Sharia Law is an umbrella term for Islamic religious law, or path to follow. It deals with a variety of social, economic and political matters. In economic terms, to charge interest (the Islamic term for interest is ‘riba’) or to be charged interest, whether you are a company, bank or individual, goes against Sharia law and is therefore strictly forbidden. Adhering to Sharia law means that a lot of financial services in the UK are off-limits.

In 2004, it was recognised that the demand for Sharia-compliant finance was worth around £4 billion. As a result, over the past decade in particular, banks and companies in the UK have been developing ways to ensure their financial agreements, such as the taking out of mortgages, are Sharia compliant. read more

As a newly authorised reseller of Sonos, it is easy for us to sing their praises. We love the speakers! But what about other people? People who aren’t trying to sell them? I went down to the Blue Dog offices in London to see how they are getting on with Sonos in their office.

Blue Dog are a Graphic Design agency based in the heart of Shoreditch. They’ve been offering creative design, branding solutions, animation, digital design and video production to a wide variety of clients since 1996. With 13 staff in the office, they are an extremely busy and brilliant bunch. Not only do they have a dog (yes a blue-ish one) called Roman who is as cute as pie, they also have Sonos!! Bonza… read more

Choose your FREEBIE option with all new orders

Introducing our brand new offer-  for home users only (when paying with our 0% offer), available with every Mac order this month!

HardSoft offer interest free credit on all Apple Macs to home users; finance your new Mac over 6, 12 or 18 months and experience a cheaper credit scheme than Apple Finance Services and PC World. The application process is quick and easy and decisions are made almost instantly.

HardSoft are offering new customers the choice of three freebie options to add to their new Apple Mac finance package. Choose from either 3 years of Unlimited Cloud Backup and Accidental damage cover for 2 years. read more

Choose one freebie option with all new orders

Introducing our brand new offer-  for home users only (when paying with our 0% offer), available with every Mac order this month!

HardSoft offer interest free credit on all Apple Macs to home users; finance your new Mac over 6, 12 or 18 months and experience a cheaper credit scheme than Apple Finance Services and PC World. The application process is quick and easy and decisions are made almost instantly.

HardSoft are offering new customers the choice of three freebie options to add to their new Apple Mac finance package. Choose from either 3 years of Unlimited Cloud Backup, Parallels 10 & Microsoft Windows and Accidental damage cover for 2 years. read more