What can a mortgage loan be used for?
A mortgage loan (kredyt hipoteczny) is a purpose-specific loan, which means that, unlike a general mortgage-backed loan (pożyczka hipoteczna), it can only be taken out for a specific purpose approved by the bank. The most common purposes for mortgage loans in Poland include:
- Purchase of an apartment or house (primary or secondary market)
- Purchase of land
- Construction or completion of a house
- Renovation, expansion, modernization or adaptation of a property
- Refinancing an existing mortgage loan