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@joyburtonbewdley Congratulations Joy! You're now well on the way to living in Bulgaria. I really hope everything to come goes smoothly and life in Bulgaria is enjoyable. You're over what is, probably, the most difficult hurdle.Ian Read More

@SimCityAT I have mine paid into a UK account, then I transfer it to Wise. I don't transfer it to a bg account, as I use Wise to pay for everything here, as it's so much easier, but then, I arrived in BG prior to Brexit, so I think the rules were ... Read More

@Irene14199 We have two apartments in Varna, one is a three bedroom maisonette and the other a studio apartment. Both are relatively new. The maisonette built in 2008 and the studio 2016.We've had no problems with either apartment.However, it's a ... Read More

It should also be born in mind, that whilst there is a personal allowance in the UK, there is no personal allowance in Bulgaria. So it's swings and roundabouts. Read More

@jeanmandredeix I have a UK private pension, paid monthly by the pension administrator. It's taxed automatically at source PAYE (Pay As You Earn). Bulgaria and the UK have a double tax agreement, so you can't get taxed twice. Aside that, Bulgaria ... Read More

@sammut115 When we first started our supply from them, we asked them to send the bills by email to us, monthly. We have two properties and each bill is sent as a separate emailnin pdf format, showing exact usage. Read More

@Kath948381 Further investigation shows, that although Balkan Holidays UK Ltd., were an entirely different company to the Balkan Holidays Services BG, they did in fact charter BH Air aircraft, from the Bulgarian company.I also notice on their ... Read More

@Kath948381 I guess there are a number of other tour / holiday companies in Bulgaria, as I'm seeing a significant number of flights commencing out of Varna Airport, using the Bulgarian charter airlines...聽 Bul Air, European Air Services BH Air ... Read More

@Raizori I can only really speak for Varna and further North.聽 I live in Varna, which, itself, has beautiful beaches, parks, shops and businesses for absolutely everything you could want and it's twenty minutes from rolling hills for ... Read More

@Kath948381 Hi Kath,Well, my private pension pot has lost value, with immediate affect. It's paid in GBP. That's because the entirety of the worldwide stock markets took a huge nose dive. However, as with all these dives, there's nearly always ... Read More

@nathandean4 Congratulations on taking the plunge and disowning the UK! I've been advising people to get out of the UK, for the past couple of years, whether they move to Bulgaria, or another country, the UK really is a horrible country to be in ... Read More

@Gordonf75 Welcome Gordon! Any questions just ask, we're all here to help.Ian Read More

@JimJ Unfortunately, our block wasn't built to accommodate them, what we thought might be a cover for the flu/chimney attachment, turned out merely to be an inspection hole. However, I suppose we could buy an electric simulated petchka - not really ... Read More

@JimJ That looks a nice bit of kit, at a reasonable price. Does it just sit on a worktop, or is it permanently seated in a worktop? Presumably, there's a hose to a gas bottle underneath somewhere? Read More

@janemulberry Yes, that's certainly a consideration in many villages, electricity and water can be erratic and be off for days. Read More