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Cherie S.South East Queensland, QLD
an easy loan process
We had an easy loan process and appreciated the quick responses and follow up with loan documents and our many questions! There are lots of documents required initially but the process after that was fast.
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Craig MurphyGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
Great rates, quick and easy process
Reduce offered exactly what we were after - a highly competitive (if not the best available) rate and a simple, no frills loan product. Bryce was extremely helpful explaining our options and prompt to reply to any questions we had. The fee structure was straightforward, and the entirely online process easy to navigate.
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Amy B.Perth, WA
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Go with RHL
Jacqueline from reduce home loans has been amazing through the process of buying our home in Jan 2021. Always following up and explaining every process along the way promptly. This is the second time we have purchased with RHL and the service and interest rates are 5 star. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking at purchasing a house to give RHL a go.
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Cheapest Variable Rate Available
Reduce Homes Loans and Noel Cosca and the team very great. Process was easy and settlement occurred on time. Highly recommended and have no problems in referring anyone who wants a cheap interest rate and an easy process to achieve this objective.
Rowena Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- Verified customer
Happy with service
Great rate and timely in settlement. Happy with service.
Love the new digital way of completing application and identification check, make the whole process quicker and easier.
Highly recommended for the low rate and digital process.
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excellent service
This was our second application with Reduce Home Loans, again great rate and supportive customer services. A big thank you to Dane, the Personal Finance Manager for my case and to the Settlement Department team.
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Navil
- 3 reviews
- 1 like
Good service, fast, responsive, knowledgable
David was helpful and easy to deal with, responsive and answered questions promptly.
I had a few challenges with meeting the approval criteria, and David helped me identify the simplest and easiest way to meet those requirements, ultimately allowing me to settle without having to endure any extra costs or delays.
Thank you.
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Carla
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
- Verified customer
Chasing simplicity and a refined home loan? Reduce Home Loans is where you need to start.
The call centre was amazing, so quick to respond to my queries and if they didn't know the answer they contacted me and emailed me with the answer. Lindsay managed my case and saw the whole process through from end to end, she always provided an answer within the timeframe that she quoted. In the end I came out with a no fuss-low rate loan, no bank non-sense just a good honest product. No one needs the fluff that banks carry on with, if you're chasing simplicity and a refined home loan - Reduce Home Loans is where you need to start.
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Newton K.Sydney, NSW
Best packaged fixed home loan on the market
I engaged Reduce home loans because they had the best fixed package home loan for my requirements. I chose the 3 year fixed home loan 2.19%. 100% offset and up to $20k additional repayments per annum.
What more could you want during the Covid-19 economy?
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Best customer service
Lisa Whitla was extremely supportive throughout our borrowing journey. We have applied for land and constrruction initially and I have asked 100 questions about it. Due to COVID-19 our plans changed due to building and construction taking longer than normal in that period and we switched to another property halfway through and I had another 100 questions about that purchase. I have no words to say Thank you- (1000 times) to Lisa Whitla who was so much suportive, quick responsive and always greeted with me a welcoming tone over the phone. She h...
Read moreas explained all steps, costs, process and finalisation of our loan application. She was available both over the phone and email. Reduce home loans also offers you much competitive rates as compared to another lenders and provide same quality service. If I will borrow in future, I will use Reduce Home loans and Lisa Whitla as my broker. Your speedy responses & ongoing support with finalising the loan are greatly appreciated.TravisGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- Verified customer
Great service and updates
Great rate home loan. I was talked through the process. All my questions answered and things explained. David was excellent, kept me updated and told me what needed to be done to get my loan approved. Recommend highly
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HasonSydney, NSW
- 55 reviews
- 21 likes
- Verified customer
They took 4 months for my application. Went to a new lender and got approved in 4 days.
To start with, Reduce Home Loans is just the broker but is falsely advertised as a non-bank lender on their website. In my case, the actual mortgage lender is Mortgage Ezy and the funder is Bendigo Adelaide Bank. And none of that was explained upfront until my solicitor got involved. The multiple layers meant that response was slow (non-existent in some cases), and the process was robotic, inefficient, duplicated, and frustrating.
Disappointed to say the least. Made me anxious and couldn’t sleep as we got closer to the settlement date. They we...
Read morere first engaged 4 months ago. I was initial told a 3-4 week approval timeframe. But by the end of the 6 week settlement period, I was still answering their questions on the day before settlement and even the week after which demonstrates that they do not talk to each other. So I had to make other last minute arrangements to settle this on time. Needless to say, the approval didn’t arrive in time and I didn’t end up taking up their loan and went to another lender and got fully approved in 4 days (not weeks). In order to save time while I’m sorting out the contracts, I had applied for the pre-approval 2 months ago. I was told I can go straight for the full approval instead once the contracts are signed. Provided them the draft contract for review at that time. Since the full approval application was submitted, the credit check and the valuation were only requested 2 and 3.5 weeks after the application respectively. The valuation was further delayed when they realised the loan is for a vacant land and there is no house to inspect. They had asked for a house insurance certificate when there is no house to insure. They had also asked me to provide a signed letter for my exit strategy when it is only required if this property will be my principal place of residence which it is not. My bank statements and payslips were submitted with the application to the broker, but the same documents were requested again when it went to the lender for review. All my responses were provided within 2 hours of their requests. Then there would be no response or feedback from them for a few days and then I would get the next question and so on. This went on for the whole time right up to the day before settlement. The lender had also requested a change to the contract 4 weeks after the application (after it has been signed). And then changed their mind on what needs to be changed. I was told they could go to another bank as backup but never acted on it. The cooling off period for the purchase was resurrected 3 times from 1 week to 4 weeks. My solicitor and the vendor’s solicitor were frustrated in dealing with them and with their lack of response to the point that they have lost all confidence and reliability in their words and ability. I was reassured multiple times the full approval is coming in the next few days but that kept slipping.Harry MSydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
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Great customer service but disappointed with change in lenders resulting in increased interest rate
Reduce were really easy to deal with, transparent and super responsive. The rate got increased as the lender changed its rating of apartment to high risk. The rate at the end was OK and still competitive but not as great as we expected. We will try again with Reduce for our next home.
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Luke BanhamWestern Australia
RHL provided a great service while purchasing a new home in 2019 and re-financing in March 2020
Reduce Homeloans provided a great service while purchasing a new home in March 2019 then re-consolidating debt March 2020 while also getting one of the lowest interest rates around. Much better than the big 4 banks. Have recommended RHL to many work colleagues and friends since. Thanks Reduce Homeloans.
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Grant B.South East Queensland, QLD
Good home loan
All round a good experience switching to Reduce just the time it took to get the loan in place was the only negative , but the low rate makes it worthwhile.
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Very good service
Take longer time than other banks (5 weeks for us) but worth the time as the interest rate is low. Good service. Get response promptly from the case manager or credit team.
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kathrynPerth, WA
great rate easy process
company offered a great home loan rate, easy to use and apply for. We end up saving heaps each month on our home loan which is great for us. Happy customer
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M PattersonSouth East Queensland, QLD
Excellent Rate
The interest rate was very competitive.
Customer service staff were pretty good but there loan approval took some time and caused a bit of stress which we could have done without.
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JodyMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- Verified customer
Lowest interest rate home loan
Our experience with Reduce Loans was great. There was quite a bit of paperwork but I guess you can expect that at any bank. We always had a broker to chat to about our personal finances which helped a lot with the purchase of our second property. There are some fees, but they are transparent about those and with the rates being so low, it was going to be well and truly worth it for us in the long run. Highly recommend!
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Phil HallSouth East Queensland, QLD
Great product. Most competitive in the market. Flexible options
Great customer service, providing flexible options to consider.
No unexpected or hidden costs. Cost structure well explained and refund provided as promised
Very satisfied with the product. Very competitive home loan rate.
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Questions & Answers
Aussiebloke34asked
Why are the fees so huge and why are so many members accusing you of bait and switch, where months after they have their loans established they get a letter advising their interest rates are going up?
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Alex Dasked
Some of the comments are quite serious and places doubts on whether Reduce can then be trusted or not if they sign you up on one rate, only to increase it in a few months. Has many people experienced it?
Also people are saying their exit fees are very high. How high are they compared to others?
Thanks.
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Hi Alex, I’m on 3 years fixed rate. I’m not sure how much are the exit fees but I don’t think it’s higher than my precious bank.
I was told exit fees were made illegal from 2011?
Simmoasked
I am considering refinancing soon with reduce and I was wondering if there rates go up soon after changing over. I was convinced a few years ago by a broker to refinance with AFG and 2 days after my loan changed over the rate went up quite a bit and I would have been better off staying with Peoples choice. I don't want to waste my time changing if this will happen again.
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I am an existing customer my rate was 2.42% it will soon reduce to 2.27%. I have not experienced any issues with rates, although I have noticed they are now advertising at 1.77% so do not reward loyalty. The process to refinance is beyond slow, frustrating and you need to jump through hoops expect it to be even months before it is finalised. So you need to weight that up.
I am also an existing customer at current rate of 3.94% IO Investor loan when current advertised is 3.19% for the same product. Contacted my manager who said that no improvements to rate are possible. I'm now looking at refinance for 2 loan products elsewhere closer to the advertised Reduce interest rate. No reward once you are signed up.
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