2 Jul 2021

ANZ Bank changing lending rules for small apartments

From Morning Report, 8:26 am on 2 July 2021

ANZ Bank is changing its lending rules on small apartments, saying this will help more people on to the property ladder.

Buyers of freehold apartments - 38 square metres or larger - will now be able to get a mortgage with a 20 percent deposit. Previously apartments smaller than 45 square metres required a 50 percent deposit.

ANZ New Zealand managing director Ben Kelleher spoke to Susie Ferguson.