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Farmer tries to pawn livestock

Online pawnbroker is meeting people trying to pawn the strangest things for quick cash. Emma Pankhurst of Borro, the UK’s leading online pawnbroker, says a farmer recently tried to pawn his entire livestock in exchange for a quick cash loan. Borro had to turn down the offer since it isn’t really cost ...

Dubai expats seeking UK financial solutions

Expats, who used to enjoy a good living in Dubai, are returning home with absolutely nothing, and when they get back to the UK, they find there is little help available from credit-crunched banks. Getting a personal loan from a high street bank is out of the question, so increasing ...

Debt counselling and debt consulting

If you think you need debt counselling or debt consulting, here is a brief debt problems checklist: First, budget and reduce outgoings using a budget planner. Then, if you earn under £66,000, check to see if you are entitled to any form of government benefit. Next, see if you can get help ...

Ten things to do if you lose your job

Unemployment is rising towards two million and the outlook is bleak. Here are 10 things to remember if you have lost your job:- 1. PLAN YOUR FINANCES - For advice on managing your debt, go to Money Facts website. In the meantime, if you can’t get a bank loan, and you need ...

Pawnbrokers are good for you

The Daily Mirror reported: “Pawnbrokers are doing well in the recession as more and more people turn to them for short-term loans". But that is actually good news for people who need emergency money. With mainstream high street lenders shutting the door on many borrowers, pawnbrokers offer a service that means people ...

Thing you need to know before applying for a loan

Moneysupermarket recently published 10 things you need to know before applying for a loan - but one of the most important things you should know was omitted! Check out their top ten first - and then see what they missed: You can only borrow up to £25,000 with an unsecured loan. Borro.com ...

Need a small business loan?

You will be lucky to get one from a bank. They are more interested in taxpayer bale-outs enabling them to continue paying themselves large bonuses. It used to be that pawnbrokers were the ones with the image problems. Not any more! If you were unlucky enough to have ...

More difficulties for first time homebuyers

In return for getting our (taxpayers) money to bale them out, the banks promised not to hoard their money, but to continue lending it to businesses and individuals who need it. Of course the reality is very different to the promise. The latest ruse used by banks who want to ...

Football star pawn watch for £3,000

A top flight soccer star pawned a Breitling watch (estimated £3,000) to pay for a night out on the town with his friends. The millionaire sportsman‚ who plays for a London premiership club‚ was apparently short of available cash for the extravagant night ahead. So he used the online pawnbrokers to get ...

Pawnbrokers business up as recession hits

The mega-rich, used to a life of driving around in sports cars are feeling the credit crunch pinch‚ pawning designer watches, super cars and even aeroplanes to cope with the recession. Online pawnbrokers Borro, revealed they have been offered the amazing haul of goodies by hard-up bankers, stockbrokers, premiership football stars ...