07 Dec What is home loan portability?
If you are moving house, home loan portability gives you the option to take your current home loan with you. By keeping your loan from one property to the next, you won’t have to go through the process of refinancing and you can save on establishment costs like application and valuation fees, government charges and potential exit fees (banned on loans taken out after 1 July 2011). If you have a fixed rate home loan, then loan portability could save you the significant break costs that may be charged for altering your loan before the full term. It also entitles you to retain existing facilities like your ATM card, online banking account and cheque book. Some home loans include portability and others provide it as an option. Often there are restrictions in place that determine in what circumstance portability can be used. As your mortgage...