Unsecured Loans
Unsecured loans of £3,000 to £20,000. Apply online today.
Unsecured loans do not require you to provide security such as a house or vehicle to get the loan. This means that, even if you come into financial difficulties, your assets are not at risk of repossession.
Norwich Trust are a direct lender of unsecured loans. To help keep the cost of borrowing clear, we do not charge any broker or lender fees and there are no upfront fees for processing your application.
Benefits of an unsecured loan
Representative Example: £12,500 over 66 months, 34.9% APR fixed. Monthly payment £391.14. Annual interest rate 30.31% fixed. Interest payable £13,315.24. Total repayable £25,815.24.
Minimum repayment period: 36 months. Maximum repayment period: 120 months. Maximum APR 37.9%.
Unsecured loan uses
We offer loans for various purposes including…
Debt consolidation
Home improvements
Vehicle Finance
Weddings
Unsecured loans criteria
Age
You must be at least 21 at the start of the loan term and under 71 at the time the loan ends.
Location
You must be a UK resident and have been living in England, Scotland or Wales for at least the last two years.
Employment
You’ll need to have a monthly income after tax of at least £1,300 or at least £1,800 if you're under 30 years of age to be eligible. This can be from employed work, sub-contracted work, retirement funds, certain benefits or a combination of these.
Homeownership
Applicants must own a residential property in England, Scotland or Wales. This includes shared ownership and buy to let properties, properties purchased using help to buy, as well as those owned outright. You must be named on the deeds of the property to be classed as a homeowner.
3 steps to applying for an Unsecured loan
Complete the online application form and authorise us to review your bank account transactions via Open Banking.
One of our team will be in touch to complete an affordability assessment with you.
With everything in order, we’ll deposit the loan funds directly into your bank account.
Frequently asked questions about Unsecured Loans
Our loans can be used for larger expenses such as home improvements or purchasing a vehicle or for consolidating debt. We can also lend for weddings or training courses.
Yes, we’ve helped many customers looking to consolidate debts with our unsecured loans. During the application, we’ll discuss your existing debts to help understand if a debt consolidation loan would be suitable for you.
We offer loans of £3,000 up to £20,000, which can be repaid over 3 to 10 years. What’s more, our rates are fixed meaning your repayments won’t change through the term of the loan.
Our unsecured loan rates are based on the amount you wish to borrow. Using our unsecured loan calculator, you’ll be able to see what rate you’ll receive as well as the fixed monthly repayment.
Yes. Rather than letting a computer decide, our application process allows us to consider each case on its merits. That means that even if you’ve had credit problems in the past we could still offer you a loan.
Secured loans require collateral such as a house or car to secure the loan against. If the borrower is unable to repay, the lender could repossess and sell the asset to recover the money.
Unsecured loans don’t require any form of security, meaning there is no risk to the borrower’s home or vehicle.
We offer various terms depending on the amount borrowed.
- Loans under £9,000 can be repaid over 3 to 5 years
- Loans of £9,000 up to £14,999 can be repaid over 3 to 8 years
- Loans of £15,000 and over can be spread over 3 to 10 years.
- If you’re looking to borrow £20,000, the minimum loan term is 4 years.
Yes, you can settle the loan at any time but there may be early repayment charges for settling early. If you want to settle your loan in full, ask us for a settlement figure.
Please note, our loans are designed for long-term borrowing, so if you choose to settle your loan early you may find the balance has not reduced by much, if at all.
You can pay up to three times your fixed monthly payment without any added fees.
If you want to pay more than this, please contact us, and we can let you know what fees may apply.
Like most lenders, we’ll need to conduct a credit check on all applicants to help assess affordability. This is what is known as a soft credit search, which won’t affect your credit score. A hard credit search will only be made when the loan completes. This will show on your credit file and be visible to other lenders.