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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Hermès bags and Picassos: business booms for Britain’s posh pawnbrokers

Philip Diaper, senior manager of Suttons & Robertsons pawnbrokers, inspects a £15,000 diamond ring.
Philip Diaper, senior manager of Suttons & Robertsons pawnbrokers, inspects a £15,000 diamond ring. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

‘You wouldn’t think somebody with a £300,000 watch would need to borrow £20,000 but we have seen it a few times. It surprises you. Everyone has their cashflow issues,” says Jim Tannahill, the managing director of the luxury pawnbroker Suttons & Robertsons.

As social lives and holidaying have picked up once again, so has business for upmarket pawn shops.

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