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avoid being ripped off in Bulgaria!
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Notorial Acts .
.Notorial Acts (title deeds) are potentially a problem. .
.There are different types of Notorial Acts. .
.If a man farms land for 10 years and goes to the Notary with
three witnesses, .he can then apply for the land to be registered
in his name. .
.But what if you have bought this Notorial Act, built a new house
on .it only to find that the man lied. .
.What if he only farmed the land for say 3 years and the original
owner reappears? .
.A man once try to sell me a house that was built illegally
on unregulated land. ..The man said to one of my Bulgarian friends, if you
don't tell the Englishman.how will he know? .
.Hiring a Solicitor to transfer a Notorial Deed is a good idea,
especially if .the Solicitor has been recommended to you, and you
trust the recommendation. .
. It is interesting to note that Solicitors are not as highly
regulated .(or as highly paid) as in the UK. .
. If you find yourself in a Notaries office always insist on
written translations . before signing anything.
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. Make sure that the translations come from a licensed
translator.
. . Can you imagine someone who buys a house
with merely a verbal translation? .
. What would happen if something went wrong? .
. When you have your new Notary Act visit your local land registry.
and ask for a copy of the Spradka relating to the purchase. .
. The Spradka is the official land registry copy of the deal,. in
my local land registry they cost 5 leva. .