The Divorce

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Ms staples required accommodation to your wedding

broke The fight against the discriminatory practice of The Landlord not to rent to benefit claimants has intensified After the Legal victories, two Single Mothers .

Amanda - brackets and Emma Loffler both won out-of-court settlements against "No DSS" stock-holder, on the grounds of indirect discrimination.

In the year 2018, the case, another single mother, supported by The Charity , refuge, successfully argued that blanket prohibitions, the plaintiff indirectly discriminated against women, especially single ones, the more the benefits.

Ms Keogh's case was cited in letters of complaint staples Ms-and Ms Loffler wrote various stock-holder, had refused to show the properties.

protection took on their Legal cases, when The Agents refused to stir from the spot.

Personal circumstances

Ms staples, 36, the three primary-age children, is in need of a accommodation After their marriage broke up.

"I kept ringing to real estate agents and as I said, I would money a living [plaintiff], it is a blanket 'no'," She Said .

When the property came up in the Cambridgeshire village was, she was initially excited, but then against a wall.

"I had noticed, 'No DSS' ads, but I thought I would be able to find it somewhere locally, so that my children can still go to the same school and so I was able to keep my job," She Said .

"It was really uncomfortable to keep, to explain my personal circumstances to strangers.

"The whole thing was so heavy - I was working part-time, I have always Paid my rent, I had a child to care for, and I ended up on benefits because of The Divorce and because I had three children. "

Ms Staples offered to pay six months 'rent in advance, And Then 12 months," according to a quote, a loan from her father, but the rental agent, The Landlord said not to use the insurance for the tenant.

According to shelter your suit, Mrs Staples supported the boys were able to stay at the same school

you said: "After a while, the talk to this particular Estate Agent , I said; 'I say Nothing, will make no difference, is it?' And he said, 'no. '"

With the protection to secure their Legal action, the agreed to rental agents, ultimately, to write an open letter of apology and a payment of 3000 pounds in Compensation and 10,000 euros for Legal costs.

The Agent in Ms Loffler case, granted in the meantime also apologized in a public letter, and was Paid £3,500 in Compensation and £2,500 towards Legal costs.

'Grossly inequitable'

the shelter's chief executive, Polly Neate, said: "The Message is Clear - letting agents and landlords don't need to treat potential tenants as second-class citizens, only because they rely on the services.

"If you discriminate against continue to be blind, those living money, you are risking Legal action and a hefty fine.

"this is Not just 'No DSS" discrimination, outdated and grossly unfair, it is unlawful to Act under the equality, because there is overwhelming implications of women and disabled people who need more of a support, the payment of their rent. "

Ms Loffler was £3,500 Compensation

Paid , The housing charity, analysed 7,100 ads on the largest letting agent websites including OpenRent, Rightmove, Countrywide and Zoopla, and found More Than one in 10 contained phrases such as "No DSS" or similar.

agents and landlords could be called, with fines in the amount of about £5,000 Per display based on the three distributions are in all cases so far, it.

But a survey of 1,009 private landlords, for charity, conducted by YouGov in December 2019 January 2020:

Residential Landlords Association called on the government, which is:

How To fight against 'No DSS' landlords and portfolio holders

Source of news: bbc.com