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Teacher Loan: : A Loan Meant Only
For Teachers.
In order to reach all the segments of citizens, lending
companies devise different strategies to target different
segments of clients. Teacher loan is one such strategy
in which lending companies devise some special schemes
of loan which can only be taken by teachers. This way
it becomes easy for lenders to reach teacher groups
at the same time, for borrowers who are also teachers
it becomes easy to borrow.
In most of the cases, teacher
loans are unsecured loans. In case of unsecured loan,
lenders do not ask for your home or vehicle to keep
as collateral for the loan. It becomes easy to avail
such loans for the borrower who does not own a house
or has nothing to offer as collateral for loans. This
is a major advantage of a teacher loan-that is even
if a teacher does not own a property or he is a council
tenant or a private renter, he has no problem in borrowing
money.
In addition, teacher loan can also be borrowed if the
borrower/teacher had bad credit history. |
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Eligibility
for availing Teacher Loan:
- Must be a UK Citizen
- Must be working as a full-time teacher(few lenders
ask for a certain minimum years of work experience,
most common of which is-atleast a year old in current
organization)
- Must have requisite educational qualification
- Must have a savings bank account
Teacher Loan: Loan amount and Cost
As a teacher loan is an unsecured loan, loan amount
depends upon borrower’s profile, which means loan
amount varies from borrower to borrower. While deciding
the loan amount, various factors are taken into account,
which includes total work experience, salary, number
of years in the current job, any prior record of successful
payment, CCJ etc. However, the loan amount varies in
between £1000 and £12,000. similarly, interest
rate to be charged by the lenders depends upon the profile
of borrower, income level and risk associated.
A teacher loan is to be repaid over a period between
1 and 7 years. It all depends how much you borrow and
how much you can afford to pay each month.
A teacher loan can be used for any purpose, whatever,
the borrower decides. He can use to buy a car, or to
go for a holiday or to enroll for a professional development
course, it can be used for any purpose.
Usually it takes not more than 5 working days to complete
all documentation. Once all processing is done, cheques
are issued immediately.
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