Yes, if you take over a car lease, the lessor typically needs to pull your credit. This is part of the process to ensure that you meet their credit requirements and are financially capable of taking over the lease payments.
Leasing a car is more difficult if you have poor credit, but it may not be impossible. While your credit score is an important factor leasing companies use to determine your eligibility for a lease, it isn't the only one. They also consider your income, down payment and more.
There's no standard credit score needed to lease a car. However, you stand a better chance of being approved for a lease with a favorable interest rate if you have good credit or better. On the FICO scoring range, that's a score of 670 or above, though lenders may prefer a score of 700 or above.
Car leasing when on an IVA At the end of the term, you simply hand the car back with no further obligations. Leasing is certainly possible with an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA). It offers a fixed monthly payment where the monthly instalments are usually lower than with a finance agreement.
Who provides the finance? Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited acts as a credit intermediary and offers credit products provided exclusively by Bumper International Limited.
Leasing is certainly possible with an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA).
Your Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) is likely to impact your credit score. Credit scores are one part of a tenant reference, therefore the IVA is likely to impact your reference check outcome (pass or fail), but the exact impact will not be known until referencing is complete.
Ing to Car and Driver, “Most used auto loans go to borrowers with minimum credit scores of at least 675. For new auto loans, most borrowers have scores of around 730. The minimum credit score needed for a new car may be around 600, but those with excellent credit often get lower rates and lower monthly payments.”
Ing to NerdWallet, the exact credit score you need to lease a car varies from dealership to dealership. The typical minimum for most dealerships is 620. A score between 620 and 679 is near ideal and a score between 680 and 739 is considered ideal by most automotive dealerships.