Is anyone else angry that landlords very often say 'NO CHILDREN' when advertising?

[darcymum]

Somebody I know is looking for a place to live at the moment and is finding it impossible because no landlords want to take a tenant with children.

I was telling another friend this and she said she was evicted when she was pregnant because the landlord didn't want children.

I was so mad about this I started a petition-

petitions.number10.gov.uk/Childlands/

I know children may not be the most careful tenants in the world but they have to live somewhere.

What do others think?

Does anyone know what the situation is in other countries? Is it illegal for landlords to say 'no children' anywhere else?

I don't practise in Ireland any more (and this isn't my field of specialism anyway), but it would seem that the Equal Status Acts would prevent a lld saying this - it would be discrimination in the provision of a service on the grounds of family status.

Maybe there's an Irish lawyer out there who's a bit more up to date than I am!

Thank you,

I think the fact that it is illegal in some other countries (USA & Canada) gives me some hope. I will email some letting agents internationally, they would know.

I'm going to go and see my MP in the new year but need to do my research first.