You've found your perfect home and your offer has been accepted. Awesome! It's a pretty great feeling.
But what happens once your loan proceeds to final approval?
Contract issued
If your home loan has been formally approved (congratulations!), you'll receive a call from your Suncorp Bank Home Loan Specialist. A short time later, the home loan contract will be issued. At this stage, you will need to thoroughly check all the loan documentation and ensure that the details—such as the dates and the loan amount—are what you expect
Sign and return
You'll need to sign and date the loan documentation manually or digitally (if available), then return it to Suncorp Bank. Once the documents are signed, returned and received, both we and your conveyancer or solicitor can proceed with the preparation for then prepare for settlement.
Insurance
It is usually a condition of your home loan that the building insurance is in place from the moment you legally take over the property. The time where it is required to take legal responsibility for a property may differ by state. If you do not have insurance during these periods, you could be liable, so check which periods are relevant for your state.
Settlement
Your conveyancer or solicitor will work with you to arrange for settlement with Suncorp Bank, which will involve providing us with details for the payment of settlement funds. This needs to be done at least three days prior to settlement, to allow for processing time. On the day that we advance the loan funds, your loan account will be debited.
Once the settlement arrangements are made and completed, the real estate agent will usually make the keys to your new house available.
Moving in
Time to break open the champagne and enjoy your new house!
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Published 10 October 2023
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