Strict tests will ensure that only homeowners who can really afford such schemes can take out equity, which have been a popular way for many to raise extra funds.
8th december 2011 The White Rose Credit union is providing interest-free home loans for vulnerable people around the district. The loans pay for essential repairs and disabled adaptations.
Professional landlords are showing signs of confidence by taking equity out of unmortgaged properties they own to expand and gear up investment potfolios.
Despite the wave of negative publicity surrounding its super-sized interest rate hike last month, Westpac surprised rivals by growing its home lending book at twice the rate of the market during December.
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Cool bananas: Westpac’s jump in mortgages
