In the past previous to the credit crunch all types of loans were readily available. Loans were freely flying about like pieces of confetti.

Even tenants could obtain loans from companies such as Provident who are still in business and advancing loans to homeowners and tenants alike. A tenant is of course a non homeowner.

The problem with Provident is that the maximum loan has always been small. At present the maximum loan available for a first time borrower is 100, hardly a sum that would buy much nowadays.

Welcome Finance used to advance both secured and unsecured loans to both tenants and homeowners, and although their interest rates were high, it was a useful product which did allow tenants to borrow the money they needed. Unfortunately after many years of profitable trading, Welcome closed their doors, and this left tenants out on a limb with very little options of obtaining a loan.This is a most unfortunate situation., and one that could not be fore seen.

The situation is such that if a non homeowner really needs a loan, they are forced to go to one of the many pay day loans firms which have sprung up and their loans have interest rates of often almost 2000%. Yes 2,000%, and this is not a typing error.

The poorest and weakest in society when they require a loan have always been forced to use the services of illegal money lenders who abound in the large inner city housing areas. Now people who in the past could obtain loans else where are being forced to go down the route of the illegal money lenders, as their last hope.

Homeowners are in a much more fortunate position as if they have equity on their property secured homeowner loans are available with interest rates starting at about 9%.

Homeowner who have bad credit can obtain bad credit secured loans at 50% to 60% LTV and at interest rates of over 20%. This is still fairly good.

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