{"id":71308,"date":"2017-11-08T23:28:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T16:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/landlords-ban-on-coloured-tenants-is-unlawful-court-rules\/"},"modified":"2017-11-09T00:03:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:03:38","slug":"landlords-ban-on-coloured-tenants-is-unlawful-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/landlords-ban-on-coloured-tenants-is-unlawful-court-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Landlord's ban on 'coloured' tenants is unlawful, court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nEquality watchdog wins case against Fergus Wilson, who barred south Asians from renting his propertiesBuy-to-let mogul Fergus Wilson\u2019s ban on \u201ccoloured\u201d tenants because they allegedly left curry smells in his properties has been overturned in a court victory for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.At Maidstone county court, Judge Polden granted an injunction against the controversial landlord. \u201cThis policy clearly amounts to discrimination,\u201d the judge said. \u201cI find the policy is unlawful. Such a policy has no place in our society.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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