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H U D C O
HUDCO NIWAS    INDIVIDUAL HOUSING FINANCE SCHEME FOR NON-RESIDENT INDIANS (NRI's)
 

HUDCO  today has emerged as the leading  public financial institution with the major Objective of financing and encouraging housing activity in the country. HUDCO is offering financial assistance to individual families to enable them to acquire a home of their own through its “HUDCO NIWAS” Scheme.

 
“HUDCO NIWAS”   offers loan assistance to NRI's  to
  •  
Construct  a house
  •  
Buy a house or flat
  •  
Purchase of plot
 
ELIGIBILITY FOR LOAN AND HOW IT IS DETERMINED
 

An applicant must be in service or engaged in any profession or business with regular income for servicing the loan.

 

The loan amount will not exceed 85% of the cost of the housing unit including incidental costs like stamp duty and registration. The maximum loan amount will be Rs. 50 lacs for purchase or construction of house or flat and Rs. 15 lacs for purchase of plot.

 

The actual loan amount will be determined on the basis of repayment capacity. Repayment capacity takes into account factors such as income, age, qualifications, number of dependents, spouse's income, assets, liabilities, stability and continuity of occupation, savings history & alternate employment prospects on return to India.

 
LOAN APPLICATION
 
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Application for loan shall be submitted in any "HUDCO NIWAS" Office in the prescribed form along with supporting documents.

 
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Proposed owners of the housing unit for which loan is sought will have to be co-applicants. However, all co-applicants need not be co-owners.

  
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The applicant can also appoint a power of attorney in India and the power of attorney should be executed as per the draft provided by HUDCO. This draft is available at any HUDCO NIWAS office.

 
RATE OF INTEREST
 
Loan Amount (Rs.)

Interest Rate (%p.a)

Repayment Period

  (On Monthly Rest Basis)
 
1.
For construction or purchase of house or flat or composite loan.
Upto 50,00,000 13.00 Upto 10 years
2.
For purchase of plot from public agencies
Upto  15,00,000 13.00 Upto 5 years
 
LOAN REPAYMENT PERIOD
 

For purchase or construction of house or flat . It is normally upto 10 years, but the period will not extend beyond the age of 65 years of the applicant. However, "HUDCO NIWAS" will endeavour to determine the repayment period to suit the convenience of the applicant.

 
2. For purchase of Plots Repayment period upto 5 years but not to extend beyond the age of 65 years of the applicant.
 
SECURITY FOR THE LOAN
 

Security for the loan is the first equitable mortgage of the housing unit to be financed normally by way of deposit of title deeds, and or such other collateral security as may be necessary . Title of the property should be clear  marketable & free from encumbrance.      In all cases the applicant will be required to provide guarantee of one individual acceptable to HUDCO NIWAS.  Lien on borrower's other assets in India may also be required   Collateral or Interim security could be assignment to HUDCO of life insurance policies the surrender value of which at least equal to the loan amount, and such other investments that are acceptable to HUDCO such as NSC’s, UTI Units etc.

 
FEES
A one-time fee of 2.00% of the loan amount applied for is to be paid when the form is submitted to HUDCO.
 
LOAN REPAYMENT
 

Loan will be repayable in Equated Monthly Installments (EMI) comprising principal and interest. Interest is calculated on monthly reducing balance method. The monthly installment depends on quantum of loan, interest rate applicable and the term of repayment of the loan. The sample of various EMI's is given in the table below :

 
EMI FOR A LOAN OF Rs. 1,00,000/-
 
Term of Loan                  Years
(Interest)  3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

13.00   

3370 2683 2276 2008 1820 1681 1576 1494

Repayment of  EMI commences from the month following the month in which the last installment of the loan is disbursed by the “HUDCO NIWAS”  Until the loan is fully disbursed, Pre-EMI interest is payable only on the portion of the loan availed as one the last day of every month and is calculated at the same rate at which EMI is calculated.

 

Payment of fees, charges & pre EMI interest should be remitted to HUDCO from abroad through normal banking channel or from the NRE/FCNR/NRO/NRNR/NRSR account in India.

 
Payment of the EMI should be made through post dated cheques from your NRE/FCNR/NRO/NRNR/NRSR accounts in India.
 

However If the house/flat is rented out, the entire rental income, even if it is more than the prescribed installment, should be adjusted towards repayment of loan.  If the rental income is less than the prescribed installment, the borrower should remit the amount to the extent of the shortfall from abroad or pay the difference out of is/her NRE/FCNR/NRO/NRNR/NRSR accounts in India

 
Repayment of ahead of schedule will be accepted without any changes/penality
 
DISBURSEMENT OF THE LOAN
 

The loan will be disbursed after a full technical appraisal has been made and on completion of all legal documentation and after investment of the applicant's own contribution in full. Own contribution is the total cost of the housing unit less the loan from "HUDCO NIWAS".

 

The loan will be disbursed in full or in suitable installments taking into account the requirement of the funds and progress of the construction.

 
OTHER ATTRACTIVE FEATURES
 
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Free insurance for house or flat proposed to be acquired/constructed against the risks of fire and natural calamities.

 
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No charges for repayment of loan ahead of schedule.
 

Free counseling by Building Material and Technology wing of HUDCO on selection of cost effective and an environment friendly building materials technologies etc.

 

Free counseling by Design Wing of HUDCO on design aspects suggesting various options in designing including interiors.

 
HOW TO MAKE PAYMENTS
 

Applicants can make payment of fees, charges &  towards loan repayment by cheque or demand draft  marked "Payee Account Only" favouring "Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. "drawn on a bank in a city where HUDCO has an office.

 

HUDCO NIWAS INDIVIDUAL HOUSING LOAN SCHEME
FOR NON-RESIDENT INDIANS (NRI'S)

List of documents to be submitted alongwith application form
 
A)
Photocopies of :
 
a)
Residency related documents
  
b)
Overseas Bank account statement for the last six months.
 
c)
Bank account statement of NRE/NCNR/NRO/NRNR account in India for the last six months.
 
d)
Employment contract (if a contract is in a language other than English, an English translation of the same attested by the Embassy/Employer should be given).
 
e)
Latest salary slip.
 
f)
Receipts for payments if any made for purchase of dwelling units.
 
g)
Latest work permit.
 
h)
Identity card issued by current employer.
 
i)
Visa stamped on passport.
 
j)
Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) (if applicable).
 
k)
Copy of approved drawings of proposed construction/purchase.
 
l)
Agreement for sale/sale deed/detailed cost estimate from Architect/Engineer for property to be purchased/constructed.
 
m)
Allotment letter from the co-operative /association of apartment owner/private builder/Public agencies etc.
 
B)
Power of attorney as per HUDCO draft.
 
C)
Requirement of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
 
In addition to conditions applicable to NRI’s  as per RBI guidelines, following are also to be kept in view by the applicants :-
 
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The flat/house will be used for self occupation by the non-resident on return to India and not for any other purpose.
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The sale proceed of the flat/house acquired with assistance of borrowed fund will not be allowed to be repatriated at any time in future.
 

For further details: www.hudco.org

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