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Homebuyers can now use regular Netflix, Spotify and council tax payments to increase their chances of getting accepted for a Leeds Building Society mortgage. The lender has become the first in the UK to start using payment data recorded on Experian Boost when considering home loan applications.
16 May 2023

Consumers can now choose to have regular spending such as Netflix subscriptions and council tax payments factored into their Experian credit scores – but credit providers appear hesitant to take this new info into account, with those we've heard from saying they have no plans to start using it.
17 November 2020
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