Does a property finance loan application commit me legally to the lender?

The short answer is no. A completed property finance loan application form is not a legally binding document.

A completed loan application form accompanied by supporting documentation serves to inform the lender what the person applying for the loan wants and and also gives the lender sufficient information for them to decide if they are in a position to provide the loan being applied for.

A person applying for a loan only becomes legally committed to the lender when, after the loan application is unconditionally approved they sign the offer document which formally offers the loan and stipulates the terms and conditions of the loan

When this document is signed by the person who has applied for the loan and counter signed by an authorised officer or agent of the lender, then the offer document becomes the loan contract.

The person applying for the loan is in a position to withdraw from the application at any time until the loan contract is signed.

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