History has shown so far that when P2P lending sites close, most of them continue to disburse to lenders their loan repayments and interest without large blips. They wind down gradually until everything is repaid. (Although, as usual, you can suffer losses from bad debts…
The number and type of P2P lending companies operating from the UK changes regularly. We keep this page updated every quarter. On this page, you’ll find: Full alphabetical list of the peer-to-peer lending companies in the UK. Which includes: – What types of lending they…
Downing Crowd used to offer property development lending and wholesale lending (lending to other lenders). Downing Crowd never officially announced it was winding down, but it put up a note stating it was no longer approving new opportunities through its online lending platform during spring…
We had a question from a reader about a closed P2P lending provider that had around £200 million of lending outstanding when it decided to change its business model and wind-down P2P lending in December 2022. 4thWay reader’s question Hello I have found your knowledge…
That’s a clickbait sounding title, but it is meant genuinely and there’s a lot of evidence to back it up. Quite a few 4thWay readers report being comfortable lending against residential property development projects, but say in contrast they don’t understand lending to landlords who…
I’m going to pull out and simplify some of the recent research 4thWay’s specialists conducted on LANDE*, the EU-based P2P lending company that enables you to lend to farmers for 10%+ interest rates. Trends in bad debts How many loans turn bad quickly now compared…
With double-digit realised gains so far, returns of 20%+ highly possible, and being unaligned with recessions and property crashes, why wouldn’t you consider this opportunity? Before you read on, AxiaFunder is available to you only if you have invested at least £10,000 in unlisted investments…
The judgment from the High Court on the group claim for 1.6 million people against 14 car manufacturers was handed down on 10th July, 2026. While there was a small win for claimants within the judgment, it was definitely what you’d call an overall loss….
Six years ago (I can’t believe it’s that long!) I wrote two pieces on institutional lending: Is Institutional Lending In Peer-To-Peer Good For You? Which Peer-To-Peer Lending Sites Have Institutional Lending? You can read those for an explanation of what it is and how institutions…
HNW Lending’s averaging of the valuation of the borrowers’ properties after directors taking first loss, received an Exceptional 3/3 4thWay PLUS Rating. That lending account is paying around interest before losses. HNW Lending’s pays 7.00% with additional borrower interest that has so far fully covered…
Somo’s Bridging Lending Account received an Exceptional 3/3 4thWay PLUS Rating. These loans have been paying lenders . Visit Somo* or keep reading the Somo Review.
A number of funds that mimic the role of banks have sustained losses. Furthermore, they’ve had to restrict withdrawals from investors, sparking concerns of weaknesses in the global financial system. You might have read about these problems repeatedly over the past half year. It’s called…
Here’s our list of P2P lending companies that we are aware of that you can lend through from overseas, i.e. outside the UK. And there’s another list below of those that we know you can’t. In addition to any requirements below, you may only open…
Lendwise’s lending accounts are unrated. These loans are currently expected to pay lenders around after bad debts. Visit Lendwise or keep reading the Lendwise Review.
CapitalRise’s Bridging & Development Loans have earned the Exceptional 3/3 4thWay PLUS Rating. These loans have been paying lenders around interest after bad debts. Visit CapitalRise* or keep reading the CapitalRise Review.
Edits on 15th May 2026: since publishing this on 30th April, several important additions and corrections have been added below. Until the end of May, those changes will all show in bold. Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Right, the…
Housemartin’s P2P Lending Account And IFISA And Classic Account has earned an Exceptional 3/3 4thWay PLUS Rating. These loans have been paying lenders around of the loan amount in interest, after bad debts. Visit Housemartin* or keep reading the Housemartin Review.
How do P2P lending providers and similar companies offering online direct lending-type opportunities perform in terms of complaints their customers make to the powerful, consumer-friendly Financial Ombudsman Service? There are no P2P lending companies making it into the Big Lists The Financial Ombudsman Service publishes…
4thWay received an email from a user asking about a property loan that is on the verge of suffering confirmed losses for lenders. He said: “What happened with their LTV guarantee on that one?” LTV is short for “loan to value”. It means how large…
Just a brief update since I wrote Kuflink In Trouble With The Financial Conduct Authority in December. Seemingly no new loans for months We receive emails to a 4thWay email address when Kuflink loans are available for you to lend in. Over the past four…
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