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Family Guarantee Loans

Jul 31, 2017

Published

06/03/2026

Updated

Go Mortgage Blog

Many parents get just as excited about their children’s first home purchase as the “kids” themselves.

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They’re often involved in helping select the property and providing advice. A facility is available which enables parents to help with the purchase at no direct cost to themselves. A “Family Guarantee Loan” enables parents, or another family member, to use their own home as security for up to 20% of the new home.

This can be an invaluable aid to younger family members making the big step of buying a home.

In particular:

  • The buyers may be able to afford a more appropriate property for their needs.
  • It may enable them to purchase at a time when they don’t have a deposit available.
  • It will avoid the need to pay costly mortgage insurance (usually required when borrowing greater than 80% of the purchase price).
  • The liability of the parents (or other family relationship) is limited to 20% of the purchase price and this will be reduced as the mortgage is reduced.

This is an easy and cost-free way to assist your family into their first home.

We help many families with these types of loans, so please give us a call for more information on 1300 855 244

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