For landowners and project developers who want a long-term lease of Polish land for the construction and operation of a solar farm, with their own interests secured in the contract.
A consultation is optional. To discuss your matter with a lawyer first, you can book a consultation. If you then order the work, its cost is credited against the project fee.
Before we start, we agree and confirm the scope and the fee. The price is indicative and does not constitute an offer within the meaning of the Polish Civil Code.
What it includes
Review of the lease agreement you received, or drafting of a lease that protects the landowner's position
Analysis of the clauses that matter in a long-term lease, including maintenance of the property and restoration of the land
Rent, payment terms and indexation mechanisms
Assessment of the risks arising from the specifics of a solar project
What the price does not include
Valuation of the rent level by a property valuer (priced separately)
Negotiations with the prospective tenant (outside the drafting scope)
Real estate tax and income tax advice on the lease (separate scope)
What you receive
A reviewed or newly drafted lease agreement that secures the landowner's interests
Protective clauses matched to the specifics of a solar farm
Planning an energy project or facing a regulatory matter in Poland? The energy law team of HWW Hewelt Wojnowski Lindner i Wspólnicy sp.k. handles such matters, including grid connections, land, permits, licences and proceedings before the URE. A short description of the matter is enough, and we reply by 5 pm Warsaw time on the next business day.
A long-term lease of land for a renewable energy project calls for specific safeguards. Three steps.
Initial analysis
We take in your materials and examine the condition of the land, access to it and the legal limitations attached to the plot.
Review or drafting
We review the draft you received or prepare a new one, securing the landowner's position on rent, restoration of the land and risk.
Finalisation
We make the final adjustments, support the talks with the tenant and prepare the agreement for signature.
Who this service is for
Before land is tied to an investment for many years, the owner needs to know which obligations the lease creates and which clauses are worth changing. HWW reviews the draft lease presented by the developer or prepares a contract matched to the commercial understanding already reached. The work can be taken from the perspective of the landowner or of the investor, depending on who instructs us and what result is needed.
What a long-term lease has to settle
A solar farm occupies the plot for a period counted in years, so the lease has to settle how long and how much of the land is taken, what the owner receives for it and on what terms the land comes back. We look at the maintenance duties, the restoration of the land after the project ends, the indexation of the rent and the transfer of the lease within the developer’s structure. The price depends on the number of plots and owners involved and on whether the work is a review or a new draft.
What the fee depends on
Number of plots and of landowners covered by the agreement
Scope of work (review of an existing draft versus a new contract)
Complexity of the contractual structure and the number of scenarios covered
We agree the fee individually, at an hourly rate or as a flat fee, and confirm it before we start.
To order this service, describe your matter. A consultation is not required. We confirm the scope and the fee before we start.
Planning an energy project or facing a regulatory matter in Poland? The energy law team of HWW Hewelt Wojnowski Lindner i Wspólnicy sp.k. handles such matters, including grid connections, land, permits, licences and proceedings before the URE. A short description of the matter is enough, and we reply by 5 pm Warsaw time on the next business day.
