Renters of Caucasian appearance given preferential treatment to Indian and Middle Eastern Muslims trying to secure lease in Sydney housing marketNon-white house hunters are being discriminated against in the rental market and face more barriers to securing a lease than Caucasians,according to Australian research.
A study by a group of Sydney academics sent testers of the same age and sex to more than 350 inspections in the Sydney housing market and found that Indian and Middle Eastern people were deprived by most measures compared with people of Caucasian appearance. Related: Budget cost of family home tax breaks close to $55bn a year, says Treasury Related: Housing 'severely unaffordable' as Sydney price to income ratio worsens Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com