Advantages: Very fast service, accurate impartial advice, help people with credit problems Disadvantages: Telephone line only open in business hours, don't offer unsecured loans
...I was in a real mess with my finances and finally admitted to myself that I needed to do something about it. I had seen all the adverts on TV about consolidating your credit cards and thought i'd give one of them a call. The service I got from the company I called wasn't great and it felt like they were pressurising me.
At this point I decided to go onto Google and do a search for companies that actually offer advice, rather than trying to force finance down your throat. I found www.spdirect.com, the loan site of Stirling Partners Ltd. I tried their number but it was about 9 at night and it was on a voicemail, so i filled in their online form instead. The next day first thing I had a financial adviser call me back and go through my situation.
They listened to what I had to say and offered good advice, they sounded like...
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..., this was a significant charge. Finally I came across Hoodless Brennan, who offer an execution only service at only £7 per trade with the first months dealing free of any transaction charges.
COMPANY DETAILS
Now before signing up I thought it prudent to do a bit of research on the company as I had never heard of them before. Unfortunately, there was precious little to discover and in the end I decided to take the plunge anyway and begin with a relatively small amount of money to limit my risk.
The Hoodless Brennan website does provide this information:
"Hoodless Brennan and Partners was established in January 1993, and is based in Docklands, London. We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, and are members of the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Europe.
Over the last few years Hoodless Brennan has grown significantly...
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