Guides (Bahrain)
Updated
Loan limits: the 50% rule50% of gross income, cards at 5% of the limit, 7 years — CBB's consumer-finance limits.Loan fees CBB allowsProcessing fees capped at BHD 100 (home loans by size), early settlement at the lower of 1% or BHD 100, card fees, VAT.Bahrain home finance rulesWhat CBB sets for home loans — and what it leaves to your bank: down payment, term, fees, early settlement.Who can buy property in BahrainCitizens, GCC nationals, other nationalities in the zones — and Golden Residency from BHD 130,000.Rent law: increases and deposits5% after 2 years, one month's deposit, lease registration — Law 27/2014.Government housing schemesMazaya and Tas'heel+ for Bahraini families: the official terms, in plain words.
Calculators
Home: costs of buyingOnce, on the day you buy: down payment, the 1.7% (or 2%) registration fee, notary, broker and the rest.Personal loan: calculatorInstalment, interest, the APR incl. fees and VAT (CBB's method) — and CBB's 50% and 7-year limits.EMI & interest calculatorWhat an EMI is, the formula and a worked example in BHD — and the interest your savings earn, simple or compound.VAT in Bahrain: add or remove 10%The 10% rate, what is exempt (property, rent, loan interest) and what carries VAT (cars, bank fees, insurance).Credit card: the minimum payment trapHow long paying only the minimum takes, what it costs, and what your card limit does to your 50%.Credit card: how much limit can I get?No CBB cap — what the 50% rule leaves room for on your gross income, repayments and cards.Car loan: calculatorInstalment, APR incl. fees (CBB method), the 7-year limit and the official registration fees.Car: zero down paymentWhat nothing down really costs, compared with putting some money down.Car: 0% finance or cash discount?The interest hidden in the cash discount you give up for 0% car finance.Home: monthly home loan paymentYour instalment, the processing-fee cap, and what share of your income it takes.Buy to let: rental yield and ROIGross yield, net yield after your costs, and the return on your own cash.Home: rent or buy?Your rent against buying, with every cost and your own guesses side by side.Any loan: paying off earlyWhat you settle with, the interest you save, and CBB's cap — on a consumer loan at most the lower of 1% or BHD 100, plus 10% VAT.Personal or car loan: how much can I borrow?Your maximum under CBB's 50%-of-gross-income limit.
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