{"id":720514,"date":"2023-09-26T06:49:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T04:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=720514"},"modified":"2023-10-18T16:16:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:16:22","slug":"looksee-by-standard-bank-financing-a-solar-system-has-never-been-so-affordable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/720514\/looksee-by-standard-bank-financing-a-solar-system-has-never-been-so-affordable\/","title":{"rendered":"LookSee by Standard Bank &#8211; Financing a solar system has never been so affordable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LookSee \u2013 part of the Standard Bank Group &#8211; has officially launched its Solar Loan product in partnership with the Government Energy Bounce Back Loan Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>With solar panel prices at an all-time low, a 25% solar panel tax rebate available, and the government\u2019s new Bounce Back scheme supporting lower solar loan interest rates, there has never been a better time to invest in a solar system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.looksee.co.za\/property\/solarloan?cid=EP_nboTh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to apply for a Solar Loan from LookSee.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>LookSee makes the process of getting your own solar system even more affordable thanks to its new Solar Loan product \u2013 which delivers extremely low interest rates up to a maximum of Prime + 2.5%.<\/p>\n<p>This is a huge discount on the average Prime + 7% offered on personal loans, as well as the maximum Prime + 17.5% as stipulated by the National Credit Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElectricity is a monthly cost in all homes, so we can\u2019t offer residential solar loans that will double these households\u2019 electricity costs,\u201d said Marc du Plessis, executive head of LookSee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to offset the monthly loan repayments against each customer\u2019s reduced electricity bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-720526\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LookSee Solar Loans are available in amounts ranging from R3,000 to R300,000, and are repayable through a flexible plan of between 12 months and five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe benefit of a shorter repayment period means you\u2019ll pay off your solar installation faster and once you are no longer offsetting repayments against your electricity bill, you\u2019ll begin experiencing \u2018pure\u2019 savings on your monthly electricity bill,\u201d says du Plessis.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Getting a Solar Loan<\/h3>\n<p>LookSee makes it easy to get your solar system installed quickly and affordably \u2013 simply follow these three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Get a solar quote<\/strong> \u2013 Get a quote for the solar system you intend to install \u2013 either from LookSee or your installer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose your loan<\/strong> \u2013 The LookSee Solar Customer Care Team will help you choose and apply for your preferred loan amount and repayment period. Customers can also go into their nearest Standard Bank branch or consult their banker.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pay your installer<\/strong> \u2013 Your loan will be paid into your account so you can pay your solar system deposit and schedule your installation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Solar Score<\/h3>\n<p>LookSee\u2019s commitment to supporting South Africans every step of the way in their solar journey does not stop there, however, and it offers an innovative Solar Score system to help you plan your solar installation.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-720524\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/LookSee-Solar-Financing2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Simply enter your address into the online LookSee Solar Score portal, and you will be informed of how effective a solar system will be at your home.<\/p>\n<p>If you are happy with the findings, LookSee\u2019s Customer Care will walk you through the journey of finding an installer, securing finance, and choosing the right solar system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a bank, but it is not good enough for us to just lend,\u201d said du Plessis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are taking the next step and helping customers through the end-to-end journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.looksee.co.za\/property\/solarloan?cid=EP_nboTh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to apply for a Solar Loan from LookSee.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LookSee\u2019s new Solar Loan makes solar power systems more accessible than ever before to South Africans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":720522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[13718,18640],"class_list":["post-720514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-looksee","tag-sb-looksee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720514"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":720814,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720514\/revisions\/720814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/720522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}