dencreiss
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Most common scams in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in Bulgaria as an expat implies navigating into a new and unfamiliar environment and habits, making you potentially vulnerable to scammers. Whether it鈥檚 immigration or finance advice, housing scam, online traps or ...
@vernonsteve51 Thank you. I am not opposed to some friendly recommendations from contractors, guess I just have to get used to receiving unsolicited advice and take it in the spirit of friendly guidance as someone new to BG homes. Read More
Fumigators/Exterminators
Greetings!Is there anyone in this forum from the VT/Gabrovo area that can recommend fumigators please? And/or cleaners? Read More
Most common scams in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in Bulgaria as an expat implies navigating into a new and unfamiliar environment and habits, making you potentially vulnerable to scammers. Whether it鈥檚 immigration or finance advice, housing scam, online traps or ...
Sigh you guys are right, it is a common practice everywhere. I pick trades based on the foolproof scientifically proven method of the 鈥榲ibes鈥�. My gut was telling me he was scammy. His vibe was off. Read More
Most common scams in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in Bulgaria as an expat implies navigating into a new and unfamiliar environment and habits, making you potentially vulnerable to scammers. Whether it鈥檚 immigration or finance advice, housing scam, online traps or ...
Not sure if it鈥檚 a widespread scam or just an isolated experience I had. I got a contractor round to quote on a small fix, before I knew it they had pointed out lots of other things that 鈥榥eeded to be fixed鈥� when they came round ... Read More
Wood worm treatment by Kath948381
How often do we need to spray wood worm killer in our village house ? We did it every year until last year but husband has seen an adult bug this year in our downstairs area and I saw and killed one a couple of weeks ago in the same general area.
@JimJ Thank you. My beams look recently painted, maybe just prior to purchase. I guess I鈥檝e got to strip that off to check it鈥檚 not hiding something sinister. Adding to my growing TDL. Read More
Wood worm treatment by Kath948381
How often do we need to spray wood worm killer in our village house ? We did it every year until last year but husband has seen an adult bug this year in our downstairs area and I saw and killed one a couple of weeks ago in the same general area.
Apologies for asking, why do we need to treat our village homes for woodworm every year? Everyday is a school day, thank goodness for groups like this, I鈥檓 learning so much. Read More
UK to Bulgaria - send belongings or no? by GuestPoster339876
I'm struggling with the logistics of sending my belongings from the UK to Bulgaria when I move.It'll be things like general household goods (1-2 pieces of flatpacked furniture, clothes, bedding, books etc - no big white goods like fridge etc) and a ...
@Jax Hammer almost all the transport companies in the FB forums say they are insured, worth checking and for how much. Also, flights on Wizzair are really cheap if you book in advance and the airline allows you up to five pieces of luggage which is ... Read More
UK to Bulgaria - send belongings or no? by GuestPoster339876
I'm struggling with the logistics of sending my belongings from the UK to Bulgaria when I move.It'll be things like general household goods (1-2 pieces of flatpacked furniture, clothes, bedding, books etc - no big white goods like fridge etc) and a ...
@jax there are loads of companies that do U.K. to BG removals on the various Facebook BG expat groups. Prices vary. Also there are two companies that send everything from your home delivery Tesco shopping to bikes. Prices are on their websites which ... Read More
Car rental which accept cash on the spot by josephsaad44
Hello everyone,does anyone have an idea about a car rental private company which are willing to rent with no deposit or any credit cards online involved? but just cash on the spot.just like I did in some other countries and as well in burgas.I will ...
Second Kamen in VT, their fleet on the cheaper side can be really old and not worth the savings made. If you can go for their higher priced ones. As they say, good things aren鈥檛 cheap and cheap things aren鈥檛 good. Read More
Dobromirka by Tracy30mac
Hi just like to introduce us Andy and Tracy we just bought a house on the hillside of the village just wondering if anyone will be there second week in April as we will be over for a week and hoping to meet some people. Was over in the feb half term ...
Hi @tracyOh great if he has a shop, should be able to find him. Will send you a PM with my WhatsApp number to meet up in the summer. Read More
Dobromirka by Tracy30mac
Hi just like to introduce us Andy and Tracy we just bought a house on the hillside of the village just wondering if anyone will be there second week in April as we will be over for a week and hoping to meet some people. Was over in the feb half term ...
Hi Andy and Tracy. I have a house in Dobromirka and am moving there in 12 weeks and counting. I have only driven through the main village a few times on my way to visit friends at the nearby dam. Please can I have the number of the local ... Read More
Bargain Hunting? by JimJ
I see that Mowlem Bulgaria are doing a "Three For 拢30k*" feature at the moment - might be worth a look for those members who are still looking for a cheap property....*That's 拢30k each, before anyone gets TOO excited.....馃榿
Haha I saw this yesterday and initially thought 3 for 拢30k! But I really regret buying two properties with all the talk of properties being easily claimed by someone else if you don鈥檛 maintain it or visit, yikes, what a mistakatomaka.i ... Read More
Prep - what do you wish you had done first by dencreiss
What do you wish you had prepped before you moved to your village home? I鈥檓 a few months away and wondering if I should just turn up or if there are things I could do to prep our village house to receive us. For example how long does it take ...
Thank you @sean and everybody. Turns out there was a lot I didn鈥檛 even know to consider. I鈥檝e decided to rope my teen into project managing this move. This is a perfect opportunity for him to stack some skills. Read More
Prep - what do you wish you had done first by dencreiss
What do you wish you had prepped before you moved to your village home? I鈥檓 a few months away and wondering if I should just turn up or if there are things I could do to prep our village house to receive us. For example how long does it take ...
I think I will have to replace my water meter. First year there was a roofing sheet over the hole and the second year it had dissapeared. Hadn鈥檛 realised its importance, I thought it was to stop people falling in. Anyone know the costs of ... Read More
Prep - what do you wish you had done first by dencreiss
What do you wish you had prepped before you moved to your village home? I鈥檓 a few months away and wondering if I should just turn up or if there are things I could do to prep our village house to receive us. For example how long does it take ...
Oh my gosh @jane, I am going to add checking taps and pipes to my checklist when I arrive. Do you have any more things I should prioritise on this type of list please? At the moment I don鈥檛 know what I don鈥檛 know. I found a couple of ... Read More