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Under the Equality Act 2010, landlords and letting agents are prohibited from discriminating against prospective tenants on the basis of protected characteristics such as religion, race, or gender.
Listings identified spanned large areas of east London (Image: Getty)
Landlords across London and the south-east have been caught illegally advertising properties exclusively for Muslim tenants, in apparent breach of equality laws. Listings uncovered across platforms including Facebook, Gumtree and Telegram include phrases such as “Muslim only”, “only for Muslims” and “for 2 Muslim boys or 2 Muslim girls”, raising fresh concerns about discrimination in the private rental sector.
Landlords across London and the south-east have been caught illegally advertising properties exclusively for Muslim tenants, in apparent breach of equality laws. Listings uncovered across platforms including Facebook, Gumtree and Telegram include phrases such as “Muslim only”, “only for Muslims” and “for 2 Muslim boys or 2 Muslim girls”, raising fresh concerns about discrimination in the private rental sector.
The investigation found that some adverts went further still, specifying preferred nationalities or languages, including requests for Punjabi or Gujarati speakers, or tenants from regions such as Kerala and Haryana. Separate listings also restricted vacancies by gender, with some job adverts specifying “men only”.
