A new dawn for the kings of instant cash
23 January 2012
Typical of the new breed of middle-class customer is 48-year-old Simon Bennett. “I had a specific business opportunity I really did not want to miss and all I needed was a few thousand pounds...I chose – borro.com"   

Credit where it's due
15 January 2012
The Independent on Sunday meet with the loan arrangers whose value is on the rise.  

Putting homes on the line
13 January 2012
More than one in ten owners of small businesses have put their house on the line as a guarantee for a loan in the last year, according to a survey by alternative lender borro.  

Why a shaky housing market could cripple small businesses
12 January 2012
Entrepreneurs often secure loans against their homes, but with house prices forecast to stagnate or fall, lenders may not be keen on helping out.  

Bankers and businessmen put Ferraris and fine wine in hock
28 December 2011
Bankers and businessmen put Ferraris and fine wine in hock to pawnbrokers

Asset-based finance grew faster than any other form of lending
28 December 2011
Cash-strapped families are borrowing nearly four times more money from pawnbrokers than they did in 2010, a report reveals...

Lack of finance continues to hamper SMEs
9 December 2011
Small business owners have been ‘locked in a capital battle’, resulting in lost opportunities to grow their business...

Autumn Statement 2011: Entrepreneurs' reaction
30 November 2011
UK entrepreneurs assess the initiatives that will affect your business and theirs.

Families turn to personal asset lenders for school fees
13 November 2011
Middle-class professionals cash in cars, jewellery and other possessions to continue paying for children's private education.

Small firms look beyond banks for loans
28 October 2011
It has long been said that small businesses are the life blood of any economy. But in spite of this, anyone trying to start a new business knows full well that the current lending environment is very bleak.

Bank lending to small businesses has been cut in half
23 September 2011
Lending to small businesses has plunged to nearly half of what it was before the financial crisis..

Small businesses fear overdrafts could be slashed
22 September 2011
In the summer a poll of 150 bosses for Labour showed that, in the last 12 months, half had used credit cards, savings or a personal loan to fund the firm, rather than go to a bank.

Now the middle class feels real pain
18 September 2011
Price rises and tax hikes are hurting   Read More.

£1 million loan online
28 June 2011
A company that offers short-term asset-backed loans online has made its first £1 million loan   Read More.

Rich drive demand for asset lenders
25 June 2011
Unable to meet the ever stricter lending criteria set by banks, more wealthy individuals have chosen to release equity from their jewellery, luxury cars, fine art, antiques or yachts.  

'I took out a loan against my Bugatti watch for £6,000'
16 January 2011
The middle classes are turning to pawnbrokers to get through the downturn  

Pawnbrokers to lend 80pc more as consumers pay for Christmas
5 January 2011
Pawnbrokers will see the amount they loan increase by almost 80pc this month as cash-strapped Britons struggle to pay for their Christmas spending.  

Savers turn to lending to get a better return
10 November 2010
SAVERS who are becoming increasingly frustrated by the paltry interest rates being paid by banks may be able to get better returns without going near the stock market.  

Pawnbrokers: middle classes flock to cash in their valuables
7 September 2010
The attraction of the pawn shop is ready money with no questions asked.  

Pawnbrokers: the sky's the limit
7 September 2010
Forget the Dickensian image of a shabby old man hoarding gold in a back alley. Today's pawnbroker is a visible presence on nearly every British high street, and he's doing very nicely, thank you.  

Massive expansion and modernisation of pawnbroking in the UK
6 September 2010
The growth in pawnbrokers is being seen in high streets across the country - their numbers have almost trebled in just seven years  

Why not try a pawnbroker for a fast way to borrow?
21 August 2010
The trouble that some firms have getting bank loans has helped one entrepreneur to boost his business and could provide a solution for businesses looking for quick access to short-term funding.  

New age of pawnbrokers?
16 August 2010
It was a burning issue that made small businesswoman Boudicca Scherazade first go to a pawnbroker - all her stock had gone up in smoke.  

Bank charges: not such a rounded view from Panorama
19 July 2010
Have a glass of wine in the late evening sunshine. Go for a long walk. Cook dinner for the family. But don't, whatever you do, watch Panorama on BBC1 tonight. Trust me. Don't do it. It will just make you angry.  

Pawnbrokers gain in credit squeeze
14 June 2010
Paul Aitken, founder of borro.com, an online pawnbroker, claims that the volume of business customers coming to his website has increased "several 100 per cent" in the past 10 months.The struggle for business owners to raise working capital from banks is pushing some to hock Rolex watches, Ferraris and Henry Moore sculptures in return for cash.  

Banksy's work pawned by Europe's art patrons
30 May 2010
Europe's wealthy, hit by the crises in Greece and Spain, are increasingly turning to pawnbrokers for credit.  

More people turn to credit to make ends meet
28 May 2010
More than five million homeowners are turning to their credit cards to pay at least one household bill a month, a survey has revealed, prompting fears about the fragility of Britons' personal finances in the wake of the recession.  

Crisis win borro.com £10 million funding
13 May 2010
Online pawnbroker borro.com has secured £10 million in funding after recession sparked a surge in demand.  

Sportingbet Founder Joins Board of borro.com
21 March 2010
SPORTINGBET Founder Mark Blandford has Joined the Board of Online Pawnbroker borro.com, it was Announced Today.  

Peek in the life of a pawnbroker
4 February 2010
Pawnbroker Emma Hayes-Pankhurst, 22, lives in Oxford. She's been working for borro since last May.  

US News - people pawn the weirdest things
21 January 2010
These days, people try to pawn the strangest things for quick cash.  

Poor Farmer Tries to Pawn His Cash Cows
21 January 2010
A HARD-UP farmer tried to pawn his livestock in a bid to free up cash.  

Hey Big Lender - Some of the higher end assets borro has lent against
18 November 2009
Paul Aitken has a collection of pawned goods that includes two Ferraris, six Rolex watches and even a light aircraft, showing how the crisis has hit the super-rich.   Read More.

Revealed: The picture that shows even the rich have suffered in the credit crunch
17 November 2009
Pawnbroker Paul Aitken poses with six Rolex watches, two Ferraris, a Porsche - and even an aeroplane - which have all been pawned during the recession.  

Crunch hit rich are turning to pawn
17 November 2009
THE mega-rich are feeling the credit crunch pinch — pawning designer watches, super cars and even an aeroplane to survive the recession.  

borro.com rides to MP's rescue
18 October 2009
At last, help is near for our downtrodden and persecuted MPs. Online pawnbroker borro.com says it will offer any MP struggling to repay expenses a loan at half the standard interest rate.  

Business is booming for borro.com
20 September 2009
Online pawnbroker borro is believed to have raised around £20m to fund expansion. borro's loan book is doubling in value every three months as customers flock to take advantage of loans with interest of up to 85 per cent APR, according to sources.  

borro.com is picked up by press across the pond
9 September 2009
The Internet has been around for years. Pawn shops have been around for millennia. But a steep recession has finally brought the two together.  

borro.com opens Chancery Lane Appointment Office
21 June 2009
The rise in hard-up customers hocking their belongings to raise extra cash has prompted online pawnbroker borro.com to open a bricks and mortar shop.  

borro.com feature in an article in The Metro
14 January 2009
Repairing fractured budgets after a tough end to 2008 is likely to be on the cards for many people this year. Resolutions are rife in January and according to www.gocompare.com, 60 per cent of British adults have resolved to reorganise their finances in 2009. And this is definitely one promise to yourself you can't afford to break only a few weeks into the New Year.  

Clear signs of the credit crunch and how borro.com could help those in need
7 December 2008
Times are clearly tough when the homes of the rich and famous are repossessed. A Miami mansion formerly owned by hip-hop star and producer Wyclef Jean — now in the hands of a bank — is about to be auctioned on the courthouse steps.  

Pawn Crackers?
29 October 2008
The UK's first online pawnbrokers has recently opened, but is pawning your goods a sensible way to borrow money, asks Sandra Haurant.  

borro - the worlds first online pawnbroker
27 August 2008
AN online pawnbroking service has been launched this week to help desperate consumers raise cash if they are unable to borrow from banks and building societies.