PAWN THE RISE
Daily Record|August 22, 2023
Cost-of-living crisis forces families to sell belongings
CHRIS McCALL
PAWN THE RISE

PAWNBROKERS are raking in huge profits as Scots families are forced to sell their goods to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.

The UK's largest firms have reported soaring revenues this year as well as growing demand for their services.

Anti-poverty campaigners warned it was likely hard-up Scots were turning to pawnbrokers as a way of securing quick cash to help pay bills.

This story is from the August 22, 2023 edition of Daily Record.

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