@mickeyhart
English expat in Bulgaria
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Registration: 22 November 2023
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Stocks and Shares and ISAs by Erm1ntrude
Does anyone use a UK based App/Broker share dealing service, openly declaring that you are resident in Bulgaria?I use Freetrade, the registered address I use is my daughter's.Apparently if I change my address to Bulgaria, they cannot keep me as a ...
@Erm1ntrude interactive brokers lets you use a Bulgarian resident permit. Read More
Why is it so difficult to get a mortgage or a loan in Bulgaria? by PedjaLU
Hi everyone, I am pretty new here.I'm from Luxembourg and been living in Bulgaria for more than 5 years I carry a permanent resident and usually I get to the point.. why is it so difficult to obtain a mortgage or a loan here in Bulgaria?Basically I ...
@SimCityAT whats it like up your way in austria then? Read More
Honest mechanic by AshAdu
Hello everyone, We are returning to Plovdiv later this week and then onto Bansko for several months. We would like to buy a cheap second hand car. We have looked at mobile.bg and cars.bgFirstly does anyone have any recommendations on any particular ...
@AshAdu what no scams gyspies and mafia? Gwynj nailed it there. I reckon us lot living in Bulgaria get it pretty easy. Still scratching my head with that paranoid lot sitting on computers s*itting on this country. Read More
Why is it so difficult to get a mortgage or a loan in Bulgaria? by PedjaLU
Hi everyone, I am pretty new here.I'm from Luxembourg and been living in Bulgaria for more than 5 years I carry a permanent resident and usually I get to the point.. why is it so difficult to obtain a mortgage or a loan here in Bulgaria?Basically I ...
@SimCityAT way it should be! Read More
Young people hanging around my village home in the evening by Kath948381
It started this week when a young man asked for some roses I think to give to his school teacher. I said yes and he took some then came back with more school children who I allowed to take roses. That was this Monday, then he came back Tuesday night ...
@Kath948381 hope your mayor sorts the little bugger Read More
Why is it so difficult to get a mortgage or a loan in Bulgaria? by PedjaLU
Hi everyone, I am pretty new here.I'm from Luxembourg and been living in Bulgaria for more than 5 years I carry a permanent resident and usually I get to the point.. why is it so difficult to obtain a mortgage or a loan here in Bulgaria?Basically I ...
@PedjaLU same thing if a Bulgarian rocks up to a bank in Luxembourg wanting a loan Read More
Why is it so difficult to get a mortgage or a loan in Bulgaria? by PedjaLU
Hi everyone, I am pretty new here.I'm from Luxembourg and been living in Bulgaria for more than 5 years I carry a permanent resident and usually I get to the point.. why is it so difficult to obtain a mortgage or a loan here in Bulgaria?Basically I ...
@SimCityAT National Insurance number mate us lot dont get them. Read More
Bulgarian royal family by mickeyhart
Just binged this cracking podcast all about who killed the Bulgarian king. The Russians get the blame then the nazis then the finger gets pointed at Churchill.Never had a clue the Bulgarian royals are realated to our lot. Has anyone been to Varna ...
@Zooldrool blimey the Bulgarian king on a wizzair flight. Thought he was minted! Read More
Putting in new windows and doors - costs? by noel6
Hi all Can anyone give us some idea on costs for putting in new PVC windows into a house in the VT region and also PVC exterior doors and what experience you have had and also any recommendations? Thanks in advance
@georgewheelwright you still here mate? Plenty firms doing double glazing in Vratsa. Read More
Opening accounts/buying shares with Bulgarian mutual fund companies by esha71
Does anyone have experience on how to open or buy shares of Bulgarian Mutual Fund companies like Elana/DSK Bank/Kapman etc?I am a non EU foreigner interested in opening accounts with some of the above Bulgarian Fund Companies as an individual.I am ...
@esha71Take a reccy at the Bulgarian stock exchange bse-sofia.bg Read More
Smoking in Bulgaria by TonyFF
I am very surprised nobody raises this topic. Are you guys all smokers on this forum? This is one thing I hate in Bulgaria ( and anywhere in the world that smoking is prevalent)- so many people smoke.How do you deal with it if you are non-smoker? ...
@GoingDutch In the mid 90s The exchange rate was beautiful- for $1 you got almost 3 leva. -@TonyFF dont know what you were smoking mate see mid 90s Bulgaria had BGL. Thats a fact there tony. Read More
Property Prices in Bulgaria by adardom
Hello All;I have been trying to assess where are the property prices going to go in the coming years and why? say the next 2-3 yrs and beyond.I'd like to ask respondents to be as objective as possible and provide their reasons/facts for their ...
I have been following the housing market in Bulgaria since the late 90s -@TonyFF How did you manage that one in the 90s then? Read More
Property Prices in Bulgaria by adardom
Hello All;I have been trying to assess where are the property prices going to go in the coming years and why? say the next 2-3 yrs and beyond.I'd like to ask respondents to be as objective as possible and provide their reasons/facts for their ...
@SimCityAT the enforcement... "do this or else" and " you will do this, that and the other thing or we won't give you what's yours by the treaty" , isn't that why UK left the so called union? that is on the country level and there are plenty of ... 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.
Any of you lot been to Konak whats it like? Read More
Bulgarian royal family by mickeyhart
Just binged this cracking podcast all about who killed the Bulgarian king. The Russians get the blame then the nazis then the finger gets pointed at Churchill.Never had a clue the Bulgarian royals are realated to our lot. Has anyone been to Varna ...
@Zooldrool you had a natter with the king? What was he saying. Read More