The UK has seen quite a steep difference of pace between the rate of growth of rental costs for private property tenants , up 60% over the last 10 years, as compared to gross income which has only gone up by 31% over the same decade.
UK Rental Costs Outpace Gross Income
January 30, 2013 by Alina Popescu
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“High-Risk” Renters to Get a Credit Rating Boost
January 11, 2012 by Mike Wheatley

Renters who have a good history of paying their bills on time may be about to benefit from a boost to their credit rating. A recent reports suggests that timely rent payments will now taken into account when calculating credit scores, giving a boost to renters who make it a habit to pay their rent on time.
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