costs. We can all see what is happening on the market, the prices of electricity and gas are rising, additionally inflation and increasingly higher prices on store shelves. All these factors contribute to the increase in housing maintenance costs. The government's efforts in the form of an anti-inflationary shield and, additionally, the Polish Deal will not limit rising prices.

"The first point on the list of increases is electricity. Some communities must reckon with increases of up to 100 percent. Many communities contracted electricity prices on the free market, so far we had very favorable prices. They oscillated around PLN 300 per MWh. It is already over PLN 600 a year. All equipment, lighting, and elevators in common areas will generate higher costs. Gas prices are similar. Compared to last year's prices, it is approximately three times higher," Mariusz Łubiński, president of Admus, a property management company, assessed.

(WBJ)