Many lenders offer basic variable loans with lower interest rates than standard variable home loans however with generally with fewer features. Like all variable loans the interest rate and your repayments can vary over the term of the loan. The biggest advantage is price - basic variable loans have a lower interest rate so repayments are sometimes lower than standard variable loans.

Lenders normally do not offer the same range of features or flexibility e.g. many basic variable loans cannot be used in combination with other loans and are not portable. It is important that you look into each different lender as you need to work out the advantage or disadvantage of each loan in comparison to one another.