Introducing Cape Verde

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A place of Caribbean qualities but closer

The Cape Verde islands are causing a flurry of activity amongst overseas property investors. Overseas investments experts are forecasting returns on investment of 70% over a term a five years. Amanda Lamb presenter of one of the UK’s most popular overseas property television shows, A Place in the Sun, names Cape Verde as her number one destination for the overseas buyer. Investors who got in early are holding on tightly to what they have got whilst keen eyed overseas property investors are looking for a foot hold on the Cape Verde housing market.

About Cape Verde

Cape Verde is made up of ten volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. The group of Cape Verde islands includes Santo Antao, Sao Vicente, Santa Luzia, Sao Nicolau, Sal and Boa Vista. The southern part the islands include Sao Tiago, Brava, Fogo, and Maio.

The country is named after Cap-Vert (meaning Green Cape), now in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa.The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde is a republic located of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century.

Facts about Cape Verde at Wikepedia Cape Verde

Cape Verde Investment property

Overseas property investors need to put Cape Verde on thier short list, with predictions from the BBC hoilday programmes that the island is the next hot spot investors need to get in early. Go to Cape Verde Investment property

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Average Cape Verde house prices

The most popular Cape Verde islands of Santiago or Sal offer apartments priced starting around £50,000.

Buying to let in Cape Verde

Holiday home and vacation home market is not as buoyant as any self respecting investor would like. Owing to the lack of infrastructure and accessibility of the islands this emerging market is still behind in the rental income stakes.

Cape verde a golden opportunity for property investors

Cape Verde a golden opportunity for property investment.

The future is bright the future is Cape Verde

New international airports due on Santiago and Boa Vista will put an end to the accessibility problems that have slowed the holiday rental market and a recent application to join the EU shows that Cape Verde is bound to increase the desirability of the islands.

Belfast Times Cape Verde

Jose Montiero, a member of the Cape Verde parliament, discusses current investment potential in the island and a panel of independent tax and legal experts outlined how best to avail of that potential. read more here

So where is Cape Verde?

Cape Verde Western Africa, 600 km west of Senegal.

Cap Verde Map

Cape Verde map Source Lonely Planet guide to Cape verde

Cape Verde islands

Santo Antao,Sao Vicente,Fogo, Sao Nicolau,Santiago, Sal, Boavista, Maio Brava

Sal international airport

The airport's main runway (01/19) is 3,272m (10,734 ft) and is the longest in Cape Verde. It is used for long-haul flights. (It is also one of the designated emergency landing strips for the U.S. Space Shuttle.) The second runway (07/25) is 1,500m (4,921 ft) and is used by small planes. Sal is the main hub for the national airline, TACV Cabo Verde Airlines.

Cape Verde Quick Facts

Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal

Full Name Republic of Cape Verde

Capital:City Praia
Area: 4,030 sq km 1,556 sq miles
Population: 401,343
Time Zone: GMT/UTC -1 ()
Languages: Portuguese (official)
Religion: Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant

Currency: Escudo Caboverdiano (CVEsc)
Electricity: 220V 50HzHz

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