There are a number of rental Agencies on Sal, the more established one is Aquisal.

Aquisal and a numer of other British Agencies will manage your property while you are abroad.

For [...]

Nov: I was initially told at the CV Telecom office that I needed to have a Residency Card before being to apply for a phone line, not sure if [...]

You may have to arrange for your own connections for water, gas and electricity. Check with the developer or proprietor of the apartment building. [...]

Some older apartment blocks are not on the mains; the tanks have to be refilled, this can sometimes be a problem if the proprietor [...]

Gas bottle supply. You will need to sign a contract before you can get a gas bottle. [...]

This can sometimes go off for days at time, affecting shops, businesses and communications. Freezer items will be ruined and milk will go off etc. Try and imagine this happening [...]

Follow the telegraph poles which should indicate where electricity supply has reached too. Some developments have their own generators in case the electricity supply goes off, as it could be [...]

Make sure you know what you are paying for. Are there separate meters for your apartment/building? Are you paying for something that you don’t have i.e. a phone line? This [...]