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Finding your place
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Buying & renovating
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- Free viewing checklist ↗
- Renovating a village house ↗
- Protected nature and what not to disturb ↗
- Planning permission in Bulgaria ↗
- Renovation Studio calculators ↗
Making everyday life work
The practical questions that follow you beyond moving day.
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Life beyond property
Moving is only one part of the story.
Practical free guides covering residence, paperwork, retirement, pets, family, banking, work, transport and emergencies.
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Work out a budget
Build a monthly euro living-cost estimate using your own numbers.
Open the free planner ↗Plan some renovation work
Explore renovation quantities and assumptions, without requiring a login.
Explore the calculators ↗Check your facts
Rules and services change. Official UK and Bulgarian sources matter, especially for legal and medical topics.
GOV.UK living in Bulgaria ↗Nationwide research
Twenty-eight provinces, one free directory.
Browse administrative provinces and see how they fit into Bulgaria's regional geography.
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Get to know the towns.
Our first six town and municipality guides connect official local sources with the daily decisions that matter when you move.
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