Buying Off Plan or Completed

People will want to choose either Off Plan or Completed properties when buying, for various reasons and cicumstances.

Off plan

Off plan means that the building or project is not completed when you put down your deposit.

There may be 3 or 4 stage payments until your final payment at the Notary.

The stage payments & times of payments may differ between developer.

There may be alternative types of stage payments on offer by a particular developer to that of another. Read on ........

Why do you need a snagging service?


- To have faults identified within a property

- To have those faults reported to clients/builders/suppliers

- To have faults rectified before signing at handover or receipt of furniture.


As from January 09, CVTips will be offering this service to people who are buying on the Vila Verde development. For more details please contact us.

Plans that were approved years ago by the Government for large Developments to be built on Sal and other Cape Verde Islands has resulted in a gradual change of the landscape. Some developers on Sal are close to handover, others have just started levelling the land, putting in the infrastructure, fencing off land or been delayed. Those that are being planned or started on other islands are also at various stages. Read on....

Newsletter

Some of you have received the previous Newsletters from Cape Verde Tips. The information on them has been varied but covers the various sections of the website. However, registration for this is on the home page of this website, where it only requests your email address (not the request for more info form).

What has been printed so far : Read on ..............

A complex situated 15mins drive from Santa Maria on the west coast. Split into two complexes. Phase 1- Baia and Phase 2-Aldeamento.

Buying something at the right price without taking into consideration other things like where it is situated, what is going to change around the building, whether there are mains facilities or if you can let it easily.....amongst many more things...is not going to be brightest thing you have ever done! Read on ...