Pawnbrokers
Pawnbrokers play a unique and longstanding role in the UK jewellery industry, offering a bridge between resale, valuation, and accessible financing. Their operations influence second-hand jewellery markets, gold recycling, and consumer access to luxury items. Jewellery Focus covers developments affecting pawnbrokers, including regulatory changes, market trends, retail strategy, and shifts in consumer behaviour. Our reporting provides jewellers, suppliers, and valuers with insights into how pawnbroking intersects with the wider trade—shaping pricing, supply flows, and the evolving resale economy.
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Nov- 2014 -12 NovemberCurrent Affairs
H&T Pawnbrokers supports FCA regulation
H&T Pawnbrokers has shown its support for a new cap on the amount that payday lenders can charge their customers, following the announcement yesterday. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said payday loan rates will be capped at 0.8% per day under new rules due to take effect in January 2015.…
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4 NovemberEvents
Pawn Stars UK to visit H&T Pawnbrokers stores
Regal Pawn, the stars of History Channel’s Pawn Stars UK, are making a series of appearances at H&T Pawnbrokers stores nationwide. Throughout October and November, the cast members will visit H&T Pawnbrokers stores to carry out valuations, provide advice, share anecdotes and sign autographs. So far, the cast members have…
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Oct- 2014 -15 OctoberRetailers
H&T Pawnbrokers raises £20,000 for Cancer Research
H&T Pawnbrokers this summer raised over £20,000 for Cancer Research UK in an initiative which saw 185 stores and more than 1,000 staff members take part in fundraising efforts. The money was raised through a variety of events including an inter-store baton relay, cake sales, ‘come dine with me’ competitions,…
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7 OctoberEditor's Blog
Cleaning up the pawnbroker’s image
There’s no denying that the pawnbroking industry carries a stigma. For many, it conjures the image of individuals or families facing desperate time – pawning jewellery to make ends meet would be regarded by most as a last resort. It is no coincidence that pawnbrokers do not have pride of place…
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6 OctoberTrade Organisations
National Pawnbrokers Association launches national advertising campaign
The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) has launched its first national advertising campaign in a bid to raise awareness of pawnbroking. The campaign, which will run until January, will appear on major newspaper websites including the Daily Mail, and in national newspaper magazine supplements, including Stella and The Sunday Times Magazine.…
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Sep- 2014 -11 SeptemberOpinion
COMMENT: Why are diamonds a man’s best friend, too?
The word ‘diamond’ comes from the ancient Greek adámis which means ‘unbreakable’. Known to be one of the hardest substances on earth, diamonds date back billions of years. Diamonds have been treasured throughout history, with a rise in the 19th and 20th Centuries. This increase is due to technological advances, a…
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11 SeptemberRetailers
H&T Pawnbrokers to sponsor Pawn Stars on History channel
H&T Pawnbrokers has announced it is to sponsor History channel’s Pawn Stars UK programme. A statement from the firm said it aims to bring pawnbroking to the “mainstream and the goal is to show the day-to-day of pawnbroking in order to allay any consumer fears and concerns.” Chief executive John…
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Jun- 2014 -23 JuneCurrent Affairs
NPA applauds new government consumer credit enforcement rules
The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) has said it supports the government’s review of the enforcement processes for consumer credit regulations. The review, conducted by the government into the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers the fairness, transparency, speed and efficiency of arrangements and processes for enforcement decision making amongst regulators. In…
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Apr- 2014 -22 AprilEditor's Blog
Private equity kills the romance of our industry
The artisanal flare that characterises much of the UK jewellery industry couldn’t feel further away from the numerical mustard of the City. A CAD design programme is about as close as the jewellery world gets to digits flashing across the stock broker’s screen. But this week brings the news that…
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1 AprilTrade Organisations
National Pawnbrokers Association welcomes FCA’s new regime
The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) and its members have welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new regime for regulating consumer credit. The NPA is working with the pawnbroking industry to ensure compliance with the new FCA Sourcebook (CONC), and says its members have been prepared and informed of the changes,…
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