Posted on 05/09/2023 9:08:00 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom has seen nearly three-quarters of a million Britons miss a housing payment last month, according to data compiled by a leading consumer body.
Research conducted by the British consumer advocate agency Which? found that an estimated 700,000 people in the UK missed or defaulted on a rent or mortgage payment in April.
The consumer body reported that the problem paying for housing was “particularly high” among renters, with their figures finding that among those surveyed, one in 20 tenants had difficulties paying their housing bills, including energy costs and local council taxes.
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Add to that the number of small businesses in the US that are late in rent payments. Figures might be real telling.
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