derekhandyman
English looking for information about Bulgaria
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Registration: 19 December 2023
Bulgarian property finder by Suzi Masterson
Can I get opinions on them please?I'm not far from paying through Bulgaria direct and have had a great experience so far. No question is to silly聽I'm looking for a 'habital' property in northern Bulgaria to live in while we renovate our other ...
@gwynj Thanks for the info. Its getting closer to my house searching visit. I have been on their website before. I don't know where I got it from. I did notice that one of the houses that I had an interest in has sold since I last went on there. Read More
Bulgarian property finder by Suzi Masterson
Can I get opinions on them please?I'm not far from paying through Bulgaria direct and have had a great experience so far. No question is to silly聽I'm looking for a 'habital' property in northern Bulgaria to live in while we renovate our other ...
I have a question that comes to mind. If you have a property number/code, can you buy that property through any estate agent? I will be over in May to look at what houses are available and if suitable, to buy there and then. I have seen a lot of ... Read More
North, South East or West? by Kath948381
I live in the Pomorie municipality can anyone tell this old biddie if it's North, South ,Easy or West Bulgaria,?
Just looking at Google maps I would say that you live in the South East. Looks like a nice area to live. Read More
Foreign prejudice against people born in Bulgaria by mickeyhart
Whats the deal with foreigners on computers聽 quick to spread a bunch of prejudice about the Roma? Weve got all sorts out here and its about getting the full picture.In a post someones on about the "Gypsy Problem". Gets me thinking how is that ...
Was it me that started this about the Gypsies when I asked whether Gypsies lived in a certain village? I certainly didn't mean to start trouble. I have been looking at Houses in BG for many years now, and during that time I had never heard about ... Read More
Looking for recommendation estate agent in south eastern area by maureendevine
Hi all,Coming to Bulgaria next week house hunting.Was looking at Elhovo but estate agents steering me away towards Sliven. He says gypsies are making Elhovo a problematic area.Has anyone experienced this or is he just trying to get a bigger sale ...
Hi @maureendevine. Welcome to expats. Read More
Hiring a car by derekhandyman
Hi all and a happy new year to all expats. Hope you have all had a good one so far. I am getting closer to coming across and view some houses and I am thinking about hiring a car so that we can go view over a wide area. I am travelling from the UK ...
Thanks @dencriess. You are in the right area, as I was planning to fly into Sofia and travel north east heading towards Popovo. Thanks for the info. I did watch a video from a family that has just bought 2 houses out there. They hired a car at Sofia ... Read More
Hiring a car by derekhandyman
Hi all and a happy new year to all expats. Hope you have all had a good one so far. I am getting closer to coming across and view some houses and I am thinking about hiring a car so that we can go view over a wide area. I am travelling from the UK ...
Thanks Philip for your help. I will bear all this in mind when I do eventually come across. Read More
Is KONAK a bad area? by derekhandyman
Is Konak a bad area to buy? There seems to be quite a few houses for sale at very cheap prices. Just wondering if it has a gypsy problem or if the village is dead.
Thanks @grumpyoldbird. I have checked street view on quite a few villages. Only problem is that the photos where done in 2022 and doesn't show if a gypsy settlement has formed since then. Was hoping someone lived close and knew about the village. Read More
Is KONAK a bad area?
Is Konak a bad area to buy? There seems to be quite a few houses for sale at very cheap prices. Just wondering if it has a gypsy problem or if the village is dead. Read More
Help from Anyone living around Popovo.
Just wondering if anyone lives in the Popovo area that can give advice about the surrounding villages. If everything pans out ok this is the area that I will be buying. I do have some concerns though about which villages are dead and something ... Read More
New members of the Bulgaria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2024 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Bulgaria forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
welcome. Read More
Question about car insurance by TonyFF
HI all, I got my prolonged residence card !!!! Yeah:) But I am back in the USA.Returning to Bulgaria in April.I will be shipping my car to Bulgaria- I聽 have international driver permit and I read that I can drive a car with foreign plate up to ...
I think that a lot of questions will be answered once we finally get there. I remember when I went to South Africa there seemed to be a thousand things that you needed to do but they all fell into place once you got there and started living the ... Read More
Hiring a car by derekhandyman
Hi all and a happy new year to all expats. Hope you have all had a good one so far. I am getting closer to coming across and view some houses and I am thinking about hiring a car so that we can go view over a wide area. I am travelling from the UK ...
I have not read anything about a credit card. The hire companies that I have looked at say that you can pay by Debit as well as Credit cards. If you guys are right I may be in the same boat as well as i have not had a credit card for the last 30 ... Read More
Hiring a car.
Hi all and a happy new year to all expats. Hope you have all had a good one so far. I am getting closer to coming across and view some houses and I am thinking about hiring a car so that we can go view over a wide area. I am travelling from the UK ... Read More
Areas/houses for sale in the Black sea regions at reasonable price by derekhandyman
Hi expats. Thanks for having me in your forum. I will be coming across very soon to look round at the different areas/houses for sale. So far I have been looking around the Popovo area because of the English community that already exists around ...
thanks grumpyoldbird. That's a great idea that I hadn't thought of. I will definitely do that. Read More
Areas/houses for sale in the Black sea regions at reasonable price by derekhandyman
Hi expats. Thanks for having me in your forum. I will be coming across very soon to look round at the different areas/houses for sale. So far I have been looking around the Popovo area because of the English community that already exists around ...
I will be coming across in the spring to speak to estate agents in person. So hopefully I shouldn't end up with the e-mail problem. Read More
Areas/houses for sale in the Black sea regions at reasonable price by derekhandyman
Hi expats. Thanks for having me in your forum. I will be coming across very soon to look round at the different areas/houses for sale. So far I have been looking around the Popovo area because of the English community that already exists around ...
thanks again Jane. Read More
Areas/houses for sale in the Black sea regions at reasonable price by derekhandyman
Hi expats. Thanks for having me in your forum. I will be coming across very soon to look round at the different areas/houses for sale. So far I have been looking around the Popovo area because of the English community that already exists around ...
thank you jane. I think I will be in the 20km budget. lol. TBH I wanted to get something really cheap < 10K and spend my retirement doing the building work to renovate it. Read More
New members of the Bulgaria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023
Hi expats. Thanks for having me in your forum. I will be coming across very soon to look round at the different areas/houses for sale. So far I have been looking around the Popovo area because of the English community that already exists around ... Read More
Buying a place in MominaTsarkva by Steve310
Hi all just in the process of buying a place in MominaTsarkva. Been trying to move to Bg for 5 years then Brexit and Covid put the brakes on it. So finally decided to just do it. More than happy to listen and be guided by expats in the area. Place ...
Thanks guys for the info. Looks like one of my trips will be filled with tea bags and dried peas. lol Read More
New members of the Bulgaria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Bulgaria forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi to everyone. I did post earlier today after opening an account. Now for some reason it doesn't seem to recognise that I have an account Read More
Buying a place in MominaTsarkva by Steve310
Hi all just in the process of buying a place in MominaTsarkva. Been trying to move to Bg for 5 years then Brexit and Covid put the brakes on it. So finally decided to just do it. More than happy to listen and be guided by expats in the area. Place ...
Hi expats. New to this forum. I have been considering moving to BG for many years and now that I have retired I think the move will happen soon. I saw the discussion regarding British groceries. Isn't Lidl in most of the major cities ? Do Lidl not ... Read More