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β˜… BEST CARDS FOR RENT PAYERS185 UNITED KINGDOM CARDS TRACKEDNO BIAS Β· NO SIGNUP
Best For β€” Paying rent with a card

The best credit cards for rent payers in United Kingdom

For renters who want to earn on rent, the best cards are cards and programs that let renters earn rewards or build credit on rent β€” the biggest monthly expense for many β€” with fee structures that keep the rewards worth it. We track 185 United Kingdom cards.

The profile

Who this guide is for

  • Rent is your largest monthly expense
  • You want to earn rewards or build credit on it
  • You'll weigh processing fees against the rewards
  • Reporting rent to the bureaus appeals to you
The shortlist

Top cards for rent payers in United Kingdom

8 ranked
β„– 1
NewDayMastercard

Pulse Mastercard

Cash BackNo Annual Fee
  • Earns 0.25% back on groceries β€” one of your biggest spending categories
  • Cash back on every purchase
Annual feeΒ£0per year
Est. first-year value+Β£79Not yet checked with NewDay
No application link on file Β· apply through NewDayRead our review β†’
β„– 6
Royal Bank Of ScotlandMastercard

Reward Credit Card

Cash BackGas & FuelGroceries
  • Cash back on every purchase
  • Β£24/yr annual fee
  • Cash Back card
Annual feeΒ£24per year Β· can be waived
Top earn rateNot confirmed
Method

How we picked

We start from every card we hold in United Kingdom, keep those that suit renters who want to earn on rent, and rank them on estimated first-year value for a typical renters who want to earn on rent profile: rewards from the card's earn rates, plus a welcome offer the page can print, minus the annual fee. A card whose annual fee we cannot state ranks after every card whose fee we can. Nothing here is pay-to-rank. Business cards appear only on business guides, student cards only on student guides, and prepaid cards on none. A figure we do not hold is shown as β€œNot confirmed”, never as a zero.

Questions

Frequently asked

What is the best credit card for renters who want to earn on rent in United Kingdom?

The best card for renters who want to earn on rent in United Kingdom depends on your exact spending and credit. The shortlist above holds 8 cards for this profile, each chosen because it fits renters who want to earn on rent: cards and programs that let renters earn rewards or build credit on rent β€” the biggest monthly expense for many β€” with fee structures that keep the rewards worth it.

How did you choose these cards for renters who want to earn on rent?

We start from every card we hold in United Kingdom, keep those that suit renters who want to earn on rent, and rank them on estimated first-year value for a typical renters who want to earn on rent profile: rewards from the card's earn rates, plus a welcome offer the page can print, minus the annual fee. A card whose annual fee we cannot state ranks after every card whose fee we can. Nothing here is pay-to-rank.

Why do some cards show no annual fee figure?

Because we hold no confirmed figure for it. Our fee column used to default to zero, and many cards still carry a zero that no check has confirmed β€” so a zero on its own cannot be told apart from a field nobody filled in, and printing β€œΒ£0” there would invent a price. A card shows a fee where a positive one is on record, or where a zero was confirmed against the issuer's terms; otherwise the slot reads β€œNot confirmed”, and the issuer's own page is the place to check before you apply.

How are these cards ranked?

By that estimated value, computed by the same rules for every card, with one adjustment: a card that matches this guide's goal gains 15% of its estimated value (at least 25) in the ordering, so it can rank above a card with a higher estimated value. The figure printed on each pick is the estimate itself, without that adjustment. Our methodology page sets the rules out in full. Each card's review page marks which of its figures a published document states.