Commercial Loans and Business Loans, Melbourne
Your Melbourne expert in business loans and commercial loans
Looking for a commercial or business loan in Melbourne? Lending Specialists can help. As a reputable mortgage broker, we are able to assist our clients with a wide range of commercial loans, also called business loans. We are proud of our high level of expertise and quality service, and we have the experience and track record to back it up. Read on to learn about the different types of business and commercial loans that we can help you with.
Term Loan
Do you need to raise funds to buy or set up a business, to purchase premises from which to operate or to help the expansion or development of your business? If so, then a Term Loan may be what you need.
A Term Loan is a form of financing, where the repayment of the loan is amortised over a specific numbers of years, not unlike a home loan. This form of financing is available to assist in the funding of business growth or expansion, consolidation of business debts, capital and equipment purchases as well as the purchasing or development of commercial property for owner occupation or investment; essentially any worthwhile business purpose.
A term loan facility offers the flexibility of fixed or variable interest rates, with a choice of repayment options to cater for your businesses cash flow requirements.
Most Lenders/financiers allow the repayment of term loans up to 15 years. Maximum lending margins are generally assessed at 65% of the valuation of a commercial property and 80% on a residential property. There are a few financiers from our panel of lenders who will consider lending above these margins, however restrictions may apply.
Some financiers from our panel of lenders will allow a period of interest only repayments within the overall loan terms, which is ideal to assist in reducing repayments.
Refer also to the Commercial Bills section for another form of term loan financing.
To discuss the options available contact Lending Specialists staff on 03 9764 2777 or info@lendingspecialists.com.au
Invoice Finance
Do you require business finance but are limited by the amount of security you have available? If you have a list of debtors you may be in a position to leverage of these ‘future payments’.
Invoice Financing is another flexible form of lending, where funds are advanced against moneys (debtors) owed to you by your clients. It is a highly flexible and increasingly popular way to raise finance, sometimes without the need to provide bricks and mortar security.
If you compare Invoice Financing to a traditional overdraft facility, the overdraft facility is limited to the amount of security available.
Invoice Financing on the other hand, can increase along with your company. As a business grows, your expenses generally increase right along with the turnover. At the same time, you will be attracting new clients and all too often, companies will experience significant cash-flow shortages as a result.
Because you are attracting new customers, your business has to maintain its control and ensure that moneys owed to you are collected within a reasonable time frame to cover your ongoing fixed expenses including manufacturing costs and wages for your staff. This is where invoice financing can be a real asset to your growing business.
Organisations that may Benefit from Invoice Financing:
To discuss the options available contact Lending Specialists staff on 03 8805 1800 or info@lendingspecialists.com.au
Commercial Bill
Are you looking for finance that is both flexible and with interest rates aligned to the market?
A Commercial Bill facility is an ideal form of lending to assist with your short and long term financial needs. A Bill can help you manage cash flow more effectively, by making payments only on maturity of the Bill and also provide interest rate protection and flexibility.
Essentially, a Bill is a promise to pay to the lender a specified amount on a specific date in the future (Bill Maturity).
This form of financing is very flexible and can be tailored to suit your businesses cash flow. Bills can generally be drawn for periods as low as 30 days and right out to 180 days.
Interest rates are priced off money market related rates, therefore ensuring a competitive interest rate.
To discuss the options available contact Lending Specialists staff on 03 8805 1800 or info@lendingspecialists.com.au
Overdrafts
Does your business face occasional periods where cash is tight, especially as you await tardy debtor payments, or do you need to purchase goods and services just so you can start or progress a job – before you have cash in your account?
Overdrafts are a particularly good facility in these instances as they can assist a business to help manage their cash flows better. Essentially a facility limit is provided enabling a business to draw up to a formal limit to pay bills and general operating expenses, whilst waiting on income to be collected by the business.
Once the income is collected, the funds are simply credited to the overdraft facility to assist reduce the balance. As you only pay interest on the balance of the overdraft, accrued interest costs can be lessened by ensuring prompt collection of funds owed to your business.
Interest is calculated at a variable rate daily, which is then charged back to the overdraft monthly in arrears.
The majority of the lending institutions will charge a monthly or quarterly fee for providing the facility on an ongoing basis.
Funds are generally drawn from the account by issuing cheques. In addition to cheques, a number of lenders also enable you to draw funds from the account via ATMs, EFTPOS, Internet/online transactional processing and giroPOST.
To discuss the options available contact Lending Specialists staff on 03 8805 1800 or info@lendingspecialists.com.au
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