Blog
29th July 2015
The Peer-to-Peer lending Sector is growing rapidly providing both investors and borrowers with a genuinely innovative solution. The sector has already lent over £500 million to consumers since April this year, which is the fastest rate of growth in...
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Wellesley & Co: A New Way to Invest in Property
28th July 2015
Britons have a long-standing love affair with bricks and mortar, one that has only intensified in recent years. That isn't hard to understand, given that property has been one of the most successful investments of the last two decades....
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Peer-to-Peer Lending is a Risk Advisers Should Take
27th July 2015
Written by Harvey Jones, Personal Finance Editor at the Daily Express. Peer-to-Peer lending (P2P) has won over many sceptics since the first platforms appeared a decade ago, but there appears to be a glaring exception. New research suggests that one...
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P2P: A Real Alternative For Investors
24th July 2015
More than six years of rock-bottom interest rates have left investors desperately seeking an alternative that can offer them rates of return that are worth their bother. With the average savings account paying just 0.63%, according to MoneyFacts.co.uk, many...
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Are You an Active or Passive Investor?
23rd July 2015
As we continue to progress into an era where data, information and knowledge is widely available and accessible, many have taken the time to personally decide how, when and where to invest. From property to classic cars to stocks...
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Tax Changes in the Budget: Sour news for Buy-to-Let Lenders
Buy-to-Let landlords throughout the UK have been warned that recent tax changes announced in the July Summer Budget could significantly reduce their post-tax income. It has been decided that from 2017, mortgage interest relief on rental properties would be reduced...
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It’s Not Just London Reaping High Buy-to-Let Yields
22nd July 2015
It has been reported that property investors should turn their attention to Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield and Liverpool and not to focus solely on properties in London for buy-to-let investment opportunities. This statement is a result of research that...
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A change in the way over 55s are funding their retirement
17th July 2015
It seems recent years have seen a shift in the way the over 55s are funding their retirement. The banks are slowly being ‘shunned’ in favour of alternative investment methods, with Peer-to-Peer Lending increasing a huge 84% in 2014 amongst...
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Interest Rates Kept on Hold in July By The Bank of England
15th July 2015
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to maintain the Base Rate at the current low of 0.5% for yet another month. The previous shift in the Base Rate was the reduction of 0.5 percentage points to...
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New Freedoms to Give P2P Lending Industry a Boost
14th July 2015
April this year saw a radical change to the way over 55s can access their pension. The new rules mean that now, anyone aged 55 and over can withdraw their entire pension pot in one lump sum, and it seems...
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