Jun 27, 2026 – 5.00amTwo years ago, personal trainer Michael Pritchatt decided to invest in property through his self-managed super fund. Since then, he said his retirement savings have grown more than they did in the 16 years prior, when his super was with a retail fund.When the news dropped this week that Labor had made a deal with the Greens to ban limited recourse borrowing arrangements – a type of loan used by SMSFs to borrow to buy property – Pritchatt was just days away from finalising the sale of that first property so that he could buy two more.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles