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LeslieB said:
Is it legal to specify a preference by gender ?
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not sure - there are some bits of equalities law that are different depending on whether you're a business or it's about something in your own home. i'm not sure if this is one. and expressing a 'preference' may be different (in law) from saying 'no X' or 'Y only'

this is gumtree's line on it

12) Is it lawful for landlords to advertise for a particular nationality?

Accommodation can’t be restricted by race or ethnicity even when the owner lives on the premises. This wouldn’t be allowed on Gumtree.

13) Is it lawful to advertise accommodation for a particular gender, age group, sexual orientation or religion?

Landlords and letting agents aren’t allowed to state any preference on race, religion, sexuality, gender, disability, etc. This isn’t allowed on Gumtree.

Housemates are allowed to state a preference (excluding race) but need to explain why. If an ad says ‘Muslim only’ or ‘women only’ then it won’t be allowed on Gumtree. If an ad states ‘Muslim preferred – we are a Halal household’ then this is fine, as they’ve stated their preference and offered a justification.

16) Is it lawful to advertise accommodation for vegetarians?
There is no legislation to protect vegetarians or non-vegetarians, so an ad posted by housemates looking for 'vegetarians only' would be lawful and is therefore allowed on Gumtree.
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Puddy_Tat said:
not sure - there are some bits of equalities law that are different depending on whether you're a business or it's about something in your own home. i'm not sure if this is one. and expressing a 'preference' may be different (in law) from saying 'no X' or 'Y only'
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Yes, I can see why letting a room in your own home might be different to a house share with a live out landlord.

Not that it matters what I think,it's what the law says that matters.

And again, I'm not singling this ad by Boycey out, it's something I've long wondered.
 
Basically we are a large communal warehouse and maintaining a fairly balanced gender mix is A Good Thing IMO. We have three rooms to fill and if we at least get a mix we're all good :)
 
Me and Orang Utan are looking for a new housemate to share our lovely home with. Massive house in SE21 (West Dulwich/Gipsy Hill BR, 15min from Brixton on the bus) with lounge, huge kitchen/diner, massive garden, rayt gudd housemates, THE LOT. Bedroom is the quietest, at the back overlooking garden. Original fireplace, plenty of space for double bed, desk, wardrobe, shelves etc.

£470pcm + bills. Available from 9th August. Viewings this Sunday and possibly in the week - PM me if interested :)

Double room in friendly creative HOME
 
A friend of mine is looking for a flatshare. Somewhere around Crystal Palace, South Norwood, West Norwood, Penge or Sydenham. He can afford to pay £500 / month (and £600 / month at a stretch). He's (a young) 50, a very creative kind of a guy, also very musical - plays the guitar. He's very sociable, a really great cook and loves to talk. He's a smoker, but more than happy not to smoke in the place, and go outside to smoke. He's fully employed.

He needed to move from his last place at short notice (his girlfriend broke up with him) and has struggled to find a flatshare as most flatshares seem to have a much lower upper age limit, so he's temporarily staying with friends. So he could move pretty much immediately. I think he'd be happy with a short let too as it would give him a bit more breathing space to find something more permanent. He's looking on spareroom mainly, but I thought I'd post on Urban to help.
 
haushoch said:
A friend of mine is looking for a flatshare. Somewhere around Crystal Palace, South Norwood, West Norwood, Penge or Sydenham. He can afford to pay £500 / month (and £600 / month at a stretch). He's (a young) 50, a very creative kind of a guy, also very musical - plays the guitar. He's very sociable, a really great cook and loves to talk. He's a smoker, but more than happy not to smoke in the place, and go outside to smoke. He's fully employed.

He needed to move from his last place at short notice (his girlfriend broke up with him) and has struggled to find a flatshare as most flatshares seem to have a much lower upper age limit, so he's temporarily staying with friends. So he could move pretty much immediately. I think he'd be happy with a short let too as it would give him a bit more breathing space to find something more permanent. He's looking on spareroom mainly, but I thought I'd post on Urban to help.
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We have a room coming up in our share in gipsy hill, is your friend still looking?
 
keithy said:
We have a room coming up in our share in gipsy hill, is your friend still looking?
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Thanks for getting back to me, your house looks brilliant. :)

My friend has now gone into a "professional" houseshare, where they only have a shared kitchen and bathroom, but don't really socialise, so he's not really happy there, but it was the best one available at short notice. I think he'd be keen to move out from there, but I'm not sure what the arrangements with the landlord are in terms of notice periods, etc. When is your room coming up? Should I ask my friend to get in touch with you?
 
haushoch said:
Thanks for getting back to me, your house looks brilliant. :)

My friend has now gone into a "professional" houseshare, where they only have a shared kitchen and bathroom, but don't really socialise, so he's not really happy there, but it was the best one available at short notice. I think he'd be keen to move out from there, but I'm not sure what the arrangements with the landlord are in terms of notice periods, etc. When is your room coming up? Should I ask my friend to get in touch with you?
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This is the ad: Large double room in friendly creative shared home

The room is available ASAP basically as we're trying to make sure the vacating housemate doesn't have to pay loads of rent whilst not living here. So technically we need somebody in October but more likely September x
 
There is a very bid master room available in a private house with three bedroom at Forest Hill. 185 bus to Victoria, 122 to Lewisham shopping centre. 10 minutes walk to the train station. The rent for one person is £600, two £680 all the bill include, please call 07504975207 Ms hong to further information
 
I'm looking for a room somewhere in the Crystal Palace / South Norwood / West Norwood / Gipsy Hill area. I've just had to move as my landlord is selling the house I was renting a room in and I'm now sofa-surfing with friends. I can afford to spend £580 tops. I'm a 51 year old graphic designer, but I'm currently studying to become a TEFL teacher, as I want to move back to Spain where I lived in the mid 90s. I'm creative, musical, love to chat, spend time with my friends, I am a mean cook (especially curry). If you have a room or know anyone who's looking for a flatmate I'd really appreciate it if you could get in touch.
 
Hello all,

The lady who organises my badminton club in Flaxman Sport Centre (Camberwell) has a room to rent in her house. She's super nice, really friendly and a really good laugh - very social, always organising BBQs and stuff. She rents rooms out in her house mostly to young foreign students.

The room is a single room in very friendly household (I've met many of her lodgers as they often end up at badminton club). The area is well served by buses and trains and only 4.5 miles from the City of London and the West End. Loads of amenities in the area, plenty of shops etc. Two leisure centres within walking distance.
 
Heads up we have 2 rooms coming up in our house due to people moving away for work. 620 including all bills, large doubles, big house with lots of shared space and massive garden, 2 bathrooms, cute puppy, zone 3 West dulwich/Gipsy hill.

Message me for more details!
 
Anyone moving out of a flat or know of one going anywhere round Brixton or South London in general (clearly I am not a Londoner).

2 friends of mine are moving to London n looking. The poor buggers. Must be tough going for 1 beds atm.
 
Hello all,

I am looking for a single room (shared flat or bedsit) anywhere in South East London (closer to Deptford/New Cross ideal but not fussy) for as soon as possible until 18th December or so. Cheaper the better, but could do 500/month. Please let me know of anyone has any leads, cheers!
 
desperately need to move, me my partner and my dog are living with my parents and its really really not working, anywhere/anything pretty much anywhere in London- please give me a shout! Not in a great situation financially but 500-600 a month for a room we can fork out.
thanks!
 
Good friend of mine is looking for a room to rent in South London, around £600 per month if anyone knows of anything?
 
23 year renter and born and bred Brixton person (and 40 years on Lambeth housing list) is being evicted by landlord, alongside her two grown up kids. She is good, kind and caring, and her two children are lovely young people.

She needs a place quick for them. Cheap, and local(South London)

If any of you know of anything then please please let me know.

This person is a quite amazing and wonderful and saved my life more than once, so I would love to see her and her two kids with a roof over their heads and some stability.
 
Looking for a room 30 minutes travel (ideally) from highbury station/Holloway tube/upper Holloway station. So most likely north/north East London. 500-600 £ inclusive

The person is an ex colleague of mine in her late 50's who would be working part time and also working on a PhD. She's worked in the music industry prior to academia and is returning to UK for a year
 
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