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London landlord posts room for rent: ‘No poor people, pets or gays allowed’
After backlash, the landlord said: 'It was a mistake'
A London landlord shocked potential tenants when he posted a double room for rent but only if you’re not poor or gay.
Amanda O’Leary noticed the ad while walking past a Greenwich High Street shop window, in the south east of the UK capital.
It read: ‘Please note – Children, Pet, DSS , Gay/Lesbian, Benefit Seeker are strictly prohibited/not allowed.’
‘I was completely shocked,’ O’Leary told Gay Star News. ‘At first I just laughed...