There are 139 apartments, from studios and one-bed apartments to four-bed apartments, and most with private terraces. The development also includes a panoramic restaurant, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, spa and wellness centre among a host of other amenities.

Imperial Build Limited, one of the developers of the project, will also manage the properties on completion and offer a guaranteed rental.

Prices start from 79,000 for a fully furnished studio, from 96,000 for a one-bed, and from 137,000 for a twobed. A small number of fourbeds start at 235,000.

Floor space in studios is 48sq m (including common areas) and up to 84sq m in the two-beds. Property values are predicted to rise to 2,000 per sq m when Bulgaria joints the EU next year.

Woosnam has given his professional seal of approval to the development. "Golf is in its early stages of development in Bulgaria and I am keen to be involved in helping develop the sport in the country. The backdrop to the Bansko site is spectacular and with mature pine trees and streams I envisage a rugged mountain look to the course."

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