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Buying your first home, investing in property or just keen to review your mortgage?
Fill out our online applicationMore than just a mortgage broker
Our job is to make the mortgage process simple and save you money. Squirrel’s team of mortgage brokers will give you personal, impartial advice. And you’ll get a great rate too.
Whether you’re a first home buyer, reviewing your existing mortgage or a property investor, we’re here to help you make informed, forward thinking decisions. Our advisers work hard to make buying property easy and in most cases, it won’t cost you a cent.
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Advice you can trust
A good mortgage broker will not only save you time and money but as a buyer they'll have your back in a world where everyone else is working for the seller. Our experienced advisers aren't paid on commission, which means our advice really is reliable and unbiased.
We have written close to $1 billion of loans in the last year – helping out a lot of Kiwis in the process. So when it comes to getting the best solution for your mortgage, we can help.
Don't take our word for it - we've got over 600 five star reviews.
Why choose Squirrel?
More options
Our mortgage brokers work with all the major banks and have access to more options and better interest rates than you'll find if you try and sort it all out by yourself.
Simplify things
It might seem like a minefield of forms and jargon but it doesn’t have to be. Our expert advisers can cut through the clutter and find the right solution for you.
Save money
Having the right home loan solution in place will save you thousands. We can help you get mortgage-free faster.
We work with all the major banks
Don't settle for any old mortgage
We’ll compare all the main banks and weigh up the options, so you don’t have to. We’ll answer those niggly questions, like:
- What’s the lowest interest rate in market?
- Fix or float, or a combination of both?
- Which bank is best for me?
- Can I avoid break fees?
- How much could I be saving?
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We’ll chat with you to understand your financial situation and what you’re wanting to achieve.
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Your adviser can provide honest feedback on any potential properties, and answer questions you’ve got along the way.
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We’ll work with the banks to get you a hot rate. We’ve got access to them all which means more options for you and we can squeeze out the most competitive rates.
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Work out the best structure to suit your lifestyle, and negotiate your mortgage for you.
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Together we can build a plan to help you get mortgage-free faster. You might be amazed at what small things you can do to shave years off your mortgage.
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We don’t ‘set and forget’. Your adviser is always a phone call or email away and down the track we’ll help you when your fixed rate rolls over, and beyond.
We've won awards the last 8 years in a row
Plus we have over 600 five star reviews from our clients.
Have a flick through these articles to get the lowdown
It doesn’t matter how fresh you are, someone has been in your shoes before. We’ve written a lot about all of the aspects of buying a property. Everything from “What the hell is a LIM?” through to “How do I buy my seventh mansion?” Check out our blog and get up with the property game.
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See why our clients love us
See for yourself what our clients think with over 1098 5 star reviews on Shopper Approved.
Kerry W
Auckland, New Zealand
Squirrel arranged our finance, living in Wellington we liaised via email & phone which worked perfectly, was easy & stress free, highly recommend & will definately used Squirrel againKW
Jordon W
Sudam was great! Very helpful and very informative. I was pleased with everything and would highly recommend squirrel, especially Sudam. Thank you so much for all the work that was put in to get us into our first home.JW
Kahu S
Auckland, New Zealand
I liked there services, gave me options and a better understanding on what best suits my loan type very grateful for there professional staff have recommended to other family members.KS
Kyle
Emma was ultra responsive, very helpful and made the mortgage process for a first time buyer (from overseas) super simple and pain free. Would highly recommend her and Squirrel! Planning to get in touch on the next purchase.K
Laura
Auckland, NZ
We worked with Sam Ludbrook. He was great at securing a low rate and explaining the various options for us and tireless in chasing me up despite my travelling vastlyL
Ashlea L
Leigh , New Zealand
Shaun is AMAZING! I would highly recommend him to anyone. We are young investors and he assisted us in purchasing our first two investment properties and made the process that was so daunting so easy for us!AL
Kevin
Auckland, New Zealand
Really efficient and quick. Got a better rate than I could on my own and arranged a bigger loan on short notice. Thanks.K
Nuwan S
I have used Squirrel for several years and have brought a friend and family members for help with their mortgages.NS
