1) Environment - The country is rich in natural beauty, history and culture.

2) Weather - With average temperatures of 27C all year round, 10-12 hours of sunshine a day, a cool breeze from the Atlantic and very little rain (7 days last year!), Cape Verde provides Caribbean climate without the hurricanes!

3) Diversity - Cape Verde is made up of two distinctly different types of islands. Six of the islands, located more to the West, are characterized by their mountainous landscapes, whereas the remaining three are distinguished more by their long sandy beaches.

4) Stability - Since gaining independence from Portugal in 1975, Cape Verde has proved to be incredibly stable, both politically and financially. The Cape Verdean Escudo is linked directly to the Euro.

5) Travel - A New international airport on the island of Santiago has been recently completed and direct flights from the UK have just commenced. Cape Verde has also recently signed an "Open Skies" aviation agreement with the US. Travel time from the UK to Cape Verde will be just 30 mins longer than to the Canary Islands and you get a Caribbean climate without the jet-lag!

6) Prices - Cape Verde is not only extremely affordable but has enormous potential for capital appreciation over the coming 3-5 years.

7) Rental Market - With almost a 4x increase in the number of tourists expected to visit Cape Verde in the coming years and all-year round sunshine, investors can feel assured that there will always be a strong rental market for their property investment. In fact many developers offer to guarantee rental income for the first 2-3 years, in some cases as high as 6% p.a.