Payday loans can be very useful for some people, but a terrible idea for others. We're here to help you make a sensible, and informed, decision to see if it's something you should consider.
Yes, you can get instant payday loans across the UK, even for those with bad credit. However, we'll make sure you're aware of how much it will cost you, and we'll provide you with plenty of advice and tips on how to get out of debt.
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The payday loans industry is relatively new in the UK. We first heard of it via all the negative publicity that it receives, and decided we wanted to make a difference.
After a couple of meetings, we decided that although there are plenty of websites trying to sell you a payday loan, we could see that there was no website that combined this with a lot of helpful information.
We saw a clear gap in the market for a company to come in and create a friendly online payday loans service, which is just what we're doing! We're in this for the long-haul even if your loans are for the short-term. More...
LENDER REVIEWS
PaydayUK
Like Wonga, Payday UK is one of the biggest lenders in the UK (surprisingly-enough!) They don't have a big TV campaign like Wonga, but they do appear very frequently in Google's natural listings, as they have a very larg...Full Review
Wonga
Wonga is perhaps the best-known of all UK's lenders. Although they are slightly more difficult to find in Google, they get over 500,000 people searching for their website directly every month, mainly due to the success o...Full Review
Peachy
You've probably seen Peachy's famous TV advert, featuring a trendy-looking guitar player. (That's Mike Bradley by the way, you can see him on Youtube, he's MikeyB999.) But we thought it'd be useful for people considering...Full Review
Payday Express
Payday Express have been providing short-term loans since 1999, and are a trading arm of Express Finance (Bromley) Ltd., based in London. They don't have as visible a public presence as high-profile lenders like Wonga an...Full Review
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NCTJ-Accredited journalist, Adam Ryder has covered a range of topics from politics to human interest in both print and online publications.
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Muhammad Farid
Muhammad Farid, is our personal-finance journalist focusing on economic news. Now in his Post Graduate degree on his way to a PhD in Economics!
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