About Us

At The Lending Centre, we believe it's only fair that you can compare loan products from the whole of the marketplace. After all, it's the only way to be sure you're not missing that perfect deal. That's why we insist on being independent, which means we're never biased towards any particular company. We provide details on every product from all of the major loan providers in the market. We partner with Defaqto, the people who deliver product data to the FSA, to ensure that our tables are accurate and complete. You can find out more about Defaqto at www.defaqto.com.

The Lending Centre has been helping people find the best finance deal for over 20 years. We're proud of the impartial service we offer. We allow you to compare all products in the marketplace at the click of a mouse to help you find what's best for your money. Every month we help hundreds of thousands of people to find the right product for them. Please feel free to talk to us or get in touch via our website - we're always eager to help.

With The Lending Centre not only can you compare products on price, but also on key features and service measures covering the top 30 finance brands in Britain. This means that you can see whether providers offering the best rate also offer the best service, or include those 'must have' features which you are after. If you are in a hurry, you can access Best Buy tables which show the most popular products for GB consumers.

And to give you complete reassurance, The Lending Centre has pioneered a Best Practice Charter for our industry. This Charter has been developed by Professor Merlin Stone, a noted academic and consultant, and makes recommendations on how best to serve customers using comparison websites. The Lending Centre is committed to adopting this Best Practice Charter, and is leading the way in delivering the best possible service to its users. You can read Professor Stone's report for free here.

The Charter is as follows:

• Observe transparency on provider fees and charges.
• Focus on more than just price. Product feature and service measures should also be included to allow a rounded evaluation of the products on offer.
• Provide best buy tables which are truly comprehensive and uncontaminated by incentives to aggregators.
• Give more advice to customers – making services open to more than the financially savvy.
• Offer a credit rating service which will allow consumers to have a better idea of which products they should – and should not – consider applying for.
• Warn customers about potential damage to credit ratings by making too many applications.
• Provide health warnings about products.
• Provide specialist support to the less well-off and those with poor credit records.