What is Finance Lease?
Finance Lease is a rental agreement that, whilst never leading to full ownership, could give you a share of any future resale value. There are two types of Finance Lease agreements – ‘balloon’ repayment and full payout.
"Balloon" repayment finance lease
How much do I pay and when?
‘Balloon’ repayment is when you defer a proportion of your vehicle’s value until the end of the agreement, leaving you with lower monthly rental repayments.
Once you’ve selected your initial rental, there are three decisions to make that will affect your monthly rental repayments:
Choose between 18 and 48 months.
Agree an amount to defer until the end of the agreement.
Choose how many miles you expect to drive each year (if you exceed this it will affect the resale value).
What benefits does 'balloon' repayment offer me?
Lower monthly rentals
Lower monthly rentals than a full payout agreement.
Excess sales proceeds
An opportunity to share in any excess sales proceeds which may settle or contribute to the final ‘balloon’ repayment. The sales proceeds are not guaranteed to cover the final ‘balloon’ repayment.
VAT
Depending on levels of business use, an element of the VAT on rentals may be recoverable by VAT registered businesses.
Claimable as expense
A proportion of rentals may be claimable as an expense against taxable profits.
At the end of your agreement you can choose from one of two options:
Full payout finance lease
How much do I pay and when?
Full payout is when you spread the amount financed equally over the term. Once you’ve agreed your initial rental, there are two decisions to make that will affect your monthly repayments:
Choose between 12 and 60 months
Choose how many miles you expect to drive each year (if you exceed this it will affect the resale value).
What benefits does full payout offer me?
No final repayment
There’s no large final repayment at the end of the agreement.
Excess sales proceeds
You’ll have an opportunity to share in any excess sales proceeds.
Claimable as expense
A proportion of rentals may be claimable as an expense against taxable profits.
VAT
Depending on levels of business use, an element of the VAT on rentals may be recoverable by VAT registered businesses.