Buying guide
5 ways your parents can help you buy a home
Property ladder feeling out of reach? Here's how your parents might be able to help.
4 July 2023
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With the "Bank of Mum and Dad" being a significant lender in New Zealand, parents have several ways to help their children buy a home.
Key financial assistance methods include:
- Gifting a deposit
- Providing a formal loan
- Acting as a guarantor
- Using an offset mortgage
- Co-owning the property
It is crucial for all parties to seek independent legal and financial advice. Formal agreements are essential to protect everyone’s interests, especially regarding relationship property and the parents' retirement savings.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
You should seek reliable legal advice before committing anything.
1. Parents use equity in the family home
2. Parents make a loan to the children
Parents may use the family home as security against a loan.
3. Parents act as guarantor on the home loan
4. Parents offset part of a child’s mortgage
5. Co-owning with parents
Other things parents can do to help you on your way
In all cases, it is important to ask the tough questions up front.
Key questions for Mum and Dad before they take the next step
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