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For additional offerings for the UK property market, please also view Buy to Let and Buy to Live. If you are currently residing in Asian countries (Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, etc) you may be able to secure funding up to 80%.

  • Minimum loan: GBP 100,000 or currency equivalent.
  • Very attractive refinance package available for properties in England and Wales
  • Further advances – GBP 35,000 or currency equivalent.
  • Loan Currency: Must be either the local currency of the property location or the currency of the client's primary income
  • Refer here for rates
  • Repayment options: Capital & Interest repayment or Interest Only
  • Loan term: 30 year term or up to 70 years of age, whichever is earlier.
  • Financing: Maximum 70% of purchase price or valuation price, whichever is lower.
  • Arrangement fee: 1% of the loan amount and payable upon acceptance of formal offer letter and is non-refundable.
  • Legal fees :For client’s account (both the borrower’s and the bank’s legal fees)
  • Valuation fees, stamp duties, taxes, communication charges, building & other forms of insurance: For clients account.
  • Corporate / Trust borrower handling fee: 0.25% of the loan amount for clients who borrow via a company or trust structure, payable upon acceptance of formal offer letter and is non-refundable. Offshore company registration fees may also be payable.
  • Currency switching: Subject to qualification criteria and availability, which varies from time to time. When currency switching is offered, two free switches per calendar year, USD150 per switch thereafter.
  • Security: First legal charge or mortgage over the property.
  • Leasehold properties: Minimum 50 years left to run after repayment date.
  • Letting/Rental: No additional charges or increase in interest rates but tenancies or lets beyond certain terms will require our formal, written authorization and lower loan to value ratios may apply.
  • Repayment: Quarterly in arrears.
  • Pre-drawdown amendments A handling fee of USD150 will be charged should borrowers wish to make any amendments to the loan offer letter after the letter has been issued and accepted.

 

  1.  The bank does not finance UK residents for the purchase of a property in UK for own use (even as a second home that will be use occasionally) or family occupation.
  2. The bank will be able to lend to individuals who are buying a UK property for their own occasional use or for the use of their family or for investment provided that the borrowers are all non-UK resident. After the loan is drawn and client intends to take up residence in UK, the bank may continue with the Facility subject to the condition that the bank will not permit any changes to the terms and conditions of the facility.  However, no additional loan will be allowed.
  3. The bank will be able to finance clients residing in UK for the purchase of properties outside UK.
  4. Bank consent is required for entering into letting or tenancy agreements exceeding one year.




Recent Instructions

Extensive residential, hotel and golf course development in South Africa - €40m

UK Expat based in Moscow looking to relocate family back to UK. Seeking mortgage at 75% of purchase price.

Expat with property based in Channel Islands. Seeking mortgage of £150,000 on property valued at £250,000 to refinance from current lender and small equity release.

Singaporean clients looking to purchase London property at £450,000 for rental investment opportunity. Loan required of £300,000

Expat based in China seeking a refinance of UK property valued at £235,000. Existing lender would not renew as borrower no longer UK resident.

Singapore based Lawyer seeking finance for refinance and equity release on existing UK property to purchase additional investment property - £400,000

New Zealand based client with property in London valued at £450,000. Seeking refinance and equity release to purchase New Zealand residential property for own occupation - £250,000

€50m of funding for a commercial development scheme located in Estonia

Swedish client owns a 15 unit residential property on Fulham Road, Chelsea through a BVI company. Refinance sought on improved terms with a 5 year interest only facility - £3.2m

Refinance and equity release of three high-end apartments for lawyer based in Cayman Islands - £2.7m

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