Finance with one owner and two borrowers

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  1. Ator

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    How likely is it to get finance when only one person of a couple has a property in their name but has a low income (too low to service the loan by themselves) and the other person has no property but has a decent income?
     
    Ator, 10th Mar, 2020
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  2. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    It depends how it is set up, but shouldn't be hard. One spouse can use the security of the other, they could be joint borrowers, one borrow and one guarantor etc etc.
     
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    Property Twins Mortgage Brokers, Buyers Agents & Mentors Business Member

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    When you say couple - do you mean de facto or married?

    You will need to cover off on specific lender requirements for 'substantial benefit' (Banking Code of Conduct), whereby the person who is not on title will need to understand the risks associated with this.
     
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  4. Redom

    Redom Mortgage Broker Business Member

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    If the two people are not spouses, this is very hard. Banks don't allow this.

    If its spouses, lots of options and banks are comfortable with it. Recently there's a few more minor hoops to jump through and some banks prescribe how it should be set up, but plenty of options.
     
    Redom, 11th Mar, 2020
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