Trust on title but borrowers will be individuals

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  1. Syd Investor

    Syd Investor Active Member

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    This is one for the brokers. Do you know which lenders will accept scenario 2 below? Most I am aware of only accept scenario 1:

    • For example, if John Smith is the director of ABC Pty Ltd, the trustee for The Smith Unit Trust, then the loan could be set up in two ways:

      • Borrower: ABC Pty Ltd As Trustee For The Smith Unit Trust
        Mortgagor / property owner: ABC Pty Ltd As Trustee For The Smith Unit Trust
        Guarantor: John Smith

      • Borrower: John Smith
        Mortgagor / property owner: ABC Pty Ltd As Trustee For The Smith Unit Trust
        Guarantor: ABC Pty Ltd As Trustee For The Smith Unit Trust

    Thanks for your help. Also what tax implications will this have if any as the borrower is still the trust on both scenario's (Terry or anyone else)...Thanks guys
     
  2. Gen-Y

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    Borrower: John Smith
    Mortgagor / property owner: ABC Pty Ltd As Trustee For The Smith Unit Trust
    Guarantor: ABC Pty Ltd As Trustee For The Smith Unit Trust

    Only a selective few banks will lend.

    That's how I have structured it as well.
     
  3. Peter_Tersteeg

    Peter_Tersteeg Mortgage Broker Business Member

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    Are the lenders aware that it's a unit trust?
     
  4. Jess Peletier

    Jess Peletier Mortgage Broker & Finance Strategy, Aus Wide! Business Member

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    The borrower in the second scenario is not the trust, it's the individual.
     
  5. Corey Batt

    Corey Batt Well-Known Member

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    We use Advantedge a lot for these deals - you'll find some lenders can't get their heads around the swap in borrower/guarantor and many won't touch unit trusts.
     
  6. Terry_w

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

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    The trust cannot be on title as it is not a legal person. The property is owned by the company but the loan is in an individual name = 3rd party lending.

    The trust has largely nothing to do with it. The problem is that the borrower is not the owner of the property so limited lenders.

    I do these sorts of deals with St G - got one going through right now.
     
  7. Jess Peletier

    Jess Peletier Mortgage Broker & Finance Strategy, Aus Wide! Business Member

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    CBA will also do it. Macq used to as well - haven't tried with them recently though.
     
  8. Syd Investor

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    Thanks guys for all your input. I really appreciate. it. The scenario is for a friend so thought I would ask the experts on here as he was getting conflicting information from his bank.
     
  9. Rolf Latham

    Rolf Latham Inciteful (sic) Staff Member Business Plus Member

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    Limited lenders due to the deemed third party security guarantee needed from the trustee .

    Ta

    Rolf
     
  10. Marty McDonald

    Marty McDonald Mortgage broker Business Member

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    St G & CBA but be careful they don't change the structure on you to Pty Ltd as borrower and mortgagor without advising you.

    Had this happen last year with St G and and as I wasn't privy to the loan offer documents I didn't know until the loan had settled in the incorrect structure. I also couldn't understand why the solicitor was reluctant to give the guarantee advice sign off when they were meant to be borrowing in own names. Poor fella must have thought I was daft as I keep harping on about the fact that they were guaranteeing themselves (ie already borrowers) so what's the problem!!

    Lesson: review documents for clients on all occasions.
     
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  11. Terry_w

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

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    I had this happen with St George recently. Documents were issued with the company as borrower and not the individuals.

    If it settled it would have been a disaster as the interest would not have been deductible to the individuals.
     
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  12. Corey Batt

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    Ditto - that's where especially with these types of structures I prefer it be with a lender who will send copies that I can review, it happens too often to trust the assessor/doc team to follow instructions.
     
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