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Want to spruce up your kitchen or go green with solar panels? You might be able to pay for it by topping up your existing Kiwibank Home Loan.
Use a top-up to pay for a renovation or big purchase instead of using higher interest rate credit cards or personal loans.
If you use a top-up to install a sustainable energy system, like solar panels to heat your hot water, you may be eligible for a cash contribution from us to help you pay it off faster.
You may be able to use a home loan top-up to pay off existing debts.
If you have an existing home loan with us, you might be able to top it up.
The amount you could borrow will depend on how much of your home loan you’ve already paid off, the current value of your home, how much you can afford in repayments and what the top-up is for. A home loan top-up fee applies.
There are a whole range of things you can use a top-up for, including:
If you want the money for a renovation that requires a building consent, we’ll need to see the consent before we can approve the top-up. Talk to us for a conditional approval so you can line up your tradies while we do the paperwork.
If you’ve got a few existing debts with high interest rates, it may be worth topping up your home loan to pay them off. This can reduce your regular outgoings and it might be easier to budget with only one loan to think about.
We’ll waive the top-up fee if your top-up is to pay for installing an eligible sustainable energy system, like solar panels or a wind turbine. You may also be eligible for a $2,000 contribution from us (over four years) towards the cost. Find out more.
Use our mortgage calculators to work out how much longer it might take to pay off your home loan or what your repayments might be if you decide on a top-up.
Have a think about how long a term you set it up for. Paying off a kitchen reno over 25 years, means you’ll end up paying a lot more in interest than if you aim to pay if off five or even 10 years. Find out more about structuring your home loan.
Our home loans experts will be able to talk you through the best way to structure a top-up.
One of our Mobile Mortgage Managers can come to you, or our Banking Consultants are available in selected branches.
Find an expertYou’ll need to let us know:
If you’ve got a joint home loan with another person, we’ll need to confirm the top-up with them too.
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The calculators should be treated as a guide only. They don't take into account all of your individual circumstances and are not financial advice.
Displayed interest rates subject to change. Kiwibank’s lending criteria, terms and conditions and fees apply.