Agreeing terms for a loan

Once you have chosen a loan and lender, you will need to sign legal agreements. This section will guide you through the types of documents a lender is likely to require, who is responsible for preparing the legal agreements, and the key aspects of term sheets and loan agreements. It will also help you to understand what you will need to provide, how to register the , what approvals you need for borrowing, and steps you should take after borrowing.

Initial considerations

  1. 1.What will I need to sign if I want to borrow for my business?
  2. 2.Who prepares the loan documents which I will be signing?
  3. 3.What will the loan documents I sign look like?

Term sheet

  1. 4.If I want to borrow, why do I need to sign a term sheet?
  2. 5.What will I come across in a term sheet?

Key terms to watch out for in loan agreements

  1. 6.What key terms will I come across in a loan agreement?
  2. 7.What conditions precedent will a lender ask for?
  3. 8.How much interest will I pay on a loan to my business?
  4. 9.When do I have to repay the loan?
  5. 10.Can I repay the loan early?
  6. 11.Will I need to give representations and warranties to the lender?
  7. 12.What financial covenants will I need to give to the lender?
  8. 13.What undertakings will I need to give to the lender?
  9. 14.Should I be concerned about events of default in a loan agreement?
  10. 15.What fees will I need to pay for a loan?
  11. 16.What information do I need to provide to the lender?
  12. 17.Will a lender be able to transfer my loan to another lender?

Security

  1. 18.Why do I need to give security to a lender?
  2. 19.What security will a lender be expecting my company to give?
  3. 20.What security will a lender be expecting my company's shareholders to give?
  4. 21.Whose responsibility is it to register security my company has given to a lender?
  5. 22.How do I make sure security which my company has given to a lender is registered at Companies House?
  6. 23.What records do I need to keep of any security given to a lender?

Approvals needed before signing

  1. 24.Do I need the approval of my board before signing the loan documents?

Steps to take after borrowing

  1. 25.What should I do after I have signed legal agreements with a lender?

Sole director resolutions approving the short form loan agreement

If your company plans to borrow money on the terms of the short-form loan agreement contained in the template Short-form loan agreement and you only have one director, you will find these written resolutions helpful for the board approvals you will need before taking the loan.
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Written board resolutions approving short form loan agreement

If your company plans to borrow money on the terms of the template short-form loan agreement referred to in these written board resolutions, you will find these written resolutions helpful for the board approvals you will need before taking the loan.
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