Taxation (GIT and income tax) are the main problems facing property owners today, and it is also one of the reasons why the supply of houses for rent is constantly decreasing, according to a survey by Kapa Research of a sample of 1,070 people from all over country held on January 17-21 on behalf of POMIDA and made public on the occasion of the annual general meeting.

According to the data of the research, basic positions and arguments of POMIDA are confirmed.

In particular, almost half of the owners consider the most effective measure to strengthen the housing supply to be the reduction of rent taxation, while the main reason for the thousands of empty houses is cost her renovation their.

At the same time, according to ERT, 6 out of 10 owners have not made any increase in rent – residential or commercial – in the last three years.

In particular:

  • The 62% of owners who rent out apartments did not no rent increase in the last three years while 2% made a decrease. For business premises the corresponding percentages are: 58% no increase, 10% decrease and for detached houses 68% no increase, 7% decrease. The rate of rent increase in 86% of cases is up to 20%.
  • The 46% of the owners consider that the incentive that would help to strengthen the housing supply is the a permanent reduction in the taxation of rents. Following are the subsidy of renovation coststhe deduction from taxable income of the costs of renovating old homes and the pre-contractual credit check of tenants.
  • 82% consider ENFIA an unfair tax. 71% call for it to be abolished and 20% for it to be further reduced.
  • The percentage of landlords who are late in paying rent varies depending on the type of property (apartment, single-family house or commercial space) between 21% and 31%, while 1%-6% of landlords state that the tenant does not pay at all.
  • Half (48%) of owners consider the incentive proposed by POMIDA to be very or fairly satisfactory for a three-year tax exemption for converting short-term leases to long-term ones. Of the 16% who consider the proposal little or not at all satisfactory, 33% state their concerns about the risk of losing the tax exemption in the event of the tenant’s departure (an issue that POMIDA has also highlighted), while 30% consider the tax relief to be low.
  • 12% of owners currently own an empty home. In 7% of cases the residence is empty for more than 5 years. When asked why the house is empty, 54% answer that it needs renovation, the cost of which in most cases (61%) is estimated from 5,000 to 20,000 euros. 12% state that it is not beneficial to rent due to taxation and 10% that they do not trust interested tenants. Only 1% cite future tourism development as a reason.
  • Almost one in three owners (32%) estimates that it is not profitable to own properties today to rent them out. Conversely, the percentage of those who consider it beneficial has increased to 59%, up from 12% in 2014 (when the financial crisis had wiped out values ​​and returns).
  • The percentage of owners considering selling a property has fallen by more than 50%, from 34% in 2007 to 14% in 2025.