‘Double punishment’: the racial discrimination in Europe’s rental housing market

‘Double punishment’: the racial discrimination in Europe’s rental housing market

People of colour are disproportionately affected by the crisis, even as far-right parties seek to scapegoat them, campaigners warn

The 40 sq metre apartment had everything that Hamado Dipama was looking for: one bedroom, a bath and a good location in the southern German city of Augsburg. When he called to set up a viewing, however, the landlord kept asking him where he was from.

“It was really bizarre,” said Dipama. “I told him that I didn’t know what that had to do with his rental. And he hung up on me.”

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