Religious discrimination
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It is illegal for landlords, mortgage lenders, councils and other service providers to treat you unfairly because of your religion or beliefs, or because you don't have a particular religion or belief.
About religious discrimination
It's illegal for landlords, councils, mortgage lenders and other service providers to discriminate against you because of your religion or beliefs. This page looks at what religious discrimination is, how the law protects you, and how this affects your housing rights.
Tackling religious discrimination
This page looks at the steps you can take if a person or organisation has discriminated against you because of your religion or beliefs. You may be able to resolve the situation by making a formal complaint or by taking legal action depending on the circumstances.


