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Easy
Reference Guide |
Lifestyle Plan |
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Lending
Guidelines |
Income Plan
(Variable interest rate only) |
Lump Sum
(Variable & Fixed Rates) |
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Minimum and
Maximum advance |
$200 per
month to Unlimited |
$20,000 to
Unlimited |
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Protected
Equity Option |
Up to 25% |
Up to 25% |
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Maximum Loan
Percentage - at 65 years
|
10% of value
of property |
10% of value
of property |
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Maximum Loan Percentage
|
50% of value
of property (Age 95 and above) |
50% of value
of property (Age 95 and above) |
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Security
|
Residential
owner occupied |
Residential
owner occupied |
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How you plan
to use your equity release? |
Any legal purpose |
Any legal purpose |
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Key criteria |
Must be 65
years or over – no maximum age |
Must be 65
years or over – no maximum age |
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Term
|
Until sale of property, permanent move out or death |
Until sale of property, permanent move out or death |
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Key
Features |
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Interest
rate option |
Variable
|
Variable or
fixed, or a combination of both |
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Account
statements |
Every 6
months |
Every 6
months |
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Lump sum
plan, Income plan OR combination of both |
Regular
monthly income over 5, 10, 15 or 20 years Level OR indexed |
Lump sum
|
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Redraw of
available balance accessible |
YES |
YES for
Variable Rate only |
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Principal
reductions possible
|
YES
|
YES. Economic break costs may apply to fixed rate repayments in excess
of 10% per annum.
No break costs on fixed for life rate on moving into aged care, & event
of death.
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Required
repayments (during life of plan) |
None |
None |
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Ability to
top up Equity Release Plan |
YES |
YES |
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Loan
portability – ability to take your Equity Release plan with you from one
home to another |
YES |
YES |
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Ability to
check on loan balance |
YES |
YES |
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FEES |
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