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Antigua & Barbuda

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FINANCING A HOME IN ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

The International Residential Mortgages in Antigua & Barbuda requirements are as follows:

  • Details of income supported by employer and tax returns. For self-employed we will require previous 3 years trading accounts and/or accountants corroboration. 3 years tax returns.
  • Fully completed International Mortgage Application form which covers off all requirements of the application.
  • Details of Income/Expenditure/Assets/Liabilities.
  • If using a PWV then we will require a Personal Guarantee from the beneficial owner(s)
  • Bank and Credit reference + sight of 6 months bank statements.

The Interest Rates are as follows:

Variable Rates:

All rates are indicative rates 8.25%

Fixed Rates-Short Term:

  • 2yr. Fixed rate 8.0%-2 years following draw down
  • 3yr. Fixed rate 8.0%- 3 years following draw down
  • 5yr. Fixed rate 8.25%- 5 years following draw down

Fixed Rate- Long Term:

  • 10yr. Fix rate 8.5%- 10 years following draw down
  • 15yr. Fix rate 8.6%- 15 years following draw down
  • 20yr. Fix rate 8.7%- 20years following draw down

N.B.Early repayment charge is 6 months interest at fixed rate % will be charged if redeemed before expiry date.

The minimum loaned is USD 250,000.00

LTV 70% up to US$2.5million
LTV 60% above US$2.5M

Term: 20 years, with option to pay interest only for up to 5 years then amortized over remaining 15 years.

Generic Criteria Applicable to the Scheme:

  • Bank Accounts -   a bank account will be required
  • All Risks insurance -   comprehensive cover required incl. Hurricane cover
  • Fixed Rates - only available for amounts of USD 250k and above.
  • Taxation including local taxes
      • Clients will have to pay any local taxes arising in the different islands. These can add between 10 -15% on top of the purchase price. Also taxes arising in their country of domicile.

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Country Information

Antigua & Barbuda

Standards

Road Traffic: left side

Electricity:
Voltage:230V*
Frequency:60 Hz
Plug types:A & B,

Note:*Airport area is reportedly Antigua power is 110V.

Geography

Bordering countries:

Location:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico

Area:
total: 442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)
land: 442.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Climate:
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain:
mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas

Economy

GDP: $750 million (2002 est.)

GDP growth rate: 3.8% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $10,900 (2005 est.)
Inflation rate: 0.9% (2005 est.)

Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Exchange rates:

vEast Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), note, fixed rate since 1976

People

Population: 69,108 (July 2006 est.)

Growth rate: 0.55% (2006 est.)

Religions:

Christian (predominantly Anglican with other Protestant, and some Roman Catholic)

Languages:

English (official), local dialects

Government

Capital:
name: Saint John's
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independence:
1 November 1981 (from UK)

Note: Information on Antigua & Barbuda was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about Bahamas, please visit one of the links below.

CIA's World Factbook on Antigua & Barbuda
Wikipedia page on Antigua & Barbuda
Search for Antigua & Barbuda on Google

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