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Vagabond magazine

July 2008

Quest Bulgaria magazine

June 2008

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Homes Overseas Magazine

Februrary 2006

"Buying a property in Bulgaria provides page after page of useful information, as well as plenty of do's and don'ts."

Financial Times UK edition, February 18 2006

FROM POLAND TO PARIS: THE BEST HOMES FOR YOUR MONEY. By Tom Braithwaite, Sharlene Goff and Theodor Troev
Most foreign investors in Bulgaria are heading towards the ski resorts such as Bansko and Pamporovo, and continue to invest on the Black Sea Coast. Interest further inland, in areas like the old towns of Veliko Turnovo and Plovdiv, has started to grow. Naturally investors are drawn to the capital city Sofia, largely for its commercial opportunities, where retail space can provide yields of between 9 and 12 per cent.

Prices vary from resort to resort and between beach and ski areas. Better rental yields can be obtained on short-term lets as the domestic rental market does not offer attractive rental yields.

"Rental returns in the major cities - Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna - can reach 12 per cent when targeting the foreign market, while the ski resorts can reach 14 per cent," says Jonathan White, author of a book on property investment in Bulgaria. "Prime rental in Bansko, for example, can reach up to £600 per week."

Tour.bg Magazine, January 2006

Holiday Villas Magazine, October/November 2005

A Place in the Sun Magazine, September 2005
"A godsend for holiday home buyers and property investors alike."

Shelter Offshore.com, August 2005
"At last! A well written, up to date and completely all encompassing guide to buying property in Blugaria."

Amazon Reviews

D Smith from Bulgaria

Very Informative, September 13, 2005

I bought a copy of this book in Golden sands from an estate agent known as Varna Property Sales.

The book helped me decide what I should be looking out for, I returned to England and read the book thoroughly, the reading was very clear.

I returned to Bulgaria armed with many questions for the estate agents, after which I bought a lovely detached house and have now retired to Bulgaria. If you are thinking of buying for investment or living, you should buy this book first.

Burns Family from England

A book to buy if buying Bulgaria, August 23, 2005

We found this book to be set out in clear, understandable information, and feel we have a better understanding of the processes to buying a property, and what pit falls to watch out for.If you want to buy in Bulgaria then you cannot go wrong in reading this book.
The author as put a lot of time and efort into researing for this book and it shows.We will be taking this with us when we go to look for our new home in Bulgaria.
Lets hope he will think of doing future books on living in Bulgaria as that will be our next step.

Mr Parker from Leighton Buzzard, Beds United Kingdom

Great read and very, very informative, May 11, 2005

At last - a coherent and informative guide to the real estate market in Bulgaria!!! It covered most aspects of property buying in great detail. Some sections, for example money transfer, give you step by step instructions to the best and cheapest options (e.g. an FX broker), including internet screenshots detailing how to fill in the forms etc.

Many reference guide books send you to sleep after a few pages, but this book is written with a sense of humour and is a pleasure to read.

We have already done some property deals in Bulgaria, but this book showed just how little we knew!

Definite thumbs up!