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Part 4 of the Equality Act 2012 about Premises does not apply to the protected characteristics of marital status and age.
This part of this act concerns disposal, management and occupation of premises
Does it make legal discrimination and harassment against old people and unmarried people concerning the renting of property and the use of part of the property like use of the communal garden?
If this is true this would be very strange and very difficult to believe that this could be allowed in a civilised country like the UK. It is difficult to believe that we could prevent someone from using a communal garden because of his age or its marital status. Moreover, this will be contrary to EU Directive on equality law
Moreover, in Part 3 of the Equality Act 2010 concerning services and public function the protected characteristic of age for the under 18 is also not included and this would mean that a shopkeeper could refuse to sell food to someone under 18
I know that shopkeepers cannot sell tobacco to under 18 but I do not this that includes also food. Moreover landlord can discrimination on the basis of age concerning retirement home but I do not think that this includes also any other accommodation. Moreover this will be contrary to EU Directive on equality law
Moreover, in the document
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/...2015-final.pdf
There are exceptions concerning age but not concerning the renting and management of premises
Moreover, there could be another part of the Equality Act 2010 or another piece of legislation involved like maybe common law or another act of parliament.
Anyway age is one of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010. Hence, I am wondering if landlords can discriminate on the basis of age according to Part 4 of the Equality Act 2010 but only if this is objectively justified as a ‘proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim’?
This part of this act concerns disposal, management and occupation of premises
Does it make legal discrimination and harassment against old people and unmarried people concerning the renting of property and the use of part of the property like use of the communal garden?
If this is true this would be very strange and very difficult to believe that this could be allowed in a civilised country like the UK. It is difficult to believe that we could prevent someone from using a communal garden because of his age or its marital status. Moreover, this will be contrary to EU Directive on equality law
Moreover, in Part 3 of the Equality Act 2010 concerning services and public function the protected characteristic of age for the under 18 is also not included and this would mean that a shopkeeper could refuse to sell food to someone under 18
I know that shopkeepers cannot sell tobacco to under 18 but I do not this that includes also food. Moreover landlord can discrimination on the basis of age concerning retirement home but I do not think that this includes also any other accommodation. Moreover this will be contrary to EU Directive on equality law
Moreover, in the document
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/...2015-final.pdf
There are exceptions concerning age but not concerning the renting and management of premises
Moreover, there could be another part of the Equality Act 2010 or another piece of legislation involved like maybe common law or another act of parliament.
Anyway age is one of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010. Hence, I am wondering if landlords can discriminate on the basis of age according to Part 4 of the Equality Act 2010 but only if this is objectively justified as a ‘proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim’?
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