Inquiries from a person with a Muslim name about flatshare ads receive fewer positive responses. Here is how we reached the findings
To test whether people with names associated with a specific religion were treated differently when applying for a house or flatshare, the Guardian sent almost 1,900 requests to properties listed in five locations – London, Aberdeen, Devon, Sunderland and Leicester – within a two-day period in the last week of October.
The wording of the two requests were different but similar in tone and length. To avoid any possibility of being rejected on a first-come-first-served basis, the requests were sent within a few minutes of one another and were alternated, meaning that in 50% of cases “David” made first contact and in 50% “Muhammad” did.
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