Established in 2014, Crowd2Fund is a leading investment platform, building long-term relationships between investors and the great British businesses they invest in. Crowd2Fund was one of the first platforms to offer the Innovative Finance ISA in the UK. Invest up to £20,000 per tax year and your earnings will be tax-free. Available for new ISA investments as well as ISA transfers. Simple to open and manage your account online or via their app. Peer to peer lending is not covered by the FSCS. Returns are not guaranteed and your actual returns may vary. Capital is at risk
Details
Property or Business Based
Business
Minimum Age
18
UK Resident
Yes
Disclaimer: When making a peer to peer loan, your capital lent to a borrower is not covered in the event of loss by the FSCS
Established in 2014, Crowd2Fund is a leading investment platform, building long-term relationships between investors and the great British businesses they invest in. Crowd2Fund was one of the first platforms to offer the Innovative Finance ISA in the UK. Invest up to £20,000 per tax year and your earnings will be tax-free. Available for new ISA investments as well as ISA transfers. Simple to open and manage your account online or via their app. Peer to peer lending is not covered by the FSCS. Returns are not guaranteed and your actual returns may vary. Capital is at risk
Details
Property or Business Based
Business
Minimum Age
18
UK Resident
Yes
Disclaimer: When making a peer to peer loan, your capital lent to a borrower is not covered in the event of loss by the FSCS
Established in 2014, Crowd2Fund is a leading investment platform, building long-term relationships between investors and the great British businesses they invest in. Crowd2Fund was one of the first platforms to offer the Innovative Finance ISA in the UK. Invest up to £20,000 per tax year and your earnings will be tax-free. Available for new ISA investments as well as ISA transfers. Simple to open and manage your account online or via their app. Peer to peer lending is not covered by the FSCS. Returns are not guaranteed and your actual returns may vary. Capital is at risk
Details
Property or Business Based
Business
Minimum Age
18
UK Resident
Yes
Disclaimer: When making a peer to peer loan, your capital lent to a borrower is not covered in the event of loss by the FSCS
Established in 2014, Crowd2Fund is a leading investment platform, building long-term relationships between investors and the great British businesses they invest in. Crowd2Fund was one of the first platforms to offer the Innovative Finance ISA in the UK. Invest up to £20,000 per tax year and your earnings will be tax-free. Available for new ISA investments as well as ISA transfers. Simple to open and manage your account online or via their app. Peer to peer lending is not covered by the FSCS. Returns are not guaranteed and your actual returns may vary. Capital is at risk
Details
Property or Business Based
Business
Minimum Age
18
UK Resident
Yes
Disclaimer: When making a peer to peer loan, your capital lent to a borrower is not covered in the event of loss by the FSCS
Much Lower Risk Peer to Peer ISA (IF ISA)
Annual InterestUp to 12.00%
Min deposit£10
TermNo fixed term amortising monthly repayments
Much Lower Risk Peer to Peer ISA (IF ISA)Crowd2Fund
Established in 2014, Crowd2Fund is a leading investment platform, building long-term relationships between investors and the great British businesses they invest in. Crowd2Fund was one of the first platforms to offer the Innovative Finance ISA in the UK. Invest up to £20,000 per tax year and your earnings will be tax-free. Available for new ISA investments as well as ISA transfers. Simple to open and manage your account online or via their app. Peer to peer lending is not covered by the FSCS. Returns are not guaranteed and your actual returns may vary. Capital is at risk
Details
Property or Business Based
Business
Minimum Age
18
UK Resident
Yes
Disclaimer: When making a peer to peer loan, your capital lent to a borrower is not covered in the event of loss by the FSCS
Peer-to-peer (P2P) matches up savers, who are willing to lend their money, with borrowers typically individuals or small businesses.
Both parties can benefit because rates are often better than those on offer from banks. Savers can get interest on their savings up to 5 times or more what they can get in a traditional savings account, while those looking to borrow can get rates as low as 5% on a 5 year loan.
Can peer to peer offer me the potential for better interest rates than banks?
P2P lender sites can often be in a position to offer better rates than banks to both savers and borrowers alike. But how are they able to do this?
Essentially, P2P lenders can be more efficient than the traditional banks – they have lower overheads, fewer staff and no high street branches to pay for. This means that the savings made can be passed on to the savers lending their money and borrowers.
Key points of peer-to-peer
You can earn relatively high interest returns on your savings
Interest can be paid monthly
Many P2P lenders offer easy access to your money if you need to get hold of it at short notice
Some peer-to-peer lending companies run their own protection schemes. In the event that a borrower is unable to pay back the loan, it is repaid through a fund that borrowers contribute to (by way of a credit rate fee charged at a small percentage of the total loan)
You can choose how to lend money based on the length of investment and the level of risk involved
Most P2P providers have a minimum age policy of 18
You will need to be UK resident and have a UK current account
You can invest from as little as £10 with some peer to peer lending sites
Peer-to-peer saving should only be considered as part of a balanced investment portfolio
P2P saving is not regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority, and your money will not be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Investing your savings within a peer-to-peer lending scheme can mean interest rates can vary – generally speaking higher risk borrowers will get higher returns, but with higher returns comes higher risk that you may not get some or all of your money back
If you need to withdraw your funds early, you may incur a fee
If the person you have lent the money to chooses to repay their loan early, this can affect your rate of return
The interest you earn is subject to income tax in the same way as normal savings
Since April 2016 approved peer-to-peer accounts can be included in an ISA, also known as Innovative Finance ISAs or IFISAs , and all returns will be sheltered from tax
Peer-to-peer savings accounts are not the same as normal savings accounts, so you need to consider the features before you commit.
