Refinancing and Purchasing a Property at the Same Time?
Often to get the best deal (or even to get the deal done at all) on a new property purchase, you will need to refinance your existing loans to a new bank. Seems simple yes? Well, when you refinance at the same time as purchasing a property, it adds a whole extra layer to your transaction and as such, there are some important things you need to keep in mind during the process.
You Need to Drive Your Refinance Process
As we (your lawyers) are acting for you in relation to your purchase transaction and not the refinance transaction, this means we have limited ability to drive the matter, as your old financier will not discuss the matter with us as we are not a party to the transaction. It is important that you and your Broker (if you have engaged one) ‘drives’ this matter by completing the relevant forms needed as soon as required and checking in to ensure both banks will be ready by the Settlement Date under you property contract.
Why is it Important to Drive Your Refinance Process?
Most of the time, you will be refinancing when purchasing a property which means that it will happen simultaneously (eg. at the same time) with the settlement of your property purchase on Settlement day. This means if your refinance is not ready due to either your old or new financier not being ready, then your purchase transaction will not be able to proceed, placing you in breach of your contract.
Keep Us Updated!
It is important to tell us from the start whether you are refinancing or not. As we don’t have the privilege to see how the refinance transaction is tracking, it is also important to keep us updated on how it is progressing. This also means letting us know what the outgoing (old) bank’s ‘payout figure’ is (eg. how much money you have to give them to leave), so we can ensure that your new loan covers not only the refinance with your outgoing bank but also your purchase transaction as well.
Between ourselves, you and your Broker, it is a collaborative effort to ensure your refinancing transaction and property transaction runs smoothly with no hiccups.
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