home security worries

Hello Johnliz and welcome to Expat.com!

Hope that other members will soon share their experience with you.

Harmonie.

Hi,
Here are some useful tips:
1. Install metal fences at the door entrances and lower windows, in this way gypsies will not be able to break in easily.
2. Hire s.o. to take care of the garden, while you are away, the house will look like s.o. is living in it at the moment.
3. Install an alarm system. The Police also offers such a service (SOT) and they will come to check every time the alarm goes on, but it costs more.
4. Neighbours can also help.

don't let the locals know you have a lot of nice stuff. Be careful who you let in your house.

There are security firms in VT, if you have electricity on you could have a home security alarm fitted, there are alarms that you can set up to your mobile phone wherever you are in the world alerting you of break ins, also the alarm can be set up to the local police to notify of any breach of security, how plausible this is to actually achieve I would not know, but it is an option, otherwise put heavy chains on gates, window locks on, and hope all is OK things will get stolen from any country if property is left as an opportunity? 
Regards Steve.

Hi Steve Mny thx 4 yr  reply but I can't find these companys on line - kind rgds

Hi... all of the above suggestions are good i have motion detection cctv in my property as well. But please don't believe it is only gypsies that will break into your house as Kristiann suggests.. If you went visiting the local prisons you will find a few non gypsies in there.. still amazes me that some people think like that..

A couple of Bulgarians that I have been speaking to about our upcoming move to Bulgaria have suggested that we go for SOT once we have bought a house so we will be looking into following their advice. It seems daft not too after they are being so helpful.

Solar powered electric fence.

Definitely don't believe it is only one ethnicity that steals or breaks into homes. Or one age. Even that sweet little old guy living next to you might turn out to be not so innocent when you are gone throughout the year. Just this morning I saw an old man and woman (Bulgarian ethnicity, not Roma,
as that is apparently important) filling up bags of building materials from the park being built behind my apartment-- near the center of town, in broad daylight. They loaded up two bags of sand and paving stones and then took off. (That being said, I have had pretty much no crime against me in my 7 years here, so all in all, Buglaria is a pretty safe space in my experience. Still, if you won't be in the country, security is definitely a must.)