12.4.2007

Brits' Houses Under Check in Bulgaria

Bulgarian authorities have started checking the houses of British home-owners, looking for illegal constructions on their terrain.

Probes will fist start in the Tundzha municipality, where 44 villages have been 'overtaken' by Brits, Standart daily reported.

Locals have lodged dozens of complaints, claiming their new neighbours are raising illegal buildings and the mayors have been forced to start looking into those.

Bulgarians complain that their British neighbours are rising facades and fences without permission and that they make a habit of digging illegal canals and sewage lines through other people's propety.

Over 100 properties in the area have to be checked by April 20th. If any of the Brits have indeed violated construction laws, they will be liable for fines up to BGN 50,000.

Most of the Brits in the Tundzha region have bought their property with the help of a former journalist, who is now married to an English businessman.

12 April 2007, Thursday
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