Documents for a property or car deal

Real estate transactions

Depending on the case, a real estate transaction needs:

The sketches, schemes and certificates go with the notarial deed when it is entered at the Registry Agency. Without them the entry is refused.

Motor vehicle transactions

To sell or give away a motor vehicle you need:

the registration certificate – the large and small part, or the old certificate;
a valid third-party liability insurance policy;
a certificate of the vehicle’s insured value – issued at the office on the spot, and by all insurance companies;
the payment slip for this year’s road tax;
declarations under Art. 264(2) of the Tax and Social Insurance Procedure Code (DOPK);
declarations under Art. 25(7) of the Notaries and Notarial Activity Act (ZNND);
a certificate of heirs – if the vehicle was inherited;
proof of the paid local tax;
other documents, depending on the case.

For the attention of our clients

If the transaction is done by proxy: an express power of attorney from the owner or owners of the property or vehicle (with a detailed description of it), together with declarations under Art. 264(2) DOPK and Art. 25(7) ZNND, notarised in the current year, for each owner.
If a legal representative takes part: a document proving their powers – the birth certificate of a minor, or a certificate of good standing if the seller or buyer is a legal entity.

Powers of attorney, declarations and contracts

Every power of attorney, declaration and contract is individual and made to the client’s needs. To have the document prepared and certified by the notary, bring:

details of the person you authorise: full name, personal number (EGN), permanent address, ID card number;
the vehicle’s details from its registration certificate – to authorise someone to drive and/or sell a vehicle;
the property’s details from the title deed – to authorise someone to dispose of a property (sale, gift, exchange and so on).

Forms for powers of attorney and declarations

If…

…the seller or buyer is a company: bring the certificate of good standing and the BULSTAT card of the company; a person representing the company must attend.
…the property or car was bought during the marriage: and there is no marriage contract on the property regime, it belongs to both spouses. Both must attend in person before the notary, or expressly authorise someone else to sign the contract of sale or gift.
…the owner is divorced: bring the final court decision ending the marriage, showing who keeps the property or the car.
…the owner is represented by a proxy: the proxy brings the original power of attorney and the declarations under Art. 264(2) DOPK and Art. 25(7) ZNND that go with it, with the signatures notarised in the current year.

Local tax

Local tax is due on every purchase of a property or a vehicle and is paid by the buyer. In Burgas it is 2.5% of the higher value: the sale price, or the value in the tax assessment or insured value certificate. You can leave the amount at the office and the staff will pay it in on the same day. You get the payment slip from the office.

Other common cases

A child travelling abroad without the parents

on a trip, a visit or to study – the child’s birth certificate, for the declaration of consent.

Acknowledging a child

the date and place of the child’s birth, and the mother’s details: full name, personal number (EGN), permanent address, ID card number.

A company manager authorising others

the certificate of good standing, the BULSTAT card, a certificate from the Registry Agency and so on.

Contracts

for rent, loans, sale of a vehicle, gift of money, transfer of housing savings points, preliminary contracts, sale of company shares, voluntary partition, construction, pledge, leasing and others – details of the parties, the subject, the term and method of payment, and of the specific clauses the parties want.

Transferring housing savings points

the savings book, the birth certificate of the child receiving the points, and other documents – a certificate of heirs, a marriage certificate and so on.

What to bring to the notary