I've been using HL for 2 years and I have no issues. There are a lot of funds to choose from and it's easy to trade. The website improved from when I first joined and there's a lot of useful content for new investors. The app is good too. So I can recommend them for sure.

I've been using Hargreaves for a few months and although any investment is a risk to some extent, they have been in business since the 1980s so I opened an account. M experience has been largely positive and I haven't invested huge amounts so I'm keeping the risk in check. It has a good selection of options including EFTs and funds. There's also quite solid educational resources for beginners. It has slightly higher fees than other brokers (like IB for example) but it's definitely a promising platform.