03/09/2026
🏡 How Guarantor Loans Work — aka the Bank of Mum & Dad 😉
Don’t qualify for a government guarantee scheme or an LMI waiver?
You may still have another option to help you avoid LMI and get into the property market sooner: a parental guarantor loan. 🚀
Here’s how it can work:
✨ Your parents — or another eligible close family member — use some of the equity in their property to support your loan.
✨ This can mean you don’t need the full 20% deposit.
✨ And potentially, you can avoid the additional cost of LMI. 💸
Example 👉
Sarah’s parents came on as limited guarantors, using equity in their home to give Sarah the support she needed to buy her first property without a large deposit or LMI.
If you’re wondering whether a guarantor loan could help you get into your new home sooner, let’s chat and see whether it could work for you.