of 'no foreigners' advert condemned

'No foreigners' advert condemned: A sign advertising a house for rent in south Belfast which said it was "not available to any foreigners" has been condemned. Alliance MLA Anna Lo said the sign on the house in the Donegall Road area was disgraceful. "To treat other human beings like that is simply appalling," she said.

The man who had advertised the house for rent said he had experienced problems in the past when a foreign tenant was intimidated.


The sign posted in the house has since been removed

Bob Collins, chief commissioner at the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, said the advertisement was illegal.

You cannot say no foreigners. You cannot say English speakers only - the law is absolutely clear.

The sign has since been changed to read: "I am renting this property without prejudice to anyone in the whole wide world.

[via Arbroath]