A pledge is an item of value, which is used as security against a loan. The pledge can be exchanged immediately for a specified cash amount. Suttons & Robertsons is pleased to provide loans of cash from £50 to £1 million for pledges.
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Pawnbroking is the business of advancing loans that are secured against pledges of personal assets. Those assets could include anything from jewellery, watches, and gold, to silverware, fine artwork, and antiques. It is among the oldest forms of banking, with origins reaching back to China 3000 years ago.
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With confidential service, no credit checks, and minimal paperwork, pawnbroking provides instant cash, while still allowing you to retain ownership of your valuable items. It's quick and easy.
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You may borrow as much as one million pounds from Suttons & Robertsons, depending on the value of the item(s) you pledge.
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Redeeming your pledge is simple with Suttons & Robertsons. Just bring in your pledge contract and the amount lent to you, including interest owed to redeem your item, to the location where you made your pledge. We'll return your item to you on the spot.
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You can redeem your pledge at any time within your 6-month contract with Suttons & Robertsons. If you choose, you can re-pledge your item at the end of your current contract with a new valuation and contract.
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It's an easy, 3-step process that typically can get cash for you within an hour.
Contact us online, uploading a photo of your pledge item, call us or stop by any of our UK locations.
Most loans can be completed within an hour at Suttons & Robertsons. The exceptions are artwork and antiques that may require additional valuation. That typically takes two to three days.
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Loans from Suttons & Robertsons are private and confidential. There are no credit checks and only minimal paperwork.
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Gold is sold by the pennyweight. Twenty pennyweights (DWT) equal 1 Troy ounce. A Troy ounce weighs 31.1 grams. The number of "carats" indicates the amount of gold within a given item. The percentage of gold in jewellery ranges from 24 carat (24ct) for pure gold to 9 carat (9ct) items in which only 37.5% of the metals are gold.
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Diamonds are valued by their cut, clarity, carat weight, and colour. The cut determines a diamond's brilliance. For clarity, a diamond is assessed for its natural inclusions and those with the fewest received the highest clarity grades. Colour is evaluated on a scale ranging from white to yellow. Diamonds with less colour receive higher grades. A carat is a specific measure used for weighing diamonds.
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Depending on the item, silver may be valued solely for its weight, or also for its hallmark, condition, pattern, and desirability or its antique value, along with comparable recent prices. Pure silver is also called "Sterling" silver and bears a lion hallmark to prove that it is 92.5% pure.
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The hallmark originated in 14th Century London to represent the mark of Goldsmiths' Hall of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. The Hall continues to maintain a record of all British hallmarks today. British hallmarks typically include an assay office mark to certify its metal purity, a letter representing the date, and a maker's mark.
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Watches are valued for their maker, quality of craftsmanship, desirability, and established retail value. Suttons & Robertson is familiar with the leading names in fine timepieces and takes pleasure in valuing watches for our customers. Whether you are pledging a watch to pawn or would like to purchase a distinctive timepiece, look to Suttons & Robertsons.
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Suttons & Robertsons values artwork based on the artist, style, period, condition of the piece, and comparable recent sales.
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We assess the nature of the piece, style, period, condition, fabricator (if known), desirability, and recent comparable sales.
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Pawnbroking goes all the way back to 3,000 years ago in China. Today, it remains a convenient, popular, means of borrowing money pledged against personal valuables.
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As a pawnbroker, Suttons & Robertsons is regulated by the Office of Fair Trading and holds a current Consumer Credit Licence under registered number 0006317. As a licenced pawnbroker, we comply with the Consumer Credit Act 1974, all supporting Consumer Credit Regulations and most recently the Consumer Credit (EU Directive) Regulations 2010. We are also fully compliant with the Guidance issued by our Regulator.
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Suttons & Robertsons valuers are all trained and certified by the National Association of Goldsmiths (N.A.G.).
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