Bulgaria · Renting · Passport-linked guide
Renting Property in Bulgaria
Long-term leasing and tourist accommodation are different regimes. Only categorised or registered accommodation may operate as tourist lodging; an Airbnb listing is not a permit.
Scope
Use the Bulgaria Passport for current structured rules
Long-term leasing and tourist accommodation are different regimes. Only categorised or registered accommodation may operate as tourist lodging; an Airbnb listing is not a permit.
OwnASea keeps ownership, immigration, tax, tourism, mortgage, registry/cadastre and succession evidence separate. Under-review values remain visibly pending and are never turned into a verified yes/no claim.
Country facts
Bulgaria Passport values
Tourism classification
An online listing is not a tourist-accommodation permit
The Tourism Act, category/registration route, National Tourist Register, municipal tourist tax and tax reporting must be handled separately. Resort maintenance agreements are contractual, not government taxes.
Key points
What to remember
- EU/EEA and third-country land rules are not interchangeable.
- Apartment/unit ownership is not unrestricted land ownership.
- Bulgaria uses EUR from 1 January 2026; old BGN thresholds are not silently converted into current law.
- Ordinary property ownership is not a residence permit, and investment citizenship was abolished in 2022.
- Only categorised or registered tourist accommodation should be presented as compliant.
- Act 16/permission for use is a building-use document, not a title deed.
See the Bulgaria Country Passport and adjacent guides below.
General information: This guide is not legal, tax, immigration or investment advice.
Evidence first
Official and primary sources
These links come from the shared OwnASea Source Registry. Discovery sources are not used as sole authority for legal, tax or immigration claims.
cadastreAgency for Geodesy, Cartography and CadastreBulgaria ↗municipalBansko Municipality — local taxes and ski tourismBulgaria ↗governmentBulgarian MFA — real-estate powers of attorney and Article 37 requirementsBulgaria ↗mortgage_regulationBulgarian National Bank — banking and mortgage supervisionBulgaria ↗property_insuranceBulgarian property insurance / disaster insurance contextBulgaria ↗municipalBurgas Municipality — local taxes and tourismBulgaria ↗cadastre_reformCadastre and Property Register Act 2026 amendment watchBulgaria ↗constitutional_property_lawConstitution of the Republic of Bulgaria — Article 22Bulgaria ↗immigration_law_pdfForeigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act — official consolidated PDFBulgaria ↗forestry_lawForestry Act — foreign ownership and inheritance provisionsBulgaria ↗local_tax_lawLocal Taxes and Fees Act — consolidated legal frameworkBulgaria ↗local_tax_frameworkMinistry of Finance — Local Taxes and Fees Act guidanceBulgaria ↗immigration_lawMinistry of Interior — Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria ActBulgaria ↗citizenship_lawMinistry of Justice — Bulgarian Citizenship ActBulgaria ↗citizenship_reformMinistry of Justice — investment citizenship abolitionBulgaria ↗construction_lawMinistry of Regional Development — Spatial Development Act and use permitsBulgaria ↗tourism_accommodation_lawMinistry of Tourism — Tourism Act and accommodation guidanceBulgaria ↗tourism_compliance_noticeMinistry of Tourism — only categorised/registered accommodation may operateBulgaria ↗vat_guidanceNational Revenue Agency — Bulgarian VAT rates and real-estate VATBulgaria ↗income_taxNational Revenue Agency — individual income taxBulgaria ↗