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Veterinarians are registered with a state board rather than AHPRA, and that detail matters when a lender checks eligibility for a professional policy.

Reviewed by Charles Touma Updated 18 October 2026

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Can veterinarians borrow more and avoid lenders mortgage insurance?

Often, yes. Several lenders include veterinarians with doctors and dentists, waiving lenders mortgage insurance to around 90 per cent with current registration and a minimum income.

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Vets register with a state board rather than AHPRA, so the evidence needs to match what the lender asks for, and on-call and locum income must be presented properly.

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Where may a concession for veterinarians apply?

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  • Veterinarians appear alongside doctors, dentists and specialists in the group that shows up on the most lists, and that group often attracts the most generous terms, in some cases above 90 per cent of the property value with the insurance waived.Eligibility is set by each lender and changes, so a list you saw a year ago may not hold. Expect to provide your registration with the Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW, or your own state's board.
  • A waiver changes the deposit and the insurance premium. How much you can borrow is still set by income and commitments.

How is veterinarian income usually read?

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  • Most vets are employed by a clinic on a salary, sometimes with after-hours or emergency loadings that are read differently between lenders.Practice owners and partners are assessed on the business financials instead, and locum work is treated as variable income with its own history requirements. Mixed arrangements, a base salary plus locum shifts, are common and worth presenting clearly.
  • After-hours and emergency work often arrives as separate loadings or allowances.Some lenders count these in full once they are regular and others discount them, and the difference can be meaningful near your borrowing limit. Payslips that itemise the loadings make the case easier.

Registration and membership usually matter

Vets are registered with the veterinary practitioners board in their state rather than AHPRA, which in New South Wales is the Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW. Lenders that include veterinarians in professional policies usually ask to see that registration.

Many vets are employed in clinics on a salary with after-hours or on-call payments, while others work as locums or own a practice. Salary and regular allowances are assessed from payslips, and locum or practice income usually from tax returns.

Before a veterinarian applies

Confirm which lenders include veterinarians in their policy, as the lists vary more for vets than for doctors. Then gather payslips showing on-call and after-hours pay, or tax returns if you work as a locum or own a practice. Waived LMI home loans.

Questions from veterinarians

Is on-call and after-hours pay counted?

Often, when it is a regular part of your income. Lenders usually want to see it on payslips over a period, and some count it more fully than others.

Do lenders recognise NSW veterinary registration?

Yes, where they include veterinarians in their policy. Because vets are registered with a state board rather than AHPRA, bring the NSW registration details with your application.

I work as a locum vet. How is my income assessed?

Usually as self-employed, from tax returns and sometimes business activity statements. A consistent history across clinics helps.

Does owning a practice change the application?

Yes. Lenders assess your share of the practice’s profits from business and personal tax returns, and any practice loan counts as a commitment.

Do all lenders include vets in lenders mortgage insurance waivers?

No. Veterinarians are on some lenders’ lists and not others, and the terms differ. The lender you approach matters.

Can I use the 5% Deposit Scheme instead?

If you are a first home buyer and eligible, yes. The scheme is separate from any profession concession and has price caps for each area.

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General information only. Whether any concession applies to your profession depends on current lender policy, your membership or registration status and your full circumstances. Policies change and are confirmed in assessment.

Official sources for the figures on this page: Housing Australia, 5% Deposit Scheme. Scheme rules change; the official pages are the final word. Checked against these sources on 12 October 2026.