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Westpac

Sustainable Upgrades Investment Loan

Looking to make energy?efficient or climate?resilient upgrades? Our Sustainable Upgrades home or investment loan is an additional loan secured against your property, with a cool rate to help you get started.

Home loansBank updated 21 Aug 2026
At a glance
Variable (investor P&I)
4.49%
Features
extra repayments
§ 01 — Rates · 1
TypeApplies toTermBandRateComparisonConditions
VariableInvestment · P&I4.49%4.49%
§ 02 — Fees · 8
FeeTypeAmountWhenNotes
Account Overdrawn FeeEvent$15
Bank Cheque Issuance FeeEvent$10$10 per cheque (1st cheque is free)
Document Processing FeeEventNo fee
Loan Discharge FeeExit$350
Missed Payment FeeLate payment$15
Loan Account FeePeriodicNo feeEvery 1 mo
Monthly Account FeePeriodicNo feeEvery 1 mo
Lending Establishment FeeUpfrontNo fee
§ 03 — Features
Extra repayments
  • · Access a 2nd loan: An extra home loan or investment loan secured against your property, with no package or offset available. Borrow up to $50k.
  • · Home improvements: Help take control of your energy consumption with upgrades like solar panels and batteries. Plus, you could make bushfire, storm, and flood resilient upgrades.
  • · Cool rate, no monthly fees: You won't pay any loan establishment or monthly account fees.
  • · Flexible repayments: Pay it off as fast as you like with unlimited extra repayments (redraw unavailable).
  • · The product provides options which includes repayment holiday and a progressive drawdown features.
  • · Loan Payment Method: Direct Debit (preferred), Direct Credit, Branch Payment, Internet or Phone Banking
  • · Repayment frequencies includes weekly, fortnightly or monthly
  • · Sustainable upgrade offers from our approved providers. Qualifies for our cool interest rate. We've teamed up with Origin for quotes on home energy upgrades from Origin's network of local approved in…
§ 04 — Eligibility & limits
  • · Minimum age 18
  • · Amount $4,000 to $50,000
  • · You must have or be approved for a Westpac home or investment loan with a minimum loan size of $150k
  • · The property securing your Westpac home or investment loan must be the property being upgraded for energy-efficiency or climate-resilience
  • · Lenders mortgage insurance must not be applicable at time of applying.
  • · Individuals, Discretionary or Family Trusts (Individual trustees only)
  • · You've chosen from our list of eligible energy-efficient or climate-resilient upgrades and funds spent on these upgrades only.
  • · Maximum repayment term 10 years
  • · Loan Maximum - Interest only period 9 months
  • · $4k to $50k loan amount on Principal & Interest repayments

Published by Westpac under the Consumer Data Right, last changed by them on 21 Aug 2026. Figures are shown as the institution publishes them and can change without notice; confirm on their site before applying. The Finance Algorithm earns nothing from any product listed here.