Singapore's rental discrimination problem

23:29 | 02.05.2014
Singapore's rental discrimination problem

Singapore's rental discrimination problem

When Sunil first moved to Singapore, he had trouble finding an apartment.

"I called up several landlords who had listed rooms for rent," Sunil, a Sri Lankan who spent eight years living in the UK, said."Things would start out OK, maybe because of my [Western] accent - but the moment they heard my name, they'd blank out. Many said 'sorry, we don't rent to these people', or 'sorry, no room for Indians'."Sunil, a civil engineer who arrived in 2012, said he was rejected by at least four landlords."I told them that Sri Lanka was not India, that I wouldn't eat or cook in the apartment, and that I would be outside all day. But still, they wouldn't offer me a room," he said."At that point, I got fed up and decided to only try Indian landlords. I was invited to viewings right away."'Cleanliness and culture'Sunil is not alone. A quick glance at online rental listings shows many that include the words: "no Indians, no PRCs [People's Republic of China]", sometimes followed by the word "sorry".(BBC)ANN.Az

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