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4thWay’s experts are the earliest and foremost specialists in the field of peer-to-peer lending and quantitative bank lending analysis. You can read about 4thWay’s experts in About Us. Our experts are anonymised, because it protects you, the reader of their research. Our experts are able to express their full and candid views, because P2P lending sites and other groups cannot lobby them when they are anonymous.

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

Kuflink Review

Here’s the Kuflink review, written by one of our specialists. You can find more reviews in our comparison tables. 4thWay’s Kuflink Review A profitable property lending record since 2011 and highly satisfactory lending results. Kuflink Review: their best-rated product This account has been paying interest. Read about the 4thWay PLUS Ratings, compare more peer-to-peer lending… Read more

Downing Crowd Review

One of 4thWay’s specialists has written a Downing Crowd Review, summarising the key points, so that you can read it in under five minutes: 4thWay’s Quick Expert Downing Crowd Review Downing Crowd could make a nice addition to your lending portfolio. What is Downing Crowd? Downing Crowd does loans to UK businesses that own property or… Read more

4thWay’s 10 P2P Investing Principles

Throughout this site, we call lending, “lending”. Funnily enough. But that word can sound a bit casual and easy. Like you’re giving some chums, some fellow neighbours or local businesses, a bit of cash in return for a bit of interest. A simple income on the side where everyone’s a winner. There is a social… Read more

Growth Street Review: Reserve Fund Gone & Lending Winding Down

Here’s the Growth Street Review from one of our specialists. (You can see all the reviews in our comparison tables.) 4thWay’s Quick Expert Growth Street Review Growth Street is in the process of winding down its existing loans Growth Street, established in 2014 with a total lent of , is no longer taking on new… Read more

How Is Peer-to-Peer Lending Taxed?

When you earn money through peer-to-peer lending there are huge tax breaks available to you. For most people there’s an automatic tax break on all P2P lending accounts. And you can also open specific peer-to-peer lending accounts, called IFISAs, which are always tax free. The online guidance on peer-to-peer lending tax that is available from… Read more

Peer-To-Peer Lending Risks – The Big Seven

Peer-to-peer lending risks that might actually lead to losing money can be broadly placed into seven different categories. Here is a list in priority order of the key risks of peer-to-peer lending losses, including P2P IFISAs, and some simple but highly effective ways to reduce those risks. P2P lending risk 1: yourself (psychological risk) When… Read more

CrowdProperty Review

Here’s the CrowdProperty review from one of 4thWay’s experts: 4thWay’s Quick Expert CrowdProperty Review Development lending as a low risk, high-interest rate opportunity CrowdProperty Review: their best-rated lending account This account has been paying interest after bad debts. Read about the 4thWay PLUS Ratings, compare more peer-to-peer lending accounts or visit CrowdProperty. When did CrowdProperty… Read more

Loanpad Review

Here’s the Loanpad review from one of 4thWay’s specialists: 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… Read more

CapitalStackers Review

Below is the Quick Expert Review of CapitalStackers from one of 4thWay’s specialists. 4thWay’s Quick Expert CapitalStackers Review Very attractive interest rates and takes loan checking to a whole new level CapitalStackers* has completed since launch in 2014. Its team is right up there as one of the most competent we have seen. It focuses on development… 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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