How to Benefit from Sale and Leaseback: Key Things You Need to Know Sale and leaseback as a concept has been around for almost as long as vehicle leasing itself, but there are still many organisations that could be taking advantage of this that haven’t taken the plunge. In this blog we take a look at how this type of finance works and examine the advantages and disadvantages of sale and leaseback. Need [...]
Tax Implications of Business Car Leasing Leasing company cars and vans, rather than buying them outright, is well established for businesses. It provides known, easily budgeted costs with no hidden surprises and predictable cash-flows. The most popular type of vehicle leasing for businesses is contract hire. The positive tax implications of leasing a company car are a key reason that this form of leasing has become so popular. In this article, we look at [...]
Consumer Car Finance Explained With so many new car finance deals available, from such a wide range of providers, it can be difficult to know which option to choose. In this blog we guide you through some of the key questions you need to answer, to discover what type of finance best meets your needs. Do you have sufficient savings to buy a new car outright? In today’s climate of very low savings [...]
FN50 Improvements Underline Maxxia’s Broader Growth The fleet industry’s flagship publication, “Fleet News”, recently published its FN50 league table of business vehicle funding companies Over the last few years, Maxxia has gone from being outside of the table, to gaining a foothold, and then rising up through the ranks. In November, Maxxia leapt from position 38 (2018) to 30 (2019). The increasing number of vehicles that Maxxia takes residual value risk on has [...]
Preventing Car Leasing Penalty Charges Whether you have a personal contract hire (PCH) or business lease, doing what you can during the term of the agreement to mitigate penalties at the end, is going to save you money. Avoiding car lease penalties isn't as hard as you may think. Here are a few quick tips to avoid end-of-contract leasing penalties: 1 – Keep an eye on your mileage Going over your mileage is [...]
How Does Leasing Affect my Credit Score? Taking care of your credit score is an important factor in taking out any long-term financial contract – so how does leasing affect your credit rating and what can you do to maximise it in all the right ways? Does taking out a lease affect my credit rating? When a finance company is asked to put an expensive asset in your hands, with the agreement that [...]
Personal Contract Hire: The Fastest Growing Way to Acquire a New Car Because it's a significant investment, second only to purchasing a home, buying a new car is a big deal for most people, especially if they want to buy it outright. But unlike a home, having paid out a substantial sum, a car reduces in value even as it's driven home! To spread the cost and make the acquisition of a new [...]
Company Car Tax: Update On 9th July, the Government published the company car Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) tax rates that will apply from April 2020 through to April 2023, providing long-awaited clarity for both drivers and decision-makers. The most obvious change brought about by this announcement is that, from April 2020, company cars producing no emissions will not attract any BiK tax liability. The zero percent BiK rate will also apply to cars producing 1-50g/km [...]
Driving for Business: Know the Rules Car use for business isn’t as simple as just popping out to a client’s office or doing your boss a favour and transporting some bits in the boot. There are strict rules in place for personal car use for business and falling foul of them can be costly. Personal car, cash car allowance or company car? If you do a lot of driving for your work, you [...]
