The Irish business lending scene is very fluid at the moment with pillar banks & alternative lenders having access to an ever changing range of SBCI, government-backed loan options. However, the lenders can only work within their lending rules. If your business has imperfect accounts & bank statements you could get a decline, especially for the straightforward unsecured loan options. In this situation, if your business owns assets, a secured loan could work.

There are two primary types of secured loans. The first and easiest is if your business has vehicles & machines, less than 12 years old. They need to be in full ownership or have little outstanding finance. BusinessLoans.ie can get our partners to see if a secured loan is possible and, if so, what’s the maximum available. The rates can vary depending on the risk assessment and it costs nothing to get the approval information. You could also qualify for discounted rates under the Credit Guarantee Scheme. If your business expects a hit in turnover or net profit due to Covid-19 of 15% or more then you should be able to get access to lower rates. Loan sizes of €20,000 and upwards, depending on values of assets, can be facilitated.

The second type of secured loan is based on business-owned land & buildings. While you can expect low rates, there is more complexity and therefore more expense in constructing this type of loan. This is because of set legal fees, quantity surveyors & other professionals involved in getting these loans to approval stage. Loans don’t make sense for lower amounts. The business needs to have a requirement and equity for amounts of €250,000 and upwards for property-backed loans through our partners.

BENEFITS FOR YOUR BUSINESS

• Approval for businesses that have assets

• Release working capital that’s otherwise locked up

• Less checks from lenders on purpose of loan

KEY CRITERIA TO ACCESS FUNDING

• Your business has vehicles & machines of value

• Your business has land & buildings with equity

• Your business passes the credit check

BusinessLoans.ie is here to help get your secured loan quotes built. Best of all we will never ask you for a fee. We are available 7 days to assist with straightforward unsecured loan quotes where possible & if for any reason the secured loan route will work best for your business initiative, you can get fast approval feedback from the best panel of lenders serving Irish business. Call us on 01 55 636 55.