Market or Government Imposed Value? Conditions of Determining Property’s Market Value in Poland

The universality of the “property’s market value” notion along with its wide range of applications (among others in banking, public administration, and courts) requires to be defined and understood in an unambiguous manner. This issue regards not only a small group of professionals but also all the participants of the market. The property’s market value is defined by Polish legal regulations and international standards. The definitions are not clear. In Poland, property valuers assessing market value must take into consideration numerous legal regulations. The regulations in question interfere with valuation methodology and result in different types of market value. However, the property’s market value on the day of the valuation should by only one. Thus, the market value concept is significantly distorted by the impact of Polish legal regulations on property valuation.