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Thursday, 09 August 2018 17:19
Football's going bust, not coming home
One thing we are very good at is spotting when an industry is in trouble, and right now football, especially English football is going bust right before our very eyes. Almost without any attention from the mainstream media. On the…
Tuesday, 10 July 2018 17:50
QuickLoans.co.uk purchases the Cheque Centre
Quick Loans has completed the purchase of the Cheque Centre, with the aim of relaunching the brand, it was announced today. Once the second biggest lender on the UK high street, the Cheque Centre, which had a turnover of over…
Sunday, 08 July 2018 23:39
Want lower rent? Give landlords, not renters more power
Renting. Apparently, everyone’s into it. In fact, it is so normal to rent a house these days that the government has been advised to put plans in place to develop more renter’s rights, and has also been warned that as…
Tuesday, 29 May 2018 12:27
Separation of Brands and Lenders - what is going on?
Recently something rather odd has been happening in finance and even we are not sure what the reasons for it are. Just why is there now a trend in finance to separate brands and lenders. Background For the last 5-6…
Saturday, 12 May 2018 13:22
GDPR – A costly farce that will never be enforced – Just ignore it
Another tax on business is just about to go live in the form of GDPR. The problem is that GDPR will significantly increase costs for small business and won’t ever lead to single prosecution. It’s more fantasy regulation from people…
Tuesday, 24 April 2018 17:10
Charities now have a worse reputation than payday lenders
We've always known it, but now it seems that even the public agrees. A recent survey conducted for Polls.co.uk shows that the charity sector now has a lower approval rating than short-term lenders. Including losing out in a direct head…
Friday, 13 April 2018 15:19
Want credit? Make sure your social media account is squeaky clean!
Sat with smirks on our faces we have been watching the Facebook privacy saga unfold here at Quick Loans. The hysteria of the media and Facebook users has been priceless, if not a little irritating. We are not for one…
Tuesday, 27 February 2018 09:31
People now taking out loans for pot hole repairs
One of the most surprising things about this winter is the number of people who are applying for credit so that they can fix their cars due to damage from pot holes. As local Council’s struggle to fund road repairs,…
Thursday, 25 January 2018 04:55
We Told You So - Another Major Lender Pulls Out Of UK
About 6 months ago this site was laughed at when we said that lenders were on the verge of pulling out of the UK market if the short term credit cap was not lifted. In the last few days, one…
Wednesday, 27 December 2017 13:43
The Questions That Apple Will Struggle To Answer on Slowing Phones
Apple is facing multiple legal claims from people who have had their devices slowed. They kept the reductions in performance secret and hidden in updates Share price of Apple still at an all time high There have always been suspicions…