In the moneylending market?

Paying a visit to the bank is the most obvious first step when looking for a loan, but lack of specialist knowledge may mean it is not the best option. Simon Threadgold explains who else could offer a moneylending hand.

Broker mergers, acquisitions and buyouts are predicted to increase as
Financial Services Authority regulation looms, despite the fact that the
cost of buying a brokerage has gone up in the hard market. "There's an
awful lot of interest in buying but not too many want to sell," observes
Grant Ellis, managing director of the Broker Network.


Mr Ellis anticipates that sellers will multiply by the beginning of 2004,
however, when the price of businesses which have not complied with the FSA
will plummet