According to experts from EY Poland, one of the megatrends currently shaping the job market is the Globalization of Talent. HR departments are recruiting valuable employees from other cities, countries, and even continents. An increasingly important benefit that a company can offer is renting an apartment for an employee. Companies also opt for corporate housing when sending their employees on business trips. How can a company confidently and safely rent an apartment for an employee?
The Polish Rental Housing Market
The Polish rental housing market is still dominated by individual investors who do not engage in leasing professionally but consider it an additional source of income.
However, according to analyses by the Otodom portal, the time listings are displayed is significantly decreasing, thus availability is tightening, and apartments are selling like hotcakes.
So, what should you do when looking for accommodation for employees, and when several apartments are needed? From whom is it better to rent an apartment for employees? From an individual owner or a company?
Renting an Apartment for Employees from a Private Individual
Renting an apartment for employees from a private individual can be troublesome for a company. What if you need to rent several apartments simultaneously for a group of employees close to the office? Additionally, apartments of the same high standard or similar size? The company then faces working with many individual owners, which complicates the rental process, takes longer, and generates higher costs for the company.
Renting from private individuals can also be unpredictable – the owner might decide to sell the property or move in themselves at any moment. After the lease period ends, it may not be possible to extend the agreement even if the employee still needs the apartment.
Therefore, a much better option for a company that wants to rent an apartment for its employees is professional leasing.
Corporate Housing and Professional Leasing
In the case of professional leasing, a company does not rent an apartment from a private individual but from another company that professionally handles leasing.
Why is renting an apartment for employees from a company a good idea?
Large Number of Apartments
In professional leasing, entire buildings with new apartments for rent are usually offered. A company can thus rent many apartments for its employees at once. This saves time searching for properties, negotiating with owners, and handling formalities with each. At Urban Home, we can discuss rental conditions and present you with a contract to sign within 48 hours.
Stable Rent Prices
A company that rents an apartment under professional leasing has a guarantee that the rental charges will not change during the agreement. This makes the cost of renting apartments for employees fully predictable and easily integrated into the company’s financial plans.
Convenient Location for Employees
Apartments managed by professional leasing companies are often built specifically for people commuting to work in large urban areas. Urban Home apartments in Krakow, Wroclaw, or Warsaw are located so that the commute to business centers does not take more than 30 minutes. At the same time, the complexes are located in areas full of greenery, conducive to recreation.
High Standard of Apartments
Apartments in professional leasing are prepared so that a company employee can move in and live comfortably immediately – functionally furnished, equipped with basic appliances, and with access to Wi-Fi. Modern residential complexes, where Urban Home apartments are located, also have parking for bicycles and cars, surveillance, and security.
Comprehensive Leasing Service
Companies that handle professional leasing offer a leasing service that goes beyond just collecting rent. It’s actual care for the daily comfort of tenants – 24-hour contact with the administration or swift repair of malfunctions and breakdowns. At Urban Home, we provide tenants with a resident caretaker, so a company renting from us can rest assured about their employees.
Ideal Space for Teams
New residential buildings offered under professional leasing are designed specifically for the needs of employees. Does a tenant occasionally want to work outside the office? No problem. In some Urban Home buildings, we also provide a co-working space with comfortable workspaces and a kitchenette.
Easy Employee Relocation
Companies conducting professional leasing offer a network of apartments in the largest urban agglomerations. If a company’s employee is assigned to a branch in another city, a ready apartment of the same standard awaits them. And the formalities associated with renting a new apartment will only take a moment.
Renting an Apartment for Employees at Company Expense
Renting an apartment for an employee from a company that handles professional leasing has another advantage. The renting company receives a VAT invoice from the other party, which can include the expenses associated with renting the apartments as a cost of generating revenue.
Although a private individual can also issue an invoice, they are not obligated to do so unless the renting party requests one. Moreover, a private individual renting out an apartment may opt for VAT exemption. For companies that are VAT payers, a non-VAT invoice is less advantageous because it prevents VAT deduction.
Renting an Apartment for Employees and Accommodation
Companies that rent apartments for employees also offer accommodation services, which means short-term rental associated with an employee’s business trip for a specific period. In Urban Home apartments, a company can accommodate its employees for periods ranging from 3 to 12 months.
Accommodating employees in apartments offered under professional leasing is an alternative to long-term stays in hotels or hostels. Apartments intended for accommodation usually have a smaller area but are still fully furnished and equipped with appliances. This allows the employee to live in comfortable conditions, feeling fully at home.
Renting Apartments for Employees from Urban Home – Benefits
Is it worth renting apartments for employees from a company that professionally handles leasing? We hope there are no doubts about this. Renting apartments for a company from a company is a certain and fully professional transaction.
To summarize, we have prepared a list of benefits that companies renting apartments for employees can expect from us.
- Apartments located in the three highest business agglomerations in Poland – in Warsaw, Wroclaw, and Krakow.
- Contract conclusion even within 48 hours.
- Renting directly from the owner without intermediaries and without brokerage costs.
- Guaranteed fixed rent amount and consistent leasing conditions during the contract period.
- Cooperation in leasing with one business partner (one invoice for all premises in one building).
- Minimal formalities and clear, transparent leasing rules.
- Apartments prepared exclusively for leasing.
- Convenient location of apartments – close to the city center but surrounded by parks and squares.
- Apartments of various sizes – studio type or living room with one or two bedrooms.
- Modern interior design in various color versions.
- Equipped with necessary furniture and appliances.
- Free access to Wi-Fi.
- Support from a tenant caretaker.
- Comfortable co-working space.
- Easy exchange of apartments for another Urban Home location.
- Service in foreign languages when renting an apartment for an employee from abroad.
At Urban Home, we are happy to help every company find apartments that will become a benefit hard for employees to resist. If your company is looking for rental apartments, contact us. We will answer all your questions and discuss the rental conditions.
This text is promotional and informational in nature and does not constitute legal or tax advice, and each lessor’s situation requires individual analysis.
