MacManus Asset Finance Blog

Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago

When buying a car you may find you are offered a finance package that includes a Guaranteed Future Value (GFV) at the end of the finance period. Sometime these facility may be called Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) or Triple Choice. Fundamentally they are all the same facility and are simply hire purchase agreements with a large final “balloon” payment.

The main benefit to having a large final payment is that the monthly repayments are lower throughout the term, although the total interest charged over the life of the agreement will be higher.

Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago

Once upon a time, well before April 2007, the Consumer Credit Act only applied to finance agreements under £25K in size, and didn’t apply at all to limited companies.

This meant that any one privately buying a vehicle where the amount financed was greater than £25K had the option of taking fixed interest rates or variable interest rates.

The thinking was that you were deemed “sophisticated” enough not to need the protection of the Consumer Credit Act if you borrowed over £25K.

Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago

Assisting businesses of all shapes and sizes with their finance requirements means we are often in situations where the funders we work with will ask for Directors Guarantees as a condition of any finance acceptance. This can be an emotive subject so we thought it would be helpful to explain why funders ask for it, when they are likely to ask for it and what exactly are the responsibilities if you agree to one.

Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago

Originally posted Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 5:54PM
Bank of England Base Rate remains on hold at 0.5% and following a 7-2 vote in favour of maintaining the status quo by the Monetary Policy Committee commentators are coming increasingly to the conclusion that interest rates are going to stay at their current levels for at least another 12 months, possibly more.
 

Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago

At MacManus Asset Finance we are approached to assist with securing finance from all manner of businesses. From sole traders and partnership through to limited companies and PLCs.
 
One of our constant challenges, however, is securing finance for new start businesses.
 
I would love to tell you that new start finance is a simple process and we have a 100% success rate, however that would be a lie.
 
Securing finance for new start business is difficult, but not impossible.
 

Posted: 2 weeks 6 days ago

When securing finance for vehicles, plant and machinery under hire purchase terms there is normally the requirement for a substantial initial cash outlay on the part of the customer.
 
This will be made up of a percentage deposit on the pre VAT purchase price, anything from 5% to 30% depending on asset and age, plus the full VAT currently at 20% of the purchase price.
 

Posted: 1 month 1 week ago

MacManus Asset Finance are dedicated to assisting businesses secure finance for their vehicles and machinery, and we are constantly looking at ways to help and add value.

This week we wanted to draw your attention to a situation that has surprised us, and it is with regards to Flat Rate finance quotations and how they are calculated.

We have recently secured finance for a haulage firm who was surprised that the flat rate we had quoted was higher than that quoted by the dealer, however our monthly payment was lower!

Posted: 3 months 1 week ago

This is the first blog posting at the MacManus Asset Finance blog, so...welcome!
 
MacManus Asset Finance was established in 2005 and we are specialists in providing asset finance to UK businesses who require funding for capital expenditure on new and used vehicles, plant and machinery. 
 
Our independent status and wide panel of funding partners provides a powerful mix that gives our clients the edge in what can be a complicated marketplace.
 

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