Had an email from the estate agent this morning to let me know someone has removed all the metal fencing from the rear of my house!!!

So sorry to hear that.

I'm afraid this is common in Bulgaria where metal is concerned, and I'm sure most will assume it was Gypsies but that isn't always the case. Sorry to here this Andy and I know how you must feel I have experienced something similar.

not nice at all.

So sorry to hear that what an awful thing to do, why can't people just mind their own business and leave other along. Sincerely hope you get it sorted soon.

So sorry to hear this, they always assume the gypsies, but know one knows. I hope you get it sorted.

Big thanks to Oggi and Tanya from Starra Planina estate agents who went to the local police this morning to report it

just back from BG and went to check my props
gypsies had removed a lovely 6 sided metal gazebo from my garden in Lozenets nextdoor saw em do it but darent say a word.he wouldnt point oue the house where they lived either.

Sorry to hear about your property, we had all the guttering taken off ours last year. Having said that i'm sat reading a local newspaper which has a huge write up about scrappers nicking lead off houses. So i guess an empty property is a welcome sign for theifs the world over.

Sorry to hear of all your losses, but thankyou for posting about this, it really helps. Here are some examples of the real help to me personally - my list of notes to myself:

1) Don't buy a sink unit, mould a concrete one and tile it - this is something I was considering anyway but will now do not just for fun but because it would be hard to remove. Set the fancy tap that I'd like back from the surrounding surface, with a false piece to fit in front with an old tap on.

2) Likewise mould my bathroom requirements in situ or concrete them in immovably, and have the good fittings either hidden or easily removable for hidden storage - old ones in place looking as if they belong there.

3) Create a disguised false back in one of our outbuildings to store garden machinery in and always leave non-valuable old things leaning against it when we go away. Design a hidden log store.

4) Also have storage behind a false wall in my kitchen to hide any kitchen machinery in when I go away, and in other parts of the house as required.

5) Generally use non-movable features throughout, i.e. boundary, step &
balcony rails and such like.

I shall have fun with this, but don't anyone tell the Gypsies!

fruitlover wrote:

Sorry to hear of all your losses, but thankyou for posting about this, it really helps. Here are some examples of the real help to me personally - my list of notes to myself:

1) Don't buy a sink unit, mould a concrete one and tile it - this is something I was considering anyway but will now do not just for fun but because it would be hard to remove. Set the fancy tap that I'd like back from the surrounding surface, with a false piece to fit in front with an old tap on.

2) Likewise mould my bathroom requirements in situ or concrete them in immovably, and have the good fittings either hidden or easily removable for hidden storage - old ones in place looking as if they belong there.

3) Create a disguised false back in one of our outbuildings to store garden machinery in and always leave non-valuable old things leaning against it when we go away. Design a hidden log store.

4) Also have storage behind a false wall in my kitchen to hide any kitchen machinery in when I go away, and in other parts of the house as required.

5) Generally use non-movable features throughout, i.e. boundary, step &
balcony rails and such like.

I shall have fun with this, but don't anyone tell the Gypsies!

Im really sorry that everyone including me are having this problem with empty properties but i really have to disagree with the constant reference to gypsies. As a member of a travelling family and a collection of traveller friends both english and bulgarian. I have to say no one I know goes around stealing anything. I personally do not know who has stolen from peoples houses but it is unfair to blame anyone without proof.

Point taken, I've no experience of this it was all heresay. I'd be a traveller if I could, I'd rather live in a motorcaravan than a house any day as long as I can still have a big garden, but my better half likes something more solid and conventional!

fruitlover wrote:

Point taken, I've no experience of this it was all heresay. I'd be a traveller if I could, I'd rather live in a motorcaravan than a house any day as long as I can still have a big garden, but my better half likes something more solid and conventional!

mine too so we do a bit of both.

I agree with beautifulangle Don't automatically assume that because you have had things stolen, it's the gipsy's
As most members on this forum will know we had our house gutted and I mean gutted, just bare wires hanging out of the ceilings and walls, and I can assure you all that not a single gipsy was involved in that. There are good and bad in all walks of life
My gardener employes 6 gipsies and two of them look after my garden (cut the grass, weed, plant flowers etc) and they are the most dedicated and honest people I have come across in Bulgaria. I hope I never have to eat my words

no ones knows who has done it, it could be anyone of any nationality, i do have a romany gipsy who helps me around the house, and to be honest a proven nice person who i do trust because of the time have spent with this person, theres good and bad in all in all walks of life. we did have our car broken into the first week of moving here, they took a pair of shoes when in the boot of the car their was a big shop of food and beer, but just took the shoes even though they forced the boot of the car, not a good experience i have to say, but that is the worst experience in 4 years.