(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 14, 2009 ) If you are a property owner in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Bourgas, you will soon be forced to restore and redecorate the exterior of your home – as part of a bid by the Government to improve the city centre - and if you fail to do so, legal action will be taken…
The Mayor of Bourgas, Dimitar Nikolov, has said that the new rules are an essential part of the areaÂ’s restoration and rejuvenation programme and will apply to Bulgarian properties in the central pedestrian streets particularly along Alexandrovska and Bogoridi. Some of the first phases of the work will will begin in Troikata Square.
Owners will be given a ‘decent time frame’ in which to conduct the necessary work. In case they fail to do so, the municipality will renovate the buildings with its own resources, after which it will collect the funds through legal action, if necessary.
The completion time for the refurbishment of Tsar Simeon Street and the area between Bulair and Cyril and Methodii has been brought forward and new pavements, tarmac, green belts, alleys and parking spaces are to be completed by the end of the month.
If you own a property in Bulgaria that has a cultural monument status, you will also be required to renovate the homeÂ’s exterior. Before doing so, special documents must be obtained from the National Institute of Cultural Monuments.
Bourgas is more of an industrial and business centre than a ‘proper’ resort, although there are a few beaches, but this work is hoped to change that and attract more tourists.
The international airport is a starting point for tourists visiting the Black Sea and also a popular focus for British property investors so they may well be enticed to stay on in Bourgas.
Surrounded by the coastal Bourgas Lakes and located at the westernmost point of the Black Sea, Bourgas can also lay claim to the largest and most important Bulgarian port.
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