I was recently told that I was unable to take over a car lease from another on the basis that my original contract of employment being held by a UK company meant that the Finance company involved automatically classed me as ineligible for lending purposes. (I moved to a group co on a minimum fixed contract, with a review after the fixed period of 2 years to either move me on or keep me here). I found this a bit mystifying as the car is collateral, and I am able to lease a property here which costs considerably more per year than the total repayments of the car
I have an auslanderausweis/permit B so I could stay here 5 years at least nowithstanding the above (no 1 year rolling permit issues to consider).
Has anyone else been in the same situation and found a solution - i.e. have I just encountered the execption to lease companies, or the norm?
I am lucky that I can get my local company involved as a last resort (i.e. they will lease a car for me and I will pay them back) but its more paperwork and am not sure how that will further complicate my Tax affairs, if at all.