SOffering expert advice on leasing, the potential pitfalls, and the critical steps to achieving the “maximum value” from a leasing deal, will be law firm Hempsons.
The company cautions that, whether leasing independently or via the national framework agreement, crucial steps include:
• Asking if leasing fits with the company’s strategic planning and whether existing assets can continue to be maintained.
• Asking if it is the best option – “the flexibility that leasing can potentially provide will lend itself better to technologically-driven equipment”.
• Analysing “lease versus buy”.
• “Examining expectations”: “ask what counts as efficiency and whether it can be measured, how, and over what period”.
• Considering the next steps should efficiency gains not be achieved.
