Exclusive: PhD student horrified by email from SpareRoom host as Generation Rent research exposes ethnic minority rental experiences
Racism in renting exposed as student on SpareRoom sent shocking rant about ‘filthy Indians’
A Manchester student looking for accommodation claims she was told people from the “Indian subcontinent” would not be accepted because they “lie too much” and “practise deceit” in a shocking exchange that sheds light on racism in renting.
Bulbul, 29, said she was “completely shattered” by the email after enquiring about a two-bedroom house on SpareRoom.
The exchange was uncovered as part of campaign group Generation Rent’s research into the experiences of minority ethnic renters in the UK.
Racism in renting exposed as student on SpareRoom sent shocking rant about ‘filthy Indians’