When looking for a personal loan, borrowers normally have two options to choose from – unsecured personal loans or secured personal loans. Unsecured loans are loans where the borrower does not have to officially put down any collateral against the loan. They are open to both homeowners and tenants, although some providers of unsecured loans prefer to deal only with homeowners. The amount you can borrow on unsecured loans is generally limited to a maximum of 25,000. It is also unlikely that you will be able to obtain an unsecured personal loan for amounts of less than 1000.
Secured loans on the other hand provide borrowers with the ability to borrow more than 25,000 on a personal loan. They are almost exclusively open to homeowners as a form of collateral is needed to place against the loan. In most cases this collateral is the borrower’s home or equity in the borrower’s home.
Both secured loans and unsecured loans can be arranged through a large variety of lending sources, including high street banks, Internet lenders and building societies. With so many sources to choose from it can sometimes be difficult to make the decision on who to obtain...