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Unsecured loan for £25,000 plus?

rover25
rover25 Posts: 387 Forumite
Would any bank lend more than £25,000 eg £30,000 unsecured. What about the bank I have my accounts with eg current accts, mortgage etc with

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  • ob0t
    ob0t Posts: 16 Forumite
    rover25 wrote: »
    Would any bank lend more than £25,000 eg £30,000 unsecured. What about the bank I have my accounts with eg current accts, mortgage etc with

    Natwest did me an unsecured flexi-loan for £40k. Interest is calculated daily, and is variable (tracks BoE base). There's also an arrangement fee, which I believe is 2% of the loan amount as standard.
  • rover25
    rover25 Posts: 387 Forumite
    Thanks for your reply. Good to know there are options there, though I suppose it depends on your circumstances.
  • Although ob0t seems to indicate that he has one I would suggest this was opened before the credit crunch.
    The CCA only covers lender and borrowers up to £25000 (capital) therefore I would suggest it will be nigh impossible for you to get an unsecured loan nowadays for more than this.
  • ~Brock~
    ~Brock~ Posts: 1,715 Forumite
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    Although ob0t seems to indicate that he has one I would suggest this was opened before the credit crunch.
    The CCA only covers lender and borrowers up to £25000 (capital) therefore I would suggest it will be nigh impossible for you to get an unsecured loan nowadays for more than this.
    This is no longer true - the £25k limit has been scrapped this year.

    I would tend to agree, however, that any bank would be unlikely to be willing to lend over this amount on an unsecured basis in the current economic situation.
  • ob0t wrote: »
    Natwest did me an unsecured flexi-loan for £40k. Interest is calculated daily, and is variable (tracks BoE base). There's also an arrangement fee, which I believe is 2% of the loan amount as standard.

    How long did you take this loan out for
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