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The service ensures rental payments are recognised on their credit report, solving a long-standing inequality in the credit system.

41% of UK areas are more cost-effective to buy than to rent, Pepper Money’s first-time buyer index has found.

Scotland and the North East, where prices are lowest, are the only parts of Great Britain where a typical new mortgage is cheaper than renting.

UK households spent a record £226 billion on housing costs in 2025.

The rise in the costs of renting since 2022 is down to a surge in rental demand in the wake of the pandemic, Zoopla says.