Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, we are finding that it needs more TLC than just a clean up, but we have great vision for how we want the house to look, just need to put in the work and money to get there, but we think it will be beautiful. Thanks again. 🙂
@@NewBulgarians The lesson that I learned from watching your videos is that oftentimes the previous owners just covered up the best parts of the house, and that the work to tear it down and replace/repair it makes getting a house that hasn't been 'fixed up' a better (cheaper) option in the long run?
@@futurekron With our previous house purchases certainly this was the case, but property has become expensive in the area we wanted to be in and we have had to pay a bit more than we were expecting for this one. When we were looking for a house we came across several very well priced renovated expat houses but not in the right area unfortunately, whereas some Bulgarian property owners were asking ridiculous prices for property needing full renovation.
The joy and excitement on your faces is just beautiful. I wish you both a quick sale on your place in the UK. Looking forward to seeing the village, it looks amazing.
We are so happy, thank you, although we realise there are a fair few hurdles ahead, we're very much looking forward to being in Bulgaria full time again. Thanks again.
Thank you very much for your comments, very kind, not sure about being in front of the camera, we just imagine we're in a room with friends. Thanks again.
Hello there that's a beautiful place and house very well looked after snap it up I lived in London with a fella from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 awesome 👌 fella lots of amazing memories your only young once
@@NewBulgarians really happy for you guys. Can you give some light to estate agents trust worthy ones. and the process in buying a property. I'm currently looking and I have found some House's. Im ready to view them and put offers in but scared to had over the money as I'm vulnerable with the language barrier. Can you recommend independent solicitors ect.
@@phildraycott738 Hi Phil, that's a difficult one as depends on the area you're looking. We were pretty nervous when we first bought there, but we reasoned it was worth the risk as prices were very low back in 2005 so we just went with a local Bulgarian at that time and threw caution to the wind I guess you could say, but it worked out thankfully. You could have a look at the Gov.UK site about buying property in BG, and it does have recommended English speaking Bulgarian lawyers on the site within the details. www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-buy-property-in-bulgaria
@@phildraycott738some English real estate guys sale properties around Veliko Tarnovo region some properties are fixer-uppers but they'll robb you meaning they sale expensive. Is almost impossible to get cheated by Bulgarian real estate agents & notary since you're a foreigner the Bg court will smash them at 1st level city court they're not stupid don't want problem BUT by mistake they might sale you property with "heavy weights" meaning it's been saled already to few owners notaries combined with real estates do that to Bulgarians last few years they don't cause few got killed cheating wrong ppl.
@@phildraycott738so INSIST INSIST (even though is the law you can use second lawier & notary too) the property to be checked in court by the Notary for "WEIGHTS" (tejesti-ТЕЖЕСТИ) meaning it doesn't belong to banks or nobody else but the saler the owner!
Lovely property. Hyacint Bouquet would say "with room for a pony" 😂👍 When you're ready for a dog, please come and have a look at Street Hearts Bg near Dryanovo 😊
Plovdiv and Stara Zagora are considered more "advanced" regions of Bulgaria on a national level. My friend has a guesthouse in a very small village next to Stara Zagora and it has been running very successfully for years. Stara Zagora scored 5th in 2023 in salaries suprassing even bigger cities such as Burgas or Ruse. Also, nearby Kazanlak enjoys the production of rose oil and local tourism. Plovdiv Airport will be connected to Birmingham with Ryanair this winter apart from Manchester and Stansted.
Thanks for that information which is very interesting, and explains why property prices are relatively high there too. We will be keeping a close eye on the airline situation.
@@NewBulgarians Yes. Also Stara Zagora as you know inaugrated a new railway station. In general terms, Southern Bulgaria is perhaps more "advanced" compared to the North. Same as UK, you cannot compare London with Wales or Madrid with Extremadura, etc 😀
Hello, Darren and Nikki !! I was in a hurry then and didn't have much time to talk anymore. I hope everything is fine with the house you told me about and that you are happy with the purchase. I would be glad if we become friends. I wish you a successful week and see you soon. Warm greetings from me from Stara Zagora😀😀😀
Thank you very much, and greetings to you from us both! We enjoyed the chat and hope to see you again someday. We will see the house soon and will need to do some work on it but we are very happy with the purchase so far.
@@NewBulgariansHi ,Darren and Nikki . I sent you a message on the email . Hope, you are well . Here the weather is lovely . I wish you nice travelling. 😊
Welcome in BG now you're safe free be happy but do it the Bulgarian way homesteading - start gardening canning raise birds butcher pig for Christmas & sheep for St George's Day.
Здравейте мило семейство, аз съм от България и сега попадам на вашите видеа. А дали случайно не сте участвали в едно българско предаване преди години за чужденци, които се заселват в България? Струва ми се, че съм ви виждала? Успех ви желая и добре дошли.🙌♥
Здравейте, Благодаря ви за любезното съобщение. Да бяхме на Такъв е Животът за новите българи. Поставяме видеоклиповете в този плейлист. ruclips.net/p/PLH3tXri2TNW06bVNblXraWxbGajxbL43K
Looks great, congratulations. We wanted to buy a house in 2007 but ended up buying an apartment in Bansko mainly because our information was that foreigners couldn't buy a house or land. Was that incorrect or has the law changed since 2007?
Hi, thanks for your comment. We originally bought a house in 2005 using a BG Ltd company, as although we could own the house, we could not own the land without the company. In 2007 as you probably know BG joined the EU, and I think it was sometime between 2012 - 2015 (not sure exactly) that we were then allowed to have the property in our name and then close the company down, which we did then. Now of course, thanks to Brexit, non-EU people are back to square one, and a ltd company is required to own land again.
Hi thanks for your comment. I (Nikki) have an EU passport so I can technically sort the belongings situation - the issue is we both have expired permanent residency cards, which we got before Brexit and we're unsure how easy it will be to renew them, and at least one of us needs that to be able to avoid the tax on our belongings. That will be the next step, which we are hoping to sort at the end of the month.
Thank you so much. Are you still looking? I'm sure something will come up that feels just right. Yes prices have increased massively since we first bought in 2005 but we decided this time not to buy a complete doer upper as we wanted something we could actually stay in before doing any work as we want to get a feel for the property and how we might like to use it first.
Gratz,now just learn,how to make lukanka,kompot and liutenica,yogurt and,as we call zimnina(food,for winter,vegetable) and find Bulgarian Narodna Medicina ,from prof. Petur Dimkov,to know how to use our herbs and will live 100 years in bulgarian village hihi.Healt and happynes
We will be making lots of things and growing some produce, although not sure how successful we will be with that, we will try though. Will have a look at your helpful suggestions, thank you so much.
Hi. Its not true what you say about the land as your husband can own it. The agent is telling you this because they want you to pay them each year for your tax returns. I have been buying houses in Bulgaria for the last twenty years and I also sell them. I met my wife after I was buying houses in Bulgaria as she is Bulgarian. You needed a company then to buy the land but it changed three years ago. You only need a company if the house and land has got more than one deed to the property as you can only have one property. This can be change and the property to the land can be put on the same deed. When you sell your house you pay 10% tax as you are not Bulgarian that is if you have one house or ten. It sounds to me they just want to make money from you. I wish you both good luck in your house. I will give you just one advice if you dont mind. You should enjoy Bulgaria first then think about spending money on your property as I have seen many times when you spend lots of cash then decide Bulgaria is not what they think it was.
Hi, thanks for your message. We didn't set up a company (as we said in the video) for buying our house so no tax returns each year. Also, we previously lived in Bulgaria for 11 years, in the Yambol and Stara Zagora regions, and have decided we want to return as we wish we had never left in the first place.
You sell properties in Bulgaria? What is your email address? Are you a realtor? Thanks, as I have been to Bulgaria several times and want to buy a house, but I am not a Bulgarian citizen.
@@WelshVilliageDad Were not revealing what we paid but we paid more than we were anticipating having bought cheap run down properties in BG previously. As we wanted to be close to Stara Zagora and having looked at what was on offer we feel that this property is worth what we paid as is actually liveable, and in comparison to some on offer is a pretty good bargain.
Beautiful home! It shows the potential of so many of those houses there that just need a clean-up!
Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, we are finding that it needs more TLC than just a clean up, but we have great vision for how we want the house to look, just need to put in the work and money to get there, but we think it will be beautiful. Thanks again. 🙂
@@NewBulgarians The lesson that I learned from watching your videos is that oftentimes the previous owners just covered up the best parts of the house, and that the work to tear it down and replace/repair it makes getting a house that hasn't been 'fixed up' a better (cheaper) option in the long run?
@@futurekron With our previous house purchases certainly this was the case, but property has become expensive in the area we wanted to be in and we have had to pay a bit more than we were expecting for this one.
When we were looking for a house we came across several very well priced renovated expat houses but not in the right area unfortunately, whereas some Bulgarian property owners were asking ridiculous prices for property needing full renovation.
Great news, congratulations. The house looks amazing
Thanks for the congrats, it's ok we guess haha.
brilliant news. cant wait for the next up date x
Thank you - we'll tupdate again soon.
The joy and excitement on your faces is just beautiful. I wish you both a quick sale on your place in the UK. Looking forward to seeing the village, it looks amazing.
We are so happy, thank you, although we realise there are a fair few hurdles ahead, we're very much looking forward to being in Bulgaria full time again. Thanks again.
Great house, congratulations!
Thanks you are very kind.
well done guys looks amazing, wishing u all the best...xx
Thanks Tracey 😄
Loved the content, you are both naturals in front of the camera. Looking forward to the next video. Loved the house.x
Thank you very much for your comments, very kind, not sure about being in front of the camera, we just imagine we're in a room with friends. Thanks again.
congrats ,cant wait 4 more updates n videosxxx
Thank you 😀
Hello there that's a beautiful place and house very well looked after snap it up I lived in London with a fella from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 awesome 👌 fella lots of amazing memories your only young once
Thanks very much for your comment, that's awesome you have some great memories.
Fantastic news! House looks great, and the land is amazing. Plenty of work there this time of year. Looking forward to the rest of your journey.
Aw thanks guys, it's ok lol, the land is a lot haha. Wish we had lots of trees like you have, we will have to get planting.
@@NewBulgarians really happy for you guys. Can you give some light to estate agents trust worthy ones. and the process in buying a property. I'm currently looking and I have found some House's. Im ready to view them and put offers in but scared to had over the money as I'm vulnerable with the language barrier. Can you recommend independent solicitors ect.
@@phildraycott738 Hi Phil, that's a difficult one as depends on the area you're looking. We were pretty nervous when we first bought there, but we reasoned it was worth the risk as prices were very low back in 2005 so we just went with a local Bulgarian at that time and threw caution to the wind I guess you could say, but it worked out thankfully.
You could have a look at the Gov.UK site about buying property in BG, and it does have recommended English speaking Bulgarian lawyers on the site within the details.
www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-buy-property-in-bulgaria
@@phildraycott738some English real estate guys sale properties around Veliko Tarnovo region some properties are fixer-uppers but they'll robb you meaning they sale expensive. Is almost impossible to get cheated by Bulgarian real estate agents & notary since you're a foreigner the Bg court will smash them at 1st level city court they're not stupid don't want problem BUT by mistake they might sale you property with "heavy weights" meaning it's been saled already to few owners notaries combined with real estates do that to Bulgarians last few years they don't cause few got killed cheating wrong ppl.
@@phildraycott738so INSIST INSIST (even though is the law you can use second lawier & notary too) the property to be checked in court by the Notary for "WEIGHTS" (tejesti-ТЕЖЕСТИ) meaning it doesn't belong to banks or nobody else but the saler the owner!
12:10 - Amazing lakes really, seems like heaven is a place on Bulgaria
There are definitely some stunning places in Bulgaria. It feels amazing to be in a place of such beautiful nature and landscapes.
So pleased for you!
Thank you very much.
Lovely property. Hyacint Bouquet would say "with room for a pony" 😂👍 When you're ready for a dog, please come and have a look at Street Hearts Bg near Dryanovo 😊
Thank you and yes there is definitely room for one, or two ponies 🤣. We may go to a shelter if no dogs want to adopt us in our village or close by.
♥
Plovdiv and Stara Zagora are considered more "advanced" regions of Bulgaria on a national level. My friend has a guesthouse in a very small village next to Stara Zagora and it has been running very successfully for years. Stara Zagora scored 5th in 2023 in salaries suprassing even bigger cities such as Burgas or Ruse. Also, nearby Kazanlak enjoys the production of rose oil and local tourism. Plovdiv Airport will be connected to Birmingham with Ryanair this winter apart from Manchester and Stansted.
Thanks for that information which is very interesting, and explains why property prices are relatively high there too. We will be keeping a close eye on the airline situation.
@@NewBulgarians Yes. Also Stara Zagora as you know inaugrated a new railway station. In general terms, Southern Bulgaria is perhaps more "advanced" compared to the North. Same as UK, you cannot compare London with Wales or Madrid with Extremadura, etc 😀
@@kosmicheskiprah Exactly!
hi, what's your view on Svishtov on the Danube? I'm thinking of moving near there, from the UK. Thanks
Hello, Darren and Nikki !!
I was in a hurry then and didn't have much time to talk anymore. I hope everything is fine with the house you told me about and that you are happy with the purchase. I would be glad if we become friends. I wish you a successful week and see you soon. Warm greetings from me from Stara Zagora😀😀😀
Thank you very much, and greetings to you from us both! We enjoyed the chat and hope to see you again someday. We will see the house soon and will need to do some work on it but we are very happy with the purchase so far.
When you come back at the end of this month if you think, that me and my family can help you with something I will be very happy for this.😊
@@SunnyMyril Thank you for your kind offer; we think it would be nice if we could meet for coffee sometime in STZ. My email is danniabg@yahoo.co.uk
@@NewBulgariansHi ,Darren and Nikki . I sent you a message on the email . Hope, you are well . Here the weather is lovely . I wish you nice travelling. 😊
@@SunnyMyril we got your message - thank you very much, we will be in touch. Glad to hear the weather is lovely, it's cold and grey here! 😬
Well done 👍 beautiful house ❤
Thanks so much for your comment.
Welcome in BG now you're safe free be happy but do it the Bulgarian way homesteading - start gardening canning raise birds butcher pig for Christmas & sheep for St George's Day.
Thank you for your comment. We're vegetarians, but the rest we can happily do.😄
@NewBulgarians OK you can still raise these hommies & just invite us we'll do the rest 😄
@@udififkfkfck 🤣😂
Здравейте мило семейство, аз съм от България и сега попадам на вашите видеа. А дали случайно не сте участвали в едно българско предаване преди години за чужденци, които се заселват в България? Струва ми се, че съм ви виждала? Успех ви желая и добре дошли.🙌♥
Здравейте,
Благодаря ви за любезното съобщение. Да бяхме на Такъв е Животът за новите българи. Поставяме видеоклиповете в този плейлист.
ruclips.net/p/PLH3tXri2TNW06bVNblXraWxbGajxbL43K
Nice 👍
Looks great, congratulations. We wanted to buy a house in 2007 but ended up buying an apartment in Bansko mainly because our information was that foreigners couldn't buy a house or land. Was that incorrect or has the law changed since 2007?
Hi, thanks for your comment. We originally bought a house in 2005 using a BG Ltd company, as although we could own the house, we could not own the land without the company. In 2007 as you probably know BG joined the EU, and I think it was sometime between 2012 - 2015 (not sure exactly) that we were then allowed to have the property in our name and then close the company down, which we did then. Now of course, thanks to Brexit, non-EU people are back to square one, and a ltd company is required to own land again.
Could Darren apply for residency on his own? That way he would be able to move his belongings to Bulgaria without paying tax.
Hi thanks for your comment. I (Nikki) have an EU passport so I can technically sort the belongings situation - the issue is we both have expired permanent residency cards, which we got before Brexit and we're unsure how easy it will be to renew them, and at least one of us needs that to be able to avoid the tax on our belongings. That will be the next step, which we are hoping to sort at the end of the month.
your house looks amazing so jealous and well done could I ask has prices increased a lot ?xx
Thank you so much. Are you still looking? I'm sure something will come up that feels just right. Yes prices have increased massively since we first bought in 2005 but we decided this time not to buy a complete doer upper as we wanted something we could actually stay in before doing any work as we want to get a feel for the property and how we might like to use it first.
Gratz,now just learn,how to make lukanka,kompot and liutenica,yogurt and,as we call zimnina(food,for winter,vegetable) and find Bulgarian Narodna Medicina ,from prof. Petur Dimkov,to know how to use our herbs and will live 100 years in bulgarian village hihi.Healt and happynes
We will be making lots of things and growing some produce, although not sure how successful we will be with that, we will try though. Will have a look at your helpful suggestions, thank you so much.
@@NewBulgariansown yogurt cheese butter pig for Christmas & sheep for St George's Day is a must that's the Bulgarian way
@@NewBulgariansalso Compot (компот)
Hi you two, great news welcome home. What village did you end up in?. Mick and Eileen.
Thanks Mick and Eileen, we can't wait to actually get back 'home' again soon. We're not revealing the village while we're not there, sorry.
@@NewBulgarians That's understandable, good luck.
@@michaelweavers8482 Thank you both 🥰
Super what it’s the location?
Thank you. It's a village between Plovdiv and Stara Zagora.
Hi. Its not true what you say about the land as your husband can own it. The agent is telling you this because they want you to pay them each year for your tax returns. I have been buying houses in Bulgaria for the last twenty years and I also sell them. I met my wife after I was buying houses in Bulgaria as she is Bulgarian. You needed a company then to buy the land but it changed three years ago. You only need a company if the house and land has got more than one deed to the property as you can only have one property. This can be change and the property to the land can be put on the same deed. When you sell your house you pay 10% tax as you are not Bulgarian that is if you have one house or ten. It sounds to me they just want to make money from you. I wish you both good luck in your house. I will give you just one advice if you dont mind. You should enjoy Bulgaria first then think about spending money on your property as I have seen many times when you spend lots of cash then decide Bulgaria is not what they think it was.
Hi, thanks for your message. We didn't set up a company (as we said in the video) for buying our house so no tax returns each year. Also, we previously lived in Bulgaria for 11 years, in the Yambol and Stara Zagora regions, and have decided we want to return as we wish we had never left in the first place.
You sell properties in Bulgaria? What is your email address? Are you a realtor? Thanks, as I have been to Bulgaria several times and want to buy a house, but I am not a Bulgarian citizen.
How much ?
Hi - sorry how much for what?
@@NewBulgarians The house .
@@WelshVilliageDad Were not revealing what we paid but we paid more than we were anticipating having bought cheap run down properties in BG previously. As we wanted to be close to Stara Zagora and having looked at what was on offer we feel that this property is worth what we paid as is actually liveable, and in comparison to some on offer is a pretty good bargain.