Security
In nearly all matters where money is being borrowed or lent, security over assets will be required. Security gives the lender the comfort that, in the event the borrower cannot repay the loan, the security can be enforced and the lender can recover the outstanding loan. The most well known example of such security is probably where a residential property is purchased using a bank loan, and as security the bank is granted a mortgage of the purchased property. In business, it is common for entities such as limited companies…