Anyone looking to buy a house to live or for holidays needs to know a little of the language or find someone to help you.The process of buying is generally simple although a long drawn out process. You can buy in your name as a non resident foreigner, but first you need a tax number. This again is not difficult but needs planning ahead of any visits. Property is generally lower priced than the U.K. market providing you stay away from Kyiv or Yalta, coastal houses can still be bought for £20,000 or less and country property from as little as £5000. One big plus of owning a holiday home here is the fact that no local taxes are payable while the house is empty, and you only pay for water gas etc as you use it. an average summer electric bill and gas bill combined would be no more than £10.00 a month. Prices are still rising, the people are friendly and Wizz Air have made it cheaper to get here than ever before.