It will be more expensive at a notary. We will pay up to four times more for these services

Higher maximum notary fee rates came into force on Thursday. The changes are introduced by the regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 13, published 14 days before the regulations enter into force.

The Ministry of Justice justified the increases primarily with the increasing costs of running notarial offices - including: o higher labor and premises maintenance costs. The ministry also drew attention to the increasing complexity of notarial activities and the time needed to perform them.

It is worth remembering that the new amounts determine the maximum remuneration that a notary can collect. These are not mandatory prices. The notary may agree a lower fee with the client.

Some of the most noticeable changes concern the preparation of wills. The maximum fee for a regular will has increased from PLN 50 to PLN 200.

The new limits are:

PLN 200 – for preparing a will (previously PLN 50);

PLN 300 – for a will containing an ordinary bequest, an order or deprivation of the right to a compulsory share (previously PLN 150);

PLN 400 – for a will containing a debt collection provision (previously PLN 200).

The maximum fee for revoking a will has also increased. Instead of PLN 30, it may be PLN 50.

The increases also include powers of attorney. A notary can charge a maximum of PLN 100 for a document relating to one activity, whereas previously the limit was PLN 30.

In the case of a power of attorney covering more than one activity, the maximum rate has increased from PLN 100 to PLN 200.

The fees for documents related to inheritance have also changed:

PLN 200 – maximum rate for an inheritance certificate (previously PLN 50);

PLN 600 – the maximum rate for a European certificate of inheritance (previously PLN 400).

The changes also apply to the notarial fee depending on the value of the subject of the activity. So far, there was one highest threshold - for the value exceeding PLN 2 million. Now an additional threshold has been introduced for the value above PLN 5 million.

With a value of over PLN 2 million, the maximum rate is still PLN 6,770, increased by 0.25%. from a surplus of over PLN 2 million.

For the value exceeding PLN 5 million, a new limit applies: PLN 14,270 and 0.15%. from the surplus over this amount.

The maximum subsidy limits have also changed. For the threshold above PLN 2 million, they remain at the level of PLN 10,000. PLN, and in the case of tax group I – PLN 7.5 thousand. zloty. For the new threshold above PLN 5 million, they are PLN 25,000, respectively. PLN and 15 thousand PLN for tax group I.

The regulation also includes a separate item regarding the preparation of an application for entry in the land and mortgage register. The maximum fee for this activity is now PLN 300. Previously, it was settled according to the general rate for activities not listed in the regulation and amounted to a maximum of PLN 200. The maximum fee for other, not listed notarial activities has increased from PLN 200 to PLN 400.

You will also have to pay more for activities performed outside the office. The maximum fee for each commenced hour is:

PLN 100 during the day (previously PLN 50);

PLN 200 at night and on non-working days (previously PLN 100).

The maximum fees for extracts, copies and extracts from notarial deeds have also increased. The new rates are:

PLN 12 for each started page from 1 to 10;

PLN 10 per page from 11 to 20;

PLN 8 for each additional page, from the 21st.

Notarial certification of the authenticity of signatures on powers of attorney and other documents will also be more expensive. The maximum rate increased from PLN 20 to PLN 60.