This type of property loan revolves around equity built up in your property and
allows access to funds when needed. Each month the loan account balance is reduced
by the amount of cash coming in and increased by the amount withdrawn in cash against
the loan. As long as there is consistently more cash coming in than going out these
accounts can work well. However, they can be very costly if the balance of the line
of credit is not regularly reduced. It requires an interest-only payment as a minimum
each month, which can add up to a lot of interest over the long term.
Whilst this loan is the most flexible type of home loan its main disadvantage is
that it generally has a higher interest rate. The higher interest rate and in turn
loan repayments generally is not worth the additional flexibility.