Standard home loans

Home loans for owner-occupied purchase or refinance, with competitive interest rates for under 80% LVR.

Standard home loans

Home loans for owner-occupied purchase or refinance, with competitive interest rates for under 80% LVR.

 

Criteria and application

                      

Loan Serviceability Calculator

Test rate
  • 6.79%
Loan serviceability
  • 90% max
CriteriaDetail
Number of applicants
  • Two applicants max 
Purpose
  • Owner-occupied - up to 80% LVR
  • Investment - up to 60% LVR
Loan type
  • Principal and interest
Interest type
  • Fixed or floating
Max loan amount
  • $1,000,000
Max loan term
  • 30 years
Max NSR
  • 90%
Max LVR
  • 80%
Property types
  • Mainstream residential
  • Freehold and stratum freehold
  • Cross-lease
  • Leasehold
  • All properties require minimum internal floor size of 45sqm.
Valuation requirements
  • Sale & Purchase agreement; or
  • e-valuation; or
  • Capital Valuation (council assessment)
Evidence of deposit
  • KiwiSaver - confirmation from provider
  • Regular savings - bank statement (last 90 days only)
  • Gift deposit - Gifting certificate, signed and

    witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or Solicitor, which
    declares that the sum of money has been gifted to the
    borrower without duress or recourse, and it is a gift, and
    not an interest-free loan.

TypeDocument
Application form
  • Signed application form and disclosure
Identification
  • NZ passport (current and signed) or Birth Certificate and NZ driver licence (front and back)
  • Foreign passport or Citizenship Certificate and foreign driver license (front and back)
  • Resident visa holders: proof of residency as evidenced on the applicants passport (visa label) or a letter from Immigration New Zealand confirming visa status.
Proof of income

If employed:

  • Transactional bank statements (last 90 days); or
  • Three (3) most recent consecutive payslips; or
  • Employment contract (if applicant has been with current employer less than 3 months)

If unemployed:

  • Last 2 years’ financial statements supported by business and personal tax returns, and
  • IR3 financial return from previous tax year.
Bank statements
  • Statements or all accounts covering the last 90 days only
  • The quickest and most secure way to provide statements is through the Illion statement portal.
ResidencyIdentification
NZ Citizens
  • NZ passport (current and signed); or
  • NZ driver licence and NZ Birth certificate 
Permanent Resident Visa holders
  • NZ passport (current and signed); or 
  • Foreign passport or Citizenship Certificate and foreign driver license (front and back)
Resident Visa Holders
  • Must ordinarily reside in NZ and have lived in NZ for at least the last 12 months.
  • Foreign passport or Citizenship Certificate and foreign driver license (front and back)
  • Proof of residency as evidenced on the applicant's passport (visa label) or letter from Immigration New Zealand confirming visa status.
Work Visa holder
  • Not eligible for lending at Unity.

Lending policy

Income sourceScaling  Documentation
Salary and wages
(permanent or part-time)
100%
  • Transactional bank statements (last 90 days); or
  • Three (3) most recent consecutive payslips; and
  • Employment contract (if applicant has been with current employer less than 3 months)
Overtime (wages) 80%
  • IRD personal Tax Summary (IR3)
    (Minimum of 12 months and the most recent)
Commission 80%
  • IRD personal Tax Summary (IR3)
    (Minimum of 12 months and the most recent)
Seasonal and casual workers 100%
  • 12 months with the same employer; and
  • IRD personal Tax Summary (IR3)
    (Minimum of 12 months and the most recent)
Self-employed/business income 100%
  • Last two years financial accounts prepared by an accountant.
  • IR3 financial return from previous tax year.
Taxable allowances 100%
  • IRD personal Tax Summary (IR3)
    (Minimum of 12 months and the most recent)
Overseas income 80%
  • Overseas income must be converted to New Zealand dollars using the current exchange rate on the day, and scaled at 80%; and
  • Copy of the applicant’s signed Employment Agreement is required.
Government benefits
  • Jobseeker Support
  • NZ Super
  • Sickness, ACC
  • Sole Parent Support
  • WFF, Family Assistance & Child Disability Allowance
  • Accommodation supplement
100%
  • Transactional bank statements (last 90 days); or
  • Written confirmation of entitlements.

Rental income

(existing income from tenants, flatmates or boarders)

80%
  • Evidence of regular payments to account; or
  • Copy of Tenancy Agreement; or
  • Letter from Real Estate agent / Property Manager

Flatmate/boarder income

(expected future income from flatmates or boarders)

Capped
  • Letter from applicant confirming intention to secure flatmates or boarders.
  • Maximum of two flatmates
  • Maximum $250 per flatmate per week.
Excluded income sources
  • Student allowances
  • Casual (unverified) income
  • Child support payments and/or child or spouse maintenance
  • Irregular or short-term overtime and income
  • Benefits not listed as acceptable and/or non-permanent benefits i.e. temporary additional support, winter energy payments etc.
  • Non-taxable allowances or reimbursement allowances
  • Parental leave payments
  • Income derived from lifestyle blocks or serviced apartments.
  • Bonus income
Type of securityDetail
Apartments / units in a complex
  • Apartments
  • Unit in a retirement village
  • Unit in a Hotel or Motel (Including redevelopment or Conversions
  • Unit in a serviced or managed Complex (excluding body corporate)
Boarding houses
  • Shared accommodation where each tenant has their own agreement with the landlord to rent a single room; or 
  • A sleeping area in a room shared with other tenants.
Builder display homes
  • Display or show homes
Commercial, business or industrial use 
  • Commercial property titles
  • Properties that are zoned in commercial areas
  • Properties that were built for commercial, business or industrial use
  • Businesses with a separate living area
  • Mixed residential/commercial or previous conversions from commercial or industrial usage.
Company titles
  • Where the land and building are owned by a company. 
Kitset, mobile or transportable homes
  • Homes that are newly constructed and typically prefabricated off-site and deliverable or are pre-cut or ready-to-assemble.
Lease for Life Convenants
  • A property with an existing lease that will be held until end of life.
New builds/house & land packages
  • Includes both new builds and major construction projects
Properties with weathertightness concerns
  • Unity will not lend against any property with known weather-tightness issues or where it is known that the property does not hold the necessary code compliance and/or permits.
  • Unity will not lend on properties with Weatherside or Monolithic Cladding.
Relocatable houses
  • A dwelling which has been relocated from its original site (land) and moved elsewhere. 
Remote location properties
  • Properties located in remote areas and/or with a population of less than 1500 people and without a substantial township nearby.
  • Where there are limited property sales within the area to provide comparable values.
Rural properties or farms
  • Rural & Lifestyle properties over 15 hectares
  • Agribusiness or farms where income is produced from the property
TypeRequirements
Freehold
  • All other standard property requirements apply.
Cross Lease
  • Copy of both tiles and the flat plan, including any interests.
  • All other standard property requirements apply.
Leasehold
  • Copy of the lease agreement
  • Registered valuer’s report 
  • All properties require a minimum internal floor size of 45sqm
Type Requirements
Sales & purchase
  • The sale and purchase agreement must be confirmed as having all conditions met, with confirmation to be provided by the borrower’s solicitor in writing.
  • No more than 3 months old at the time the loan is approved.
  • A complete copy, signed by all parties.
  • Handled by a licensed real estate agent.
e-valuation 
  • Must be less than 3 months old.
Capital rateable valuations
  • Must be less than 3 years old.
  • The most recent and up-to-date value available.
Registered valuation
  • In some circumstances, a registered valuation may be required.

Incentives and commissions

TypeRequirements
Amount
  • 3,000
Terms and conditions
  • Unity's lending criteria and terms apply.
  • Available for new lending of $250,000 and above.
  • The cash contribution is conditional on the applicant agreeing to retain their home loan with Unity for at least 3 years.  If the home loan is refinanced with another financial institution or repaid in full within 3 years of receiving the cash contribution (including in a mortgagee sale), a pro-rata portion of the cash contribution, based on the remaining months left, will be repaid to Unity. 
  • Excludes home loan top-ups.
  • Home loan customers must open a Unity transactional account and have their main source of income deposited into the account. For joint loans, only one customer needs to fulfill this requirement. The account must be opened and income credited before the loan is drawn down.
  • This offer is subject to change and could be withdrawn at any time and without notice.
TypeAmount  Home Loan Fully Repaid
Commission 90 basis points

Clawbacks 100%
  • Less than 12 months
75%
  • 12 - 18 months
50%
  • 18 - 24 months
0%
  • More than 24 months