Home Move Uk Forecasts Moderate Price Growth In Bulgaria In 2008 10/03/2008
Bulgaria's property market has been on the rise over the last few years, with real estate prices rising by 30.6 per cent in 2007, but their growth is expected to continue at a more moderate pace this year, home and property portal homemove.co.uk said on March 3. The region has a significant potential, particularly in commercial and industrial areas sector, while the capital Sofia was rapidly growing and offered favourable investment opportunities. Many people were eyeing Bulgaria for vacation investments due to its natural landscape, hiking and bike treks, the coastline along the Black Sea, the beaches, historical attractions, temperate climate and skiing opportunities. In its guide to buying property in Bulgaria, the portal warned about the fact that buyers paid the bulk... more

Living Abroad And Your Right To Vote 27/05/2008
Many of those recently surveyed by the likes of banks and newspapers in the UK about why they might consider moving abroad cite the state of the UK as one of the major reasons behind any decisions to expatriate.  It seems that Brits are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the state of the UK economy, housing market, cost of living and government. If you’re of a similar mind and are actively planning your escape overseas you shouldn’t lose your right to have a say in the way the UK is governed, because after all, Britain is a democracy so as Brits we can at least vote a government in or out of power.  In this article we examine the facts about living abroad and your right to vote. If you’re currently living in the UK you need to make sure you are registered to vote – you should... more

Reality Checks For Those Buying Properties Abroad 03/06/2008
So you’ve got the 2.4 children, the Labrador, a nice family home and good dual incomes and now the next step on the ‘keeping up with the Joneses, middle class Britain’ ladder is to acquire the property in the sun – after all, your peers all have homes abroad so you just have to have one as well.  Well stop right there – anyone reading this who is thinking of buying a home abroad just because everyone else has seemingly got one is mental mad crazy! You could say that the international property scene is not what it once was – but in truth the international property scene never was that good!  It is not easy to make money from property abroad and anyone who is heading into such an investment without having taken a reality pill first will fail and deserves to fail!  Here are the Shelter... more

Supply Of Holidays Homes In Bulgaria Slows Down, House Prices In Sofia Go Up Colliers 10/03/2008
The Sofia residential housing market continued to be strong throughout the second half of 2007 and, according to the latest research findings from Colliers International, there were significant price increases in most locations. However, in a different sector of the market, the supply of holiday properties around the country had slowed down, the report said. Although there was a 16 per cent increase in the number of holiday homes available in H2 2007, this needed to be reviewed in comparison with the annual increase from H2 2006 of 170 per cent in mountain resorts and 65 per cent in coastal resorts. In Sofia the largest increases were in the Ivan Vasov neighbourhood, which saw average asking prices rise by 33 per cent in H2 2007. This was followed by Lozenets with a 29 per cent ... more

Property Worth Eight Billion Euro Sold In Bulgaria In 2005 10/03/2008
Property to a value of eight billion euro was sold in Bulgaria in 2005, National Real Property Association chairperson Orlin Vladikov said during an international real estate forum in the country's capital, Sofia. Construction projects in Bulgaria in 2005 were also worth eight billion euro, he said, as quoted by Darik Radio. Trends in property prices would vary in 2007, Vladikov said. Nearly two million sq m of property would be offered on the property market, which would become saturated. Vladikov said that major investors would be interested in Bulgaria's hot water spa tourism in the years to come. A third of all investments in Bulgaria in 2005 were in property, a real estate agency representative said during the forum. Foreign property experts said that... more