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Loans are a tried and tested means of gaining a little extra cash for whatever we want. Be it that holiday in the sun you’ve been dreaming of all year, or buying a new car or building that extension or conservatory on the house. Due to the wide range of uses for loans there are also a wide range of loans to be had, most people are aware of secured and unsecured personal loans since in the last 12 months Britain interest repayments on personal debt totalled £66.3bn, according to Credit action. But the market also has some more specialised loans which have been detailed below:

• STUDENT LOAN – student loans are typically managed by the Student Loan Company who lend money to prospective student to help with tuition fees and living costs. 75% of the loan is available to all students regardless of income and the remaining 25% is means tested by assessing the students parents earnings and deciding based on this how much of the 25% will be included in the loan amount paid to the students in instalments at the start of each academic term. The student will not start repaying the loan until they are out of full time education and earning more than £15,000pa, the amount they pay is based on how much their gross income is each month and will be taken out of their pay packet before they receive their pay. The Student Loans Company reported that at the end of 2008-09 financial year there were 2.9 million student borrowers who owed a total of £25.96bn. Of the total number of borrowers only 1.8 million were liable for repayment.
• PAYDAY LOANS – are short term loans designed to tide a borrower over until their next payday. Their popularity in the UK has doubled in the last year according to The Times and has been attributed to the credit crunch. They are controversial because they typically charge over 1,000 percent APR for a figure usually less than £1000 where in comparison credit cards and overdrafts typically charge a lower APR.
• CAR LOANS – a key use of most loan applications is to buy a car. You can simply take out a personal loan and purchase a car but there are several specific loans specialised for car purchases including hire purchase involves a credit agreement with the bank which is secured on the car so if you buy a car in good faith not aware that the previous owner had a hire purchase agreement on it you could run the risk of having the car repossessed by the loan provider, so before you purchase a car you should always instruct a HPI report which will give you a full breakdown of the vehicle.
• BAD CREDIT LOANS – if you have a less than sterling track record with credit then don’t despair, there are loans out there for you but as the lender will review you as an increased risk you may find yourself facing an extremely large APR. If you are looking for a loan to consolidate your debt you should get independent advice from the debt management specialist who will be able to advise you on the best course of action for your situation.

Make sure that:

• You always shop around for the best Loan for your situation.
• You read all paperwork and information relating to your loan
• The monthly payment is something that you can easily manage or you may find yourself in financial trouble.