{"id":62864,"date":"2017-08-05T12:59:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T05:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/socially-responsible-retailers-aim-to-end-the-rent-to-own-rip-off\/"},"modified":"2017-08-05T13:40:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T06:40:51","slug":"socially-responsible-retailers-aim-to-end-the-rent-to-own-rip-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/socially-responsible-retailers-aim-to-end-the-rent-to-own-rip-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Socially responsible retailers aim to end the \u2018rent-to-own\u2019 rip-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nFair for You is among the new breed of companies that are taking on pay-weekly retailers who target low-income familiesHow can the store chain BrightHouse get away with charging someone up to \u00a31,560 for a washing machine when the exact same model can be bought elsewhere for \u00a3599?Perhaps it is examples like this that explain why the City watchdog this week tore a strip off \u201cpay-weekly\u201d retailers that target low-income families, saying it was concerned about the high costs and harmful consequences of this type of credit. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2017\/aug\/05\/fair-for-you-rent-to-own-rip-off-retailers\" target=\"_blank\">Socially responsible retailers aim to end the \u2018rent-to-own\u2019 rip-off<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Fair for You is among the new breed of companies that are taking on pay-weekly&#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-62864","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-glW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":97512,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/coalition-of-retailers-and-landlords-rip-up-planning-laws-to-save-the-high-street\/","url_meta":{"origin":62864,"position":0},"title":"Coalition of retailers and landlords: rip up planning laws to save the high street","date":"September 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Coalition of retailers and landlords: rip up planning laws to save the high street","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":60055,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rip-high-street-retailers-faced-by-the-relentless-onslaught-of-mobile\/","url_meta":{"origin":62864,"position":1},"title":"RIP high street retailers, faced by the relentless onslaught of mobile","date":"July 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I overheard a young Hongkonger say recently, \u201cI rarely buy anything at shops anymore. 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