The new service will significantly extend the payment network available to customers of St Leger Homes, by doubling the number of outlets where tenants can make rent payments. The service is available immediately, allowing tenants to pay their rent at any of the region’s 186 outlets that display the payzone sign, in addition to the 199 Post Offices that currently accept payments.
The pilot scheme follows an announcement in June 2006 that Alliance & Leicester, bill payment provider to St Leger Homes, and Alphyra, which owns European cash acceptance network Payzone, were to partner.
The service will provide more convenience for tenants, offering extended accessibility as the majority of payzone outlets have longer opening hours, including weekends, with some open 24/7. It will also provide a greater choice of locations for payment as the Payzone network includes newsagents, convenience stores and petrol stations.
