Lessee/ End User / Customer

A sole trader / company / organisation that requires leasing for equipment.

Supplier / Dealer

A company that supplies the equipment to the lessee.

Lessor / Funder

An organisation that provides funding to the lessee / customer.

Proposal

Document detailing information required for credit clearance.

Acceptance

This is a term we would use when we have all of funds in place to accept the deal for credit.

Agreement Types

We offer our customers a number of different types of lease. To find out more on this please click the link below…
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Capital Cost

Is the value of the equipment the supplier is providing to the lessee.

Account Manager

This is the dedicated person at Tower Leasing that will be looking after you for the duration of your lease or any future leases you may do with us.

Quotations

These are here to give you an idea of what your rentals would be for your desired equipment. As these are not set in stone they can be tailored to your needs.

Activated

A deal is activated once we have paid the dealer / equipment supplier for the equipment on the lease. We would only do this once we have received cleared funds from the funder.

Upgrade

A lessee may choose to upgrade the equipment they have leased to a newer version. We can offer the lessee an upgrade on their current lease to accommodate the new equipment. The rentals would be adjusted accordingly.

Market Price / RRP/ Fair Market Value

The price at which a manufacturer suggests a product should be sold on the retail market, though this may be reduced by the retailer. All of the equipment that we lease will have a fair market price.

Operating Lease

An operating lease is a type of finance that has historically enabled customers to invest in high value items with a long life span such as airplanes, ships and heavy duty trucks. To find out more please contact us.
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Rentals

The payments made by the lessee in respect of the agreement lease. These would normally be either quarterly or monthly.

Rental Calculator

A sales aid tool that helps the supplier work out rentals in accordance with the equipment cost.

Term

The term is how many months a lease lasts for. For example a 5 year lease would have a 60 month term.

Profile

This is how many payments are required for the term of the lease. For example a 5 year lease on a quarterly basis would show as a 1 + 19 because there are 4 quarters per year.

Tax Relief

Leasing also offers you a tax relief on all rentals paid. Please click the link below to find out more…
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Equipment / Kit / Asset

This is the equipment that the lessee/ customer would like to obtain. We offer leasing for a wide variety of equipment ranging from photocopiers to large industrial waste compactors. The link below will take you to a list of equipment types that we offer leasing for…
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Maintenance

The lessee can opt to pay a maintenance charge on a lease subject to clearance. Payments made our fully comprehensive. The supplier/ dealer normally provides the maintenance service.

Own Book

Funding sources supplied on a direct basis.

Settlement

This is where the lessee / dealer wants to prematurely end the lease. This would involve a settlement cost. This would normally be made up of the remaining future rentals at a discounted rate in accordance with the Lease Agreement contract.

Re-Conditioned/Re-Furbished

We don’t just lease brand new equipment, if a lessee wants to lease a second hand / re-furbished piece of equipment we can also offer a leasing option.

EOL

This is an abbreviation for End Of Lease, this is the department that will look after you as your lease comes to an end.