Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

ICICI Bank’s UK arm facilitates home loans in India for diaspora

ICICI Bank’s UK arm facilitates home loans in India for diaspora

ICICI BANK UK said it is facilitating home loans in India through its parent ICICI Bank for the Indian diaspora based in Britain.

According to it, non-resident Indians (NRIs), overseas citizens of India (OCIs) or persons of Indian origin (PIO) based in the UK, can avail home loans to buy residential and commercial properties in India without travelling to the south Asian country.

ICICI Bank has also enabled its online platform for salaried NRI customers to get a provisional sanction letter digitally.

The online platform provides customers “an opportunity to avail competitive interest rates and discounted processing fees”, the bank said in a statement.

It claimed the currency conversion rate between Pound Sterling and the Indian rupee now is “much better for a rupee buyer” than a year ago, which “further weighs in favour of buyers living in the UK”.

ICICI Bank UK said it has a dedicated team based in Britain to assist homebuyers looking to avail a home loan in India.

Customers can get in touch with ICICI Bank UK PLC branches or visit its website www.icicibank.co.uk, it added.

ICICI Bank is the second-largest Indian private sector lender by market capitalisation and the fifth most valuable Indian entity listed on exchanges.

More For You

IndiGo crisis

The crisis represents the gravest challenge in IndiGo's 20-year history.

Getty Images

India imposes airfare caps as IndiGo crisis cancels 385 flights

Highlights

  • Airline admits inadequate planning for new pilot duty regulations.
  • Maximum fares now set at $83 for short routes, $167 for medium distances.
  • Safety concerns raised over regulatory exemptions granted to IndiGo.

The Indian government imposed airfare caps on Saturday following widespread travel chaos caused by IndiGo's cancellation of 385 flights in a single day, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at Bengaluru and Mumbai airports.

India's dominant carrier, which controls over 60 per cent of the domestic market, has grounded thousands of flights this week after acknowledging it failed to prepare adequately for new pilot duty regulations that came into force on November (1).

Keep ReadingShow less