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HOUSEHOLD RECORDS · PREPARATION BEFORE APPLICATION

FREE CHECK · YOUR PREPARATION FILE

Check Your Home Loan Readiness

Before a bond application, check bureau records, household costs, enquiries and income documents.

Keep the whole monthly picture in view

Instalment

Rates

Insurance

Levies

Ownership costs

Review your preparation

Choose Not yet or Yes for all four questions, then select Show my next step. Your result explains the preparation still to review and lets you request guidance.

Review your home-loan preparation

Answer four preparation questions. Your answers stay on this page until you choose guidance; nothing is submitted until you send the enquiry form. These checks do not establish affordability or credit approval.

Review the four preparation areas

Work through each question using your own records. Note what still needs attention, then read the Home Loan Readiness guide without using the selector.

01

Credit profile

Have you reviewed reports and known factual errors?

Keep bureau information, possible factual errors and unresolved disputes together for review.

02

Household costs

Have you budgeted for instalments, rates, insurance, levies and ownership costs?

Consider instalments, rates, insurance, levies, repairs and possible rate changes.

03

Recent applications

Have you reviewed recent enquiries and avoided unnecessary repeat applications?

Use the enquiries on your reports when reviewing recent application activity.

04

Income and expenses

Have you prepared income and expense documents?

Have income evidence, bank statements, debts and monthly expenses ready.

PREPARATION, WITH REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

Your next step

Your answers describe preparation you say you have completed. They do not predict approval, a loan amount or an interest rate. Lenders assess affordability and credit risk independently.

Read more about bureau information, the household budget and lender criteria before approaching lenders.

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