Secured personal loans better than taking money from mates

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Secured personal loans better than taking money from mates

Over £102 million is owed between friends, and according to a report from Clerical Medical the practice of personal lending, rather than taking out a secured personal loan, is ruining friendships across the country.

As a result the investment group is urging people to use secured personal loans rather than money from mates.

According to the research almost 75 per cent of Brits borrow from their friends from time to time. Of these over seven million admit to taking advantage of their mates' generosity and not paying back the loans.

Clerical Medical offered a cautionary tale to warn people off the practice of borrowing from buddies. Following a £7,000 loan and an unreliable friend the following deal turned sour.

"A month after our agreed payback date, my friend lost his job, I suggested he got a lodger to help out but this fell on deaf ears. In the meantime, I was invited round to his house and had to watch as he bought himself new furniture and carpets while I was still waiting for my money!

"But the whole thing destroyed our friendship - we haven't spoken for six or seven years and I'll never lend large sums of money to anyone ever again," explained one spurned lender.

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