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You can read about 4thWay’s experts in About Us. Our experts are anonymised to protect them from lobbying from P2P lending sites, so that they feel free to express their full and candid views.

Loanpad Review

Here’s the Loanpad review from one of 4thWay’s experts: 4thWay’s Quick Expert Loanpad Review Auto-spread your money across loans backed by property 2-3 times greater than the loan size When did Loanpad start? Established in 2018, lenders have lent around . What interesting or unique points does Loanpad have? Loanpad* partners with a family firm that’s… Read more

The IFISA (P2P ISA) Guide

We have nagged the taxman’s notoriously tight-lipped officials, and chased down accountants, IFISA providers and even 4thWay’s own skilled experts to give you answers to all your IFISA questions, as well questions you never thought to ask. Here goes: What is an IFISA? An IFISA allows you to lend up to £20,000 per tax year (which… Read more

The Five Key Risks In Peer-To-Peer Lending

Here is a list in priority order of the key risks of losing money in peer-to-peer lending, including P2P IFISAs, and some simple but effective ways to reduce those risks. Risk 1: yourself (psychological risk) The biggest risk in every kind of investment since forever has always been what happens in our own noggins: we… Read more

10 Ways To Get Your P2P Lending Money Back!

This guide will tell you how to lend more swiftly through peer-to-peer lending accounts and IFISAs or get set up so you can get your money back as soon as you want it. (Skip down the page to the 10 ways to lend faster or get your money back more quickly.) But some of you… Read more

IFISAs: What Are The Risks?

The risks in IFISAs include: Psychological risk: your own greed and fear. Concentration risk: you don’t spread your money across lots of loans and P2P lending sites. Credit risk: borrowers don’t repay you. Platform risk: the P2P lending site (the “platform”) goes bust and its wind-down is not perfectly managed. Risk of fraud or negligence…. Read more

Lending Works Review

Below is the latest Lending Works review given by one of 4thWay’s experts. 4thWay’s quick expert Lending Works review Great risk-reward balance, large reserve fund, and insured loans When did Lending Works start? Lending Works started in early 2014 and has completed  in personal loans. What interesting or unique points does Lending Works have? Lending Works* has… Read more

HNW Lending Review

Here is the most recent HNW Lending review from one of our experts. Quick Expert HNW Lending Review A “swinger” with a high number of very secure loans and first loss usually paid by its directors When did HNW Lending start? HNW Lending has completed  across  loans since 2014. Most of its loans are property loans,… Read more

Proplend Review

This quick Proplend review, written by one of our experts, is taken from our comparison tables, where you can see reviews on most P2P lending sites. 4thWay’s Quick Expert Proplend Review Fantastically good security backed up by steady borrower income When did Proplend start? Propend first approved a loan in 2014. What interesting or unique… Read more

CapitalRise Review

Here’s the CapitalRise review from one of 4thWay’s experts: 4thWay’s Quick Expert CapitalRise Review Will be surprised if this one isn’t a good’un When did CapitalRise start? CapitalRise* has completed over since launch in 2016. What interesting or unique points does CapitalRise have? CapitalRise’s focus is prime central London development properties, which is a nice niche for lenders… Read more

LendingCrowd Review

4thWay’s LendingCrowd Review: with Business loans P2P site LendingCrowd*, you can select loans yourself to earn higher interest. Alternatively, you can split your money automatically between at least 20 loans – and no more than 5% of your money in any loan. Target interest rates are currently around 6% with automatic diversification or above 7%… Read more

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Why are Wellesley’s interest rates different?

Wellesley’s P2P lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Wellesley’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

Important information before you visit Wellesley & Co.

Wellesley & Co. is primarily a P2P lending website.

But, when you visit the Wellesley website, you’ll see that it also offers “bonds”. Unlike its P2P lending service, its bonds don’t allow you to lend directly to 100+ borrowers.

Instead, you lend to Wellesley and it lends to other borrowers.

We have not risk-rated either of those bonds, but we expect that their structure makes them more risky, particularly because you’re lending to just one borrower.

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Why are Wellesley’s interest rates different?

Wellesley’s P2P lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Wellesley’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

Important information before you visit Wellesley & Co.

Wellesley & Co. is primarily a P2P lending website.

But, when you visit the Wellesley website, you’ll see that it also offers two “bonds”, one of which is available as an ISA.

Unlike its P2P lending service, neither of these bonds allows you to lend directly to 100+ borrowers.

Instead, you lend to Wellesley and it lends to other borrowers.

We have not risk-rated either of those bonds, but we expect that their structure makes them more risky, particularly because you’re lending to just one borrower.

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Why are Wellesley’s interest rates different?

Wellesley’s P2P lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Wellesley’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

Important information before you visit Wellesley & Co.

Wellesley & Co. is primarily a P2P lending website.

But, when you visit the Wellesley website, you’ll see that it also offers two “bonds”, one of which is available as an ISA.

Unlike its P2P lending service, neither of these bonds allows you to lend directly to 100+ borrowers.

Instead, you lend to Wellesley and it lends to other borrowers.

We have not risk-rated either of those bonds, but we expect that their structure makes them more risky, particularly because you’re lending to just one borrower.

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Why are Orchard’s interest rates different?

Orchard’s lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Orchard’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

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Why are Wellesley’s interest rates different?

Wellesley’s P2P lending rates appear higher on its own website than on 4thWay®.

This is because we calculate Wellesley’s interest rates the same way most other P2P lending websites do. We do this so that you can compare the rates more easily and so that they show a more accurate picture of what you’ll earn.

Important information before you visit Wellesley & Co.

Wellesley & Co. is primarily a P2P lending website.

But, when you visit the Wellesley website, you’ll see that it also offers “bonds”. Unlike its P2P lending service, its bonds don’t allow you to lend directly to 100+ borrowers.

Instead, you lend to Wellesley and it lends to other borrowers.

We have not risk-rated either of those bonds, but we expect that their structure makes them more risky, particularly because you’re lending to just one borrower.

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