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Clear, straightforward guides to borrowing, from your first quote to choosing the right type of loan for your situation.

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Getting started

Understand how borrowing works before you apply.

Applying and getting approved

From starting an application to getting a decision, and what to do if the answer is no.

Choosing the right amount

From £100 to £5,000, here is how to decide on an amount you can comfortably repay, with example repayments for every amount.

Types of loan

Find the kind of borrowing that fits your situation and timescale.

Short term loans

Borrow for the near term and repay across 3 to 12 months.

Long term loans

Spread repayments over a longer term to lower the monthly cost.

Instalment loans

Repay in equal, predictable instalments each month.

Same day loans

How same day funding works, and what affects the timing.

Emergency loans

Options for when an unexpected cost simply can't wait.

Payday loans

A small advance to bridge the gap until you're next paid.

Cash loans

A personal loan paid straight to your bank account.

Fast loans

How fast funding works and what affects the speed.

Easy loans

A simple application, with a soft search quote.

Small loans

Borrowing a smaller amount, from £100 to £1,000.

Doorstep loans

Home credit versus borrowing online, compared.

Logbook loans

The risks, and safer unsecured alternatives.

Guarantor loans

How they work, and borrowing without one.

No credit check loans

The truth about no check loans, and soft search.

Soft search loans

Check what you could get with no score impact.

Loans available today

Same day funding, and what affects the timing.

6 month loans

Repay over six months, with less interest overall.

12 month loans

Spread over a year for a lower monthly cost.

For your circumstances

Options for when your situation isn't quite one-size-fits-all.

Insights

Original research from our own lending data, not surveys or estimates.

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