Westpac Bank has announced significant changes to their lending policies for borrowers seeking to purchase an Investment Property.
Westpac will restrict investors to loan amounts up to 80% of their property value. This will impact greatly on the tax deductions able to be achieved by Westpac clients as they will now be required to contribute the 20% Deposit + Stamp Duties + Purchase Costs from their own funds rather than being able to borrow these amounts and claiming the interest as a tax deduction.
Whilst several other Banks have also announced similar restrictions on investors, industry insiders do not anticipate these policies to be adopted by the entire banking industry.
Q: Can Investors access loans that will allow them to borrow more than 80% of their property value ?
A: YES … Our Mortgage Specialists have access to over 30 Banks and can source a Bank who has NOT introduced restrictions or discrimatory approval policies targeting Investors.
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