Thursday, 25 October 2018

Rental Payments Will Be Included In Credit Reports


Tenants could find it easier to access finance such as mortgages, with a major credit checking company now including information about rental payments in its reports. Experian said it is adding the data to credit reports, enabling firms offering finance to take these payments into account in a similar way to mortgages. For some tenants, this could potentially help them jump on to the property ladder and make it easier to access other types of finance. The credit checking company said more than 150 social housing providers, local authorities and letting agents are reporting data in an initiative called the rental exchange. Read more on the Yahoo Finance website.

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