Welcome to my site.
Please let me introduce myself, my name is Mark Wright and for more than eight years now I have been in the real estate business, mainly within the UK, where I became an office manager with a leading estate agency group. After moving to Bookavets near Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria in March 2007 I did not work for several months, then for 10 months I worked for one of the largest real estate agencies in Veliko Tarnovo, helping train the English speaking Bulgarian agents, who deal with the International clients.
I am now working independantly locating properties for buyers, who are looking to relocate around Veliko Tarnovo, Resen, Hotnitsa areas. Working on their behalf, I can access far more properties and select only ones suitable to my clients thus cutting down time spent looking at non suitable abodes.
I live here with my wife Sally, and son Shane, (our daughter Teri, lives in Swindon Wiltshire.) in a large village called Resen, just north of Veliko Tarnovo. We enjoy a stress free lifestyle that we could only imagine whilst living in the UK., long hot sunny summers and cold snowy winters.
There are quite a few Brit’s within a few kilometers of us, but mostly we talk to our Bulgarian neighbours, slowly, as we do not speak fluent Bulgarian yet! The local people are very friendly and will often pass you small gifts like fruit and Rakia (local home made whiskey) We for our part return their friendship with home made cakes etc.
Our British friends are great, we meet up quite often to help each other with new products found, or general information we have gathered. Sometimes just for a coffee or beer!
I have found that many British come here looking to buy property, but do not know where to start. I have a few key questions that I like to ask, this gives me a real insight to what they are looking to achieve. As I have been through the process and now know the pitfalls, hopefully I can save others the heartache and stress of searching for the right property.
I can help with all the details required in buying property here, from setting up bank accounts to opening your company, this is required when you buy a house with land. I can source any kind, from land/apartment/house/office even hotels.
Let me know how I can help you.
If you have any questions about my service I can provide you with names and email address's of previous clients who would be happy to tell you more about me and the level of service provided.
Please read all the "post's" on my blog, at the bottom of each page you can click a button for "older post's" this just means "go to the next page". You should find a lot of useful information contained here. If you feel the need for anything else please let me know and I will be happy to oblige.
This time of year is the time to be preparing for the hard months of winter!
Although we are currently enjoying an Indian summer here in Bulgaria, do not be fooled, it will be soon over and the extreme cold will be coming.
You should be making sure that your water metre is well insulated and if your not living here, turn off the water and leave all the taps open and flush the toilet.
If there is a heating system in your property either get it drained down or have anti freeze put into it. Loads of people will have burst pipes, and toilets cracking under the extra pressure of ice, so be organised, it's far cheaper than any repairs.
Plants outside should be brought in or covered over, with temperatures likely to drop to minus 20, outside valuables require protecting.
Winter tyres should be fitted on your car by now, also a good idea is to have it serviced and checked so you have no bad surprises to come.
If anyone requires help with anything to do with a property over here, please contact me vis email propertylocatorbulgaria@hotmail.com and I will do my best to assist you.
It was declared three years ago that all companies in Bulgaria MUST be reregistered before the end of December 2010.
Most of companies have been done, but I am sure there are also a lot still not been done.
The goverment will have any company not reregistered liquidated! The properties owned by the said company will be reposessed and sold.
Please make sure that your company is not one to be liquidated!
If you require help please contact me asap.
Every village and town here in Bulgaria celebrate thier own day. Resen, our village day was November 6th this year. I missed last years day as I was busy going to and fro to Sofia, but the previous year was dry and sunny with approx. 50 stalls selling a variety of goods and food etc.
This year there were at least 100 stalls there including a bar, candy floss, toffee apples and so much more. The sun shone, it was a very warm day and a lot of local people turned out in support, we also saw a lot of people from other villages there.
Resen is very lucky to have a lady Mayor, she really looks after the village and get's things done here. The centre has a lovely park with a seating area and a play area for the kids, it is quite a large centre and has grass, waterfall and paved footpaths.
I should aslo remind people living here that you should be driving 24/7 with headlights ON now until March next year.
Winter tyres should also be put on very soon in readiness for the bad weather, it is not a legal requirement, but it is advisable.
I have seen a drop in the value of property here in Bulgaria this year, I think it is still due to the world wide economic crisis. There are more Russian buyers coming intot he country now, they can see the true value of buying here.
There are rumours around that prices will rise again next summer, a lot of estate agents are thinking that this is when many more people will have funds enough to be buying here. My advice is if you can buy now do it! Before the prices start to rise again.
The winter is coming, winter tyres should be put on the cars now, chains out ready and a shovel in the boot of the car in case you have to dig yourself out. It is also a legal requirement to drive with your headlights on all the time form November the 1st until March, be aware the police are stopping people to check tyres, lights and windscreen wipers this month.
Drive carefully.
