ethnicity

ethnicity

UK Landlords & Agents ‘willing to discriminate on the basis of ethnicity’ ?

14 October, 20130 Comments
Tonight on Inside Out London Guy Lynn will be asking whether some estate agents are discriminating against their African-Caribbean customers on behalf of landlords. Under the Equality Act 2010 it is illegal for businesses to refuse to provide a service based on ethnicity. But tonight’s BBC undercover investigation will reveal 10 London firms who told a
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Landlords are ‘not an extension of the Border Agency’

23 September, 20130 Comments
Following announcements in July, that landlords would face fines of up to £3,000 if they failed to determine whether a tenant’s immigration documents are genuine or not, Ministers are now arguing that landlords are ‘not an extension of the Border Agency.’ The consultation document suggested that it would affect 1.4million private landlords,  stating that “Landlords
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