{"id":171786,"date":"2026-05-16T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/record-numbers-of-uk-renters-crowdfunding-to-cover-bills\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T13:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:49:32","slug":"record-numbers-of-uk-renters-crowdfunding-to-cover-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/record-numbers-of-uk-renters-crowdfunding-to-cover-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Record numbers of UK renters crowdfunding to cover bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nRent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a roof over their headsA record number of people in the UK are turning to crowdfunding to cover rent and household bills, with GoFundMe reporting more rent-related fundraisers were created in April than in any month on record.The platform said donations towards rent support had risen by 60% since 2022, with more than 100,000 people a month contributing to help others meet their housing costs. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2026\/may\/16\/record-numbers-of-uk-renters-crowdfunding-to-cover-bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Record numbers of UK renters crowdfunding to cover bills<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Rent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-IGK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":128813,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bills-included-becomes-uk-renters-top-property-search-term\/","url_meta":{"origin":171786,"position":0},"title":"\u2018Bills included\u2019 becomes UK renters\u2019 top property search term","date":"August 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Rightmove says utilities included in the rent did not even make the top five of tenants\u2019 must-haves a year ago\u201cBills included\u201d has become the most popular search term for people looking online for a place to rent, according to data that highlights how alarmed many tenants are about the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":136556,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/about-700000-uk-households-missed-rent-or-mortgage-payment-last-month\/","url_meta":{"origin":171786,"position":1},"title":"About 700,000 UK households missed rent or mortgage payment last month","date":"May 9, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Which? figures show Britons struggling with loans, cards and bills as interest rates and inflation soarAn estimated 700,000 UK households missed or defaulted on a rent or mortgage payment last month, according to data issued days before another expected rise in the cost of borrowing.Missed housing payments were \u201cparticularly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":123314,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-renters-are-you-facing-higher-rent\/","url_meta":{"origin":171786,"position":2},"title":"UK renters: are you facing higher rent?","date":"November 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r We\u2019d like to hear from private renters in the UK looking for property now about their experiences of the rental marketRents are rising at the fastest pace since 2008 as strong demand outstrips supply, according to the property website Zoopla..Across the UK, private sector rents in September were 4.6%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3209,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/eureka-moment-for-homes-or-houses-with-dubai-crowdfunding-platform\/","url_meta":{"origin":171786,"position":3},"title":"Eureka moment for Homes or Houses with Dubai crowdfunding platform","date":"January 31, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r Homes or Houses, a company that sources and rents properties for expatriates and foreign buyers investing in UK property, has become the first international firm to raise funds using the Dubai-founded equity crowdfunding platform Eureeca. 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