Car leasing

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We offer leasing for new and used vehicles. To lease a car, first select the desired vehicle and then submit us your lease application.

Submit an application in the Internet Bank

Submit an application on the website of SEB

Lease conditions
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Lease conditions depend on the chosen vehicle and your payment ability. To get a personal lease offer, please submit a lease application.

Standard car leasing conditions of SEB
Type of lease	Financial lease	Suits you, if you want to become the owner of the vehicle at the end of lease To reduce the monthly payment, it is possible to have larger bullet payment at the end of the lease Suits for vehicles with 0% VAT rate (e.g. if sold by a private individual).
Type of lease	Operating lease	You do not have obligation to purchase the car at the end of the lease. You may return the vehicle at the end of the lease term. The returned vehicle must be in proper condition, except for normal wear and tear. Please read the Instructions for Normal and Abnormal Wear and Tear (EST). Generally involves the seller’s redemption obligation and the resulting restriction to mileage. We offer operating lease primarily for leasing cars sold by the partners of SEB.
Downpayment		starting from 10% of the cost of vehicle
Lease period in months		12	24	36	48	60	72	84
Maximum residual value	upon expiry of financial lease	65%	55%	45%	35%	30%	20%	0%
Maximum residual value	upon expiry of operating lease*	60%	50%	40%	30%	25%	15%	-
Interest rate		The interest rate of leasing is tied to the European Interbank Offered Rate, Euribor. It is possible to choose the Euribor rate changing either every 3 or every 6 months. A client-based interest margin will be added to the value of Euribor. Your personal offered interest margin considers your solvency, age of the selected car and liquidity, and possible campaign offers. To get a personal offer, please submit a lease application.
Contract fee		Ask for a personal lease offer. Standard price is 1% of the cost of the vehicle, or EUR 225. Discounts apply to SEB Gold Clients.
Lease payment		Approximate lease payment can be calculated with the help of lease calculator.
Insurance		We offer the PZU motor own damage insurance and motor third party liability insurance with a possibility to pay the insurance premium together with monthly lease payment. Upon request, you can conclude the insurance contract with the insurer of your choice. The motor own damage insurance is mandatory throughout the lease period and must be concluded with the minimal deductible.

*depends also on the redemption obligation agreed with car dealer

Requirements for the vehicle

We offer car leasing for new and used vehicles, if:
- The financed amount of the price exceeds 5,000 euros
- The age of the car upon expiry of the lease period is less than 16 years
- The mileage of the car at the moment of purchase is less than 250,000 km
If the car dealer is not a partner of SEB, a valuation report prepared by a partner of SEB is to be submitted
Before conclusion of the lease contract, the car must be registered with the regional office of the Road Administration.
The leased vehicle must have a valid motor own damage insurance cover throughout the lease period. The motor third party liability insurance is the responsibility of the lessee.

If the needed credit amount for financing the purchase of a car is less than 5,000 euros, could be suitable for you the SEB Car loan. In case of loan there is no obligation for motor own damage insurance and valuation report and there are no restrictions to the age or mileage of the car.

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You may become a lessee, if

You are an adult citizen of the Republic of Estonia or have a long-term residence permit
You have a permanent job with at least 6 months’ length of employment with regularly received monthly remuneration
Your income is sufficient for the payment of current loan, leasing and hire purchase obligations and daily subsistence. As permanent income, we consider remuneration and other regular certified income (rent, lease, allowance, scholarship, etc.).
Your total amount of all monthly credit obligations together with the new planned lease is up to 30-50% of your net income. The exact rate depends on your income and number of dependants.

You may apply for the leasing together with your spouse or partner, who will provide surety to the performance of lease obligations. In this case, we shall take into account the earnings and obligations of both persons.

Annual percentage rate as a typical example

The initial annual percentage rate of charge of car leasing (financial lease) is 2.98% under the following sample conditions:

price of vehicle, EUR 15,000 (VAT included);
down-payment EUR 1,500 (10% of the cost of vehicle);
residual value 25% of the cost of vehicle;
total amount of credit taken into use EUR 13,500 (VAT included);
interest rate 2.3% p/a on credit balance (the interest rate consists of 6 month EURIBOR and a margin of 2.3%; as at 10 February 2017 the 6 month EURIBOR rate was –0.24% (when calculating the interest, the negative EURIBOR value is considered equal to zero); the EURIBOR fixed in the contract may change every 6 months, the margin is fixed until the end of the contract);
repayment within 5 years in 60 monthly annuity payments;
contract fee EUR 225 is paid upon conclusion of the contract.

The total amount of repayments payable by the client is EUR 14,527.43 and total amount is EUR 16.280,41.

The vehicle shall have comprehensive insurance and third party liability insurance cover throughout the lease period. Costs of insuring, possible property registration costs, state fees and price of the valuation report were not considered in the APR calculations.

Steps to obtain leasing

Fill in the car leasing application

Fill in the leasing application in our Internet Bank, on our website, at a branch of SEB, or at a car dealership.

Submit the required documents

When applying for a car lease, please submit the following documents:

the bank statement of your current account for the last six months, if your income is not transferred to SEB;
the sale offer of the vehicle or a link to a sales advertisement published online;
if the seller of the vehicle is not our partner, please submit the valuation report of the vehicle and a copy of the certificate of registration.

You will receive an offer

We will then send you a personal lease and insurance offer.

Conclude a lease agreement

You can conclude a lease agreement at a car dealership if they are our partner, with your ID-card from your home, or at a branch of SEB.

You will receive the vehicle

Pay the agreed downpayment and contractual fee. Register the vehicle in the name of AS SEB Liising in the traffic register of the Road Administration. A seller who is a partner of SEB Liising will register the vehicle on your behalf. In other cases, SEB Liising will issue to you the power of attorney required for registration. Take out optional motor vehicle insurance and motor third party liability insurance.

Applying for lease
After you have found a suitable vehicle, submit us a lease application. First we advise you to familiarize yourself with the leasing conditions.
You may find a suitable vehicle from

a car dealership, where you will be advised by specialists of their field. Select the seller from our partners
the list of vehicles on sale in SEB
Internet (e.g. www.motors24.ee, www.auto24.ee)

There are several ways to submit your application

Fill in the electronic application in Internet Bank or on our homepage
Fill in the lease application at the SEB’s partner car dealer, who will assist you in lease-related matters and in forwarding the necessary documents
Send us a message, if you would like consultation at a bank office. You will be contacted and you can agree upon a time for consultation

When applying for leasing, present the following documents

Application either electronically or on paper
An account statement for the last 6 months, if your salary is not received in SEB
Personal data sheet of surety, if you apply for a leasing together with the provider of surety
Sales offer of a vehicle or notice of sale published on the Internet
Valuation report of the vehicle and a copy of the certificate of registration, if the seller is not our partner. To order a valuation report, you can apply to the authorised dealership of the selected make of vehicle or to another company from the partner list of SEB

Entering into lease contract

When agreeing on lease terms, you can choose whether you wish to sign the lease contract at the car dealership that is a cooperation partner, using your ID card, or at a SEB branch
If the seller is not our partner, the seller must sign the sales contract at a branch of SEB

Receiving the vehicle

Pay the agreed downpayment and contract fee
Register the vecicle in the name of AS SEB Liising. If the seller is our partner, the latter will also register the vehicle. In other cases you will receive a respective power of attorney from SEB Liising for registration
Sign optional motor vehicle and motor third party liability insurance contracts.
You will find more information from the subdivision "Insurance"

To receive the vehicle, you will be issued an instrument of delivery and receipt from SEB Liising, which must be returned to SEB Liising, signed, after the receipt of the vehicle

If the seller is a private individual, delivery shall generally take place after SEB Liising has made the payment to the seller.

A vehicle engaged in leasing must have a valid insurance cover. Both, the optional motor vehicle as well as motor third party liability insurance contracts must be concluded.

Requirements to insurance contracts of leased property

• We recommend choosing an insurer from the list of insurance companies preferred by SEB .
The vehicle must be insured at least for the amount corresponding to its market value throughout the lease term.
The insurance contract must be concluded with the minimal deductible, permitted by the insurer.
The beneficiary in the insurance contract must be AS SEB Liising.
The insurance conditions must ensure that any damages that may be caused by theft, robbery, fire, water damage, natural catastrophe, traffic accident and any other possible loss events would be covered with the full indemnity paid out.
Insurance premium must be paid on time in accordance with the insurance contract.
Insurance contract must be concluded for a period of one year.
To prove the validity of the insurance, please submit a copy of the new insurance policy to SEB within five days prior to the end of the valid insurance policy, at the latest. You may send it to the e-mail address or fax it to 665 5103

Should you have any questions during the validity term of the lease agreement or you wish to submit an application, then please contact us via Internet Bank or send a message from our homepage.
All fees, related to the lease agreement, can be found from the price list.

Power of attorney
Power of attorney for using the vehicle

If the user of the vehicle is not stated on the registration certificate, the responsible user of the car can apply to SEB for

- an unattested proxy to drive within the Republic of Estonia
- a notarised power of attorney to take the vehicle abroad

A notarised power of attorney is always required for taking the vehicle to CIS countries. In addition, a supplementary policy to optional motor insurance has to be concluded (if the current optional motor vehicle insurance is not valid in the CIS countries).

Power of attorney for procedures at the regional bureau of the Estonian Road Administration (ARK)
A responsible user of the car may apply to SEB Leasing for a power of attorney for necessary procedures at the ARK (e.g. if you would like to add or change users on the registration certificate, need a new licence plate, etc).

Applying for a power of attorney
Please submit us your application for a power of attorney (EST) in good time (for a notarised power of attorney at least three working days in advance), so that we could issue the power of attorney on time.

Amendment of lease contracts
To make amendments to the contract, submit us a written application.

Lease invoices
We shall send the lease invoices to Internet Bank or e-mail. Inform us of your preferred choice in a letter.
For more convenient payment of lease invoices we recommend e-invoice with automated standing order service.
You will find information on your current lease contract and payment schedule in Internet Bank.

Terminating financial lease and hire purchase

The lease term shall end with payment of the last lease payment. After all lease payments have been made and if, according to our knowledge, there are no additional claims against the vehicle (e.g. parking fine, fine for speeding), we shall send you a document for terminating the lease contract. On the basis of this document you have to reregister the vehicle in ARK and become the owner of the car.
If you have concluded financial lease with residual value, you will pay the residual value together with last payment. It is possible to apply for extension of the lease term for the payment of residual value in instalments. To submit an application, send us a letter.

Terminating operating lease

Upon expiry of the lease term you must return the vehicle.
Please examine the Instructions for Normal and Abnormal Wear and Tear of Vehicles. This contains detailed information on the quality requirements of vehicles upon returning.In case of an operating lease with redemption obligation, present the vehicle to the repurchaser for inspection before expiry of the contract.

Valid from 01.12.2018

Description of service	Price in euros
1.Entry into contract
Entry into lease contract	1% of the acquisition cost of the lease item, min €225
Conclusion of a new lease contract on the residual value of the ending lease contract	1% of the acquisition cost of the lease item, min €160
2. Amendment of contractual conditions
Amendment of contract, incl. change of lease period, change of repayment schedule, transfer of contract to new lessee, releasing additional collateral (surety, guarantee), other contractual changes	1% on outstanding residual value (1), min €160
Amendment of contract due to partial early performance of financial lease contract of a private individual, if other conditions are not changed	No contract amendment fee (for fixed interest, interest difference charge shall be paid)
Amendment of payment day of a valid lease contract upon client's request	EUR 30, first amendment free of charge
Reinstatement of contract	EUR 160
3. Debt notice to the lessee (2)
Reminder of debt	Free of charge
Debt claim letter	EUR 5
4. Authorisations, reports, certificates, invoices, other(2)
Unattested power of attorney, incl. for changing the register entry in the e-service of Road Administration	EUR 12 Upon expiry / pre-term termination of lease contract, first authorisation free of charge
Notarised power of attorney	EUR 90
Change of register data during the lease period by the lessor	EUR 12, state fee to be added. Upon expiry / pre-term termination of lease contract, initiating the change of owner free of charge
Processing a claim arising from the violation of parking conditions, traffic regulations, or other legislation (including moving costs of the vehicle)	EUR 36 Incurred costs will be added
Consent for subleasing the property	EUR 42
Cancellation / amendment of redemption invoice of property upon client’s request	EUR 12
Confirmation of balance statement presented by the client	Free of charge
Issuing a certificate, consent, copy of contract, duplicate invoice (older than 1 month), fuel card statement or balance confirmation upon client’s request	EUR 12
Issue of a specific statement or report upon the client’s request; confirmation of a period turnover statement provided by the client	EUR 30
5. Pre-term termination of lease contract (2)
Pre-term termination of private person’s lease contract	As per contractual conditions
Pre-term termination of legal person's lease contract	Unless otherwise specified in the agreement, the fee for early repayment is 2.5% on outstanding residual value (1), min €225; for operating lease, VAT shall be added; for fixed interest, interest difference charge shall be added

The establisher of the price list reserves the right to make changes to the price list.

(1) Outstanding residual value is the total sum of unpaid instalments, balance of VAT(loan) and residual value.
(2) Service fees include VAT as per Value-Added Tax Act

Price list

1-month EURIBOR®	-0,4680
3-month EURIBOR®	-0,4160
6-month EURIBOR®	-0,3530
12-month EURIBOR®	-0,3010
EONIA®	-0,4650
€STR	-0,5490
Bank's base interest	0,0000
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