Are you thinking about buying property? If the answer is yes, congratulations! Buying property - be it something you plan to live in or something you plan to rent out - is a truly rewarding experience. The mortgage market can be increasingly complex, with different lenders frequently tweaking their policy and pricing in line with their appetite for business. If you are on the property purchasing path, it pays to think about your options. Given this, one of the best things you can do when buying ..read more

Are you thinking about buying property? If the answer is yes, congratulations!To help, here are our Top Mortgage Broker Myths debunked By Lime Group 1) Only Use Mortgage Brokers If You Have Bad CreditSome people believe that mortgage brokers are only for those people who have credit issues. You can certainly access the skills of a mortgage broker if you have bad credit, but it isn't a requirement! Most people who use the service of Lime Group are the same ones who could go to the big banks. The ..read more

On the 1st October 2016 the Reserve Bank applied lending restriction rules for clients who want to purchase both owner-occupied and rental properties. This means that clients purchasing existing properties would need more of a deposit to make this work i.e. usually up to 20% deposit for owner-occupied and 40% for rental properties.The good news is that there are exemptions to the above rules, with one of these being purchasing a New Build (completed within the previous six months and b ..read more

Dan is a motivated competitive swimmer based in the Waikato, and since starting out at the age of 12 has always strived to be the best at his sport. He has had many knock backs over the years but this has never deterred him from pushing himself more, and achieving great things along the way. Dan is a sprinter in the pool and has won numerous age group medals over the years, including winning a bronze medal in Victoria Australia at age 16. He then went on to finish top in NZ (in both the SwimNZ L ..read more

For the last 2 years, swimmer Dan Caldwell has proudly held the National Age Group title in Free Style and we at Lime Group are proud supporters!This July Dan returned from competing at the South Australian State Champs with a bunch of new shiny medals! Dan made all his Open A finals, won a silver and 3 bronze medals and four fourths in the Open Events!Congratulations Dan, your hard work and commitment is paying off and we are proud to be your supporters!We are proud to support Dan in ..read more