What is included in the price of property in Bulgaria: a move-in-ready apartment or an additional furnishing budget?

The property market in Bulgaria combines standard city apartments, seaside resort apartments, ski resort complexes and properties under hotel management.

What is included in the price therefore depends not only on the developer but also on the type of property. An apartment may be handed over with finished interiors, fully furnished or without appliances, furniture and decor.

What is usually included in the price?

In most new developments, the property is handed over with the structure completed and utilities connected.

The price may include:

• a completed structure;
• installed windows and entrance doors;
• electricity, water supply and sewerage;
• prepared or painted walls;
• finished flooring;
• a fitted bathroom;
• interior doors;
• basic lighting;
• air conditioning.

However, there is no single standard for what is included. One developer may hand over an apartment with fully finished interiors, while another may provide only prepared walls, utilities and floor screed.

The exact list of work and materials must therefore be checked in the contract and technical specifications.

Are furniture and appliances included?

In urban residential developments, furniture, household appliances, textiles and decor are usually not included in the base price.

The owner arranges the furnishing and equipping independently or orders a ready-made furniture package from the developer or a third-party company.

Fully furnished and equipped properties are more common in seaside resort apartments or ski resort complexes. A property may be sold with furniture, a kitchen, appliances and everything needed for living in it or renting it out.

But even the description “fully furnished apartment” needs to be checked. You should clarify whether air conditioners, kitchen appliances, lighting, textiles, tableware and other items needed to start renting out the property are included.

Who will manage the property?

In a standard residential complex, the owner generally decides how to use the apartment:

• live in it themselves;
• rent it out long-term;
• arrange short-term rentals;
• entrust the property to a third-party management company.

In resort complexes, a management company often already operates on-site and maintains the shared infrastructure.

It may also offer separate rental services: advertising, bookings, guest check-in, cleaning, maintenance and financial reporting.

At the same time, the presence of a company that services