Refinance guide

Refinance health check before you switch lenders.

A refinance should be more than chasing a headline rate. This guide helps you review whether your current loan still fits, whether repricing may be enough, and whether a new lender pathway is worth the effort.

Review the current loan

Look at rate, repayments, loan type, fixed or variable position, offset use, discharge fees and whether your current lender can reprice.

  • Current rate and repayment check
  • Offset and redraw review
  • Fixed-rate expiry and discharge cost check

Check the structure

Refinancing can also be a chance to review splits, equity, investment plans, renovation plans or repayment flexibility.

  • Loan split and offset structure
  • Equity and valuation estimate
  • Future borrowing plans

Compare the real benefit

A refinance should make sense after costs, effort, timing and lender policy are considered.

  • Reprice versus refinance comparison
  • Application document checklist
  • Settlement timing and lender fit

Next step

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Guide FAQs

Quick answers before the lending conversation.

These answers are general information only and should be checked against your personal lending situation.

When should I refinance my home loan?

A refinance review can be useful when rates change, fixed terms expire, equity grows, income changes, repayments feel uncomfortable or your future property plans shift.

Should I refinance or ask my current lender for a better rate?

Sometimes repricing with the current lender is enough. A good refinance review compares the benefit, cost, effort and structure before deciding.