Disability discrimination

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It is illegal for landlords, mortgage lenders and other service providers to discriminate against disabled people. This section looks at what discrimination is, whom the law protects, and what you can do if you think you are being discriminated against.

What is disability discrimination?

It's against the law for landlords, mortgage lenders and other service providers to treat disabled people less favourably than non-disabled people. This page looks at whom disability discrimination laws protect and what your rights are. Read more 

Tackling disability discrimination

This page looks at what you can do if you believe a landlord, mortgage lender or other service provider is discriminating against you. You may be able to negotiate with the service provider yourself, take your case to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) or take the service provider to court. Read more 

The disability equality duty

Laws introduced in December 2006 mean that councils and other public authorities have a duty to promote equal opportunities for disabled people and must consider the needs of disabled people in all their services and functions. This is called 'the disability equality duty'. Read more