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Zopa meets borrower Emily

Emily Heath turned to Zopa when she and her fiancé Rhys decided to bring their wedding forward by a whole 12 months. The couple were originally due to get married…

Posted on 14 February 2017
by Chris Torney

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The most popular car name is…

In the last eleven years, over 95,000 cars have been bought with a Zopa loan. That’s not to mention almost 5,000 motor bikes and the 1700 caravans we’ve helped people…

Posted on 09 September 2016
by Sara Bishop

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Zopa meets lender Alison from London

As a former worker in the banking sector and business-studies lecturer, Alison MacDonald was comfortable taking her first steps in peer-to-peer lending four years ago. “I heard about Zopa on…

Posted on 14 June 2016
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets lender Simon

Simon Field decided to put money into Zopa when his driving instructor recommended the service during a lesson in 2008. “It was the first time I had ever heard about…

Posted on 15 April 2016
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets borrower Richard from South Wales

Richard McNamara didn’t realise he would be borrowing money from a number of other people when he applied for a Zopa loan at the start of 2015. Choosing Zopa “Zopa’s…

Posted on 04 March 2016
by Chris Torney

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VIDEO: Watch Ken’s Zopa billion moment come true

Last August Zopa became the first UK peer-to-peer platform to lend its billionth pound. As a thank you to all our lenders and borrowers, we ran a competition to make…

Posted on 05 February 2016
by Sara Bishop

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Zopa meets lender Anne from Kent

An interest in the social aspect of peer-to-peer lending and a desire to keep her money out of the big banks’ hands were behind Anne Trevillion’s decision to join Zopa…

Posted on 29 December 2015
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets lender Alan from Yorkshire

Some savvy property investments and a generous merchant navy pension will help provide Alan Brusby with a comfortable retirement when he stops work in three or four years’ time. Getting…

Posted on 17 November 2015
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets lender Mick from West Bromwich

Construction site manager Mick O’Sullivan turned to peer-to-peer lending after seeing £40,000 wiped off the value of his share portfolio during the financial crisis. Mick, who lives in West Bromwich,…

Posted on 14 October 2015
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets lender Kim from Surrey

More than eight years of solid returns from peer-to-peer lending for Kim Beadle have finally convinced her accountant husband that she was right to set up a Zopa account. Kim,…

Posted on 23 September 2015
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets Rob Hailstone, borrower of the billionth pound

Last week, Rob Hailstone, a legal expert and business-owner from Chudleigh in Devon, became the borrower of the billionth pound advanced through Zopa’s peer-to-peer lending platform. The landmark was reached…

Posted on 25 August 2015
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets lender Bob from Nottingham

Former maths and IT teacher Bob Ford made his first Zopa loan as an “experiment” when he retired five years ago. The 62-year-old received a lump sum as part of…

Posted on 29 July 2015
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets lender Chris from Edinburgh

A turbulent period for global investment markets means that history teacher Chris Hume thinks his Zopa loans could provide better returns than his portfolio of stocks and shares this year.…

Posted on 06 July 2015
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets lender Marcus

Bus driver Marcus Baldaro has recently made his first Zopa loans as he starts the long journey towards saving up for a deposit on a first home. The 21-year-old from…

Posted on 21 May 2015
by Chris Torney

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Zopa meets Create My Case owner Daniel – Video

At Zopa we don't just help out everyday consumers with personal loans we also help some of the 3.5 million sole traders in the UK to get a better deal…

Posted on 13 April 2015
by Zopian blogger

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