Jules999
Welsh expat in Bulgaria
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290
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About me
Welsh
Lives in Simeonovo, Yambol
Speaks English Trying hard to learn Bulgarian
Registration: 24 October 2016
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Cost of moving by Jules999
Hi It's been quite some years since we purchased a property in Bulgaria & we've never sold one. Could somebody advise what the current costs involved to buy are.......as well as the costs involved in selling, via an agent. Any recommendations ...
@Zooldrool To sell the one we are currently in, and move into the other that we bought quite some time ago. Read More
Cost of moving
Hi It's been quite some years since we purchased a property in Bulgaria & we've never sold one. Could somebody advise what the current costs involved to buy are.......as well as the costs involved in selling, via an agent. Any recommendations ... Read More
Banking with Wise - update by cyberescue1
For those who use Wise and have a Bulgarian UBB Account, transferring money between Wise and UBB just got a whole load better.The last time I transferred money, it took a couple of days. However, I transferred money today and it arrived within 30 ...
I use wise and bank with FIbank, transfers used to take days previous to the introduction of the Euro, now it arrives in an instant here too. Read More
Current flights to UK? by jeanmandredeix
My husband has to go back to UK to collect his Visa (a very annoying point) and apart from Sofia am I doing something wrong as I can find no direct flights. Luton or Stansted would be best. Varna would have been better as it鈥檚 5.5hrs drive to ...
Yes, Burgas resumes it's聽 summer flights again during May, (usually you can fly all year from Burgas to Luton though, but the airport closed this year for runway reconstructions) Jet2 open their flights from Burgas to Stansted on the 4th May ... Read More
Changing company account to Euros by Jules999
Is it true that now we are in the Euro currency, any company accounts ( even non trading ) must be changed & registered as a Euro currency account? There seems to be some confusion within my circle of friends.
Thanks all for replying, it looks as though I somehow missed that thread! Thanks for the link Jane, that's really useful. Read More
Changing company account to Euros
Is it true that now we are in the Euro currency, any company accounts ( even non trading ) must be changed & registered as a Euro currency account? There seems to be some confusion within my circle of friends. Read More
Company with no business activity: reporting and filing obligations by MountainLife
Hi all 鈥� I鈥檓 a foreign citizen living in Bulgaria who set up a Bulgarian company so I could buy and own a house. I鈥檓 trying to understand, at a big-picture level, what company reporting and filing obligations I (as company ...
I second what Jane says . Read More
Advice Dementia by Snowball6
Hi Specifically, can anyone recommend an English speaking dementia specialist in the Shumen or Varna areas?
Have you tried superdoc.bg? Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by GuestPoster5763
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
It would depend on the village, we have fibre optic in our village, but our neighbouring villages do not! We also have the option of paying more for a higher speed if wanted. Read More
Has food cost increaed massively? by jeanmandredeix
Is it me or has food costs increased over past few months? I monitored my food costs on our last 6 week visit and we have only been here two weeks so far and they seem a hell of a lot higher.
@JimJ I did! Most items I order from Amazon.de are free delivery over the minimum 40 odd euro mark, but it seems, not this particular coffee. Read More
Has food cost increaed massively? by jeanmandredeix
Is it me or has food costs increased over past few months? I monitored my food costs on our last 6 week visit and we have only been here two weeks so far and they seem a hell of a lot higher.
@JimJ Thanks, I'll take a look at that . I tried Amazon.de but they wanted to add a delivery charge, even the the value of the beans was above the minimum usually required, for free delivery. Read More
Has food cost increaed massively? by jeanmandredeix
Is it me or has food costs increased over past few months? I monitored my food costs on our last 6 week visit and we have only been here two weeks so far and they seem a hell of a lot higher.
@JimJ No, of course not & even better to share delivery costs with a friend! kava.eu Read More
Has food cost increaed massively? by jeanmandredeix
Is it me or has food costs increased over past few months? I monitored my food costs on our last 6 week visit and we have only been here two weeks so far and they seem a hell of a lot higher.
@jeanmandredeix You're not wrong Jean. Over the last 3 weeks I have seen frozen berries rise from 6.99 to 9.99 leva & coffee beans rose by a staggering 20 leva!! I'm now sourcing coffee beans from Slovakia, as it's cheaper even with postage ... Read More
Change of address by AshAdu
Hello everyone,When we got our Bulgarian residence we were in Plovdiv, so a Plovdiv address is on our Bulgarian ID cards. Our car is also registered in Plovdiv.We now live outside Bansko. My better half feels we should update our address. We would ...
@JimJ Proving that you've obtained a secondary school education has no bearings on ones ability as a driver though! Nor a safe driver at that. Whereas your years of experience as a driver, are far more valid. Most of the signs on major roads / ... Read More
Change of address by AshAdu
Hello everyone,When we got our Bulgarian residence we were in Plovdiv, so a Plovdiv address is on our Bulgarian ID cards. Our car is also registered in Plovdiv.We now live outside Bansko. My better half feels we should update our address. We would ...
@Sticky59 This was a requirement following the grace period following Brexit. Thankfully common sense eventually prevailed, and it's no longer required to provide proof of a secondary school education. It's now the same as it used to be pre Brexit, ... Read More