ELM (LEGAL SERVICES) LTD.

www.elm-online.co.uk

Elm Legal Services, 1A Victoria Park
Fishponds
Bristol
BS16 2HJ
United Kingdom
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Current FCA status for firm: Authorised
Borrowing money, including credit cards, hire, credit broking and debt advice: Some permissions
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What this firm can do

  • Lend you money on an unsecured basis (for example, a hire purchase agreement, an unsecured personal loan or a credit card). Unsecured means you don't need to use your home, car or any other goods as security for the loan.
  • Lend you money on a secured basis (for example, pawnbroking loans or guarantor loans, but excluding most mortgages).
  • Receive unsecured loan payments from you (for example, a hire purchase agreement, an unsecured personal loan or a credit card), and take any action as set out in your loan agreement. For example, this may include the right to sell your agreement to someone else.
    • They can't provide cash loans
    • They can't add interest or charges to loans
    • They can’t hire goods to you if the agreement includes an option for you to buy the goods at the end of the contract
  • Receive secured loan payments from you and take any action as set out in your loan agreement. For example, this may include the right to sell the goods you gave as security for the loan if you don't keep up repayments.
    • They can't provide cash loans
    • They can't add interest or charges to loans
    • They can’t hire goods to you if the agreement includes an option for you to buy the goods at the end of the contract

What this firm can't do

  • Provide high-cost short-term credit (payday loans).
  • Lend you money in return for taking ownership of your goods (usually a vehicle) as security for the loan. These are known as bill of sale or logbook loans.
  • Provide home credit loans.
  • Take action as set out in any other type of loan or credit agreement.

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