Your income
How long you have been employed in your role
How long you have worked in your industry
Whether you own any assets (e.g. your own home)
The cost and age of the vehicle you want to lease
It can still be possible to get a novated lease with bad credit
Having bad credit does not automatically rule you out from getting a novated lease, depending on how serious the issues in your credit file are.
Unlike other forms of finance, the payments on a novated lease are deducted from your salary by your employer. This arrangement is generally less risky for finance companies, as it’s unlikely any payments will be missed while the customer is employed.
A credit check is also just one part of the novated lease application process. There are other factors that contribute towards the finance provider’s decision, such as:
Novated Lease Australia works with a range of Australian finance providers and our consultants know their approval criteria inside out. We generally have a very good idea of which option is most likely to be suitable based on a customer’s credit history, including those with bad credit.
Does a bad credit novated lease come with a higher interest rate?
If you are applying with bad credit, chances are the interest rate on your novated lease will be higher, compared to a customer with a good credit rating.
However, the same is true of other finance options. In other words, you will often still be in a better position with a bad credit novated lease compared to a car loan.
Beyond the interest rate, the other aspects of a how a novated lease works are no different whether or not you have bad credit. There are no additional fees, and the tax savings and other novated lease benefits are the same.