Buying an apartment during marriage with personal funds: who owns it?

AI-generated illustration. Not a photograph of a real development, client or transaction. Ownership of property bought during marriage is not determined simply by who transfers the price or whose name appears on the deed. Establish the applicable matrimonial property regime firs...

Completed or off-plan in central Sofia? Compare the cost of actually moving in

A completed home is more suitable when your moving deadline matters most and you want to inspect what has been built. Buying off-plan may make sense if you can wait and the particular offer compensates for the uncertainty. Compare the cost of moving in, not just the advertised pr...

Buying a new apartment near cultural heritage in central Sofia

A purchase in Sofia's historic centre calls for an exact-address check, not an assumption based on neighbouring façades. The new building itself may not be a protected cultural asset, while the plot may still fall near an individual asset, within a group asset or inside a protect...

District heating in a new-build Sofia apartment: what a buyer checks

“District heating” in a listing does not tell you how the new apartment will actually be heated. Verify the building's connection status, the internal installation, the metering method and the costs that remain shared. The answer sits in the technical project and current connecti...

Buying a property with a tenant in Bulgaria

Selling a rented property does not automatically terminate the lease. What binds the buyer depends on registration, a legally reliable date, the tenant's possession and the contract. An occupied apartment is therefore acquired with more than a deed. You also acquire a relationshi...

Atelier or apartment in Bulgaria: what the legal status changes

An atelier and an apartment can look identical during a viewing, but their legal status is not automatically the same. Check the unit's designated use in the cadastral scheme and construction file. It may affect use, finance and a future conversion. Furniture, marketing copy and...