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A staggering 94 per cent of Brits don't realise ex-housemates could be impacting their finances- even years after moving out.

Despite 79 per cent of Brits having lived with a flatmate, 94 per cent remain unaware that joint financial products - like shared bank accounts or bills - can directly link their credit score to a housemate’s.

Only 8 per cent of those surveyed claimed to actually financially trust the people they live with, leaving many at risk of entering risky arrangements, new research from MoneySuperMarket found.

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The research also revealed just how many housemates Brits are going through.

More than one in four (28 per cent) say they’ve lost track of how many people

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