Refinancing and Restructures
Most people refix by clicking the option their bank emails them. That is a decision about rate only. It ignores whether the loan should be split differently, whether the term still suits, whether a revolving credit portion would help, and whether staying with one lender is limiting what you can borrow next.
Break costs and cash incentive clawbacks are the two things that usually decide whether moving is worth it, and neither is obvious until someone calculates them.
What advice covers
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Refix with your current lender versus refinance to another, with the actual numbers
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Break cost calculation and when it is worth paying
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Cash incentive clawback periods and what leaving early costs you
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Splitting a loan across fixed terms so you are not fully exposed on one date
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Whether revolving credit or offset suits how you actually manage money
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Releasing equity, and what that does to your borrowing capacity afterwards
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Whether concentrating everything with one lender is limiting your next move
Tools and downloads
Affordability Stress Test calculator
Related reading
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Escaping the One Bank Trap: Why Diversification Is the Key to Unlocking Your Next Loan
Negotiating with the Big Four: How a Mortgage Adviser Gets You a Better Deal
How to Stress-Test Your Portfolio Against Rate Hikes