Government of Gibraltar
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Press Release

   
Date: 20 September 2005
crestlogo.jpg (45837 bytes) Office of the Chief Minister
No.6 Convent Place
Gibraltar
Tel: 20070071 Fax: 20074524
Press Announcement - Waterport Terraces

A Housing development being carried out on behalf of the Government by GRP Investments Company Limited

(a wholly-owned Government company)

Arrangement of Finance by Prospective Purchasers – 30 September Deadline for Applications

Application Forms in connection with the Waterport Terraces Housing Scheme require applicants to confirm that they have the financial means to complete the purchase of the property. In most cases, this will require them to obtain a bridging loan and mortgage.

The Government has been informed by lending institutions that they will be unable to conduct preliminary interviews with all their potential customers before the deadline of 30 September 2005 for submission by prospective purchasers of Applications to buy a property. The Government is, therefore, willing to accept Application Forms from individuals who have been unable to obtain confirmation from their bank or building society by that date, subject to the following:

Such individuals should insert the date in October of their arranged appointment with their prospective lending institution in Section 9 of their Application Form;

A letter from the bank or building society confirming an in-principle agreement to lend the required sum must be forwarded to GRP Investments Company Limited by not later than 31 October 2005, failing which (unless further extensions are allowed) the Application will be disregarded.

Please note that Application Forms to purchase a property must still be submitted by 30 September 2005. It should be noted that any Application Forms submitted after the deadline of 30 September will not be considered, unless the Government were to decide and publicly announce before 30 September, to allow a general extension of this deadline.