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Male university students struggle to secure flats, claim gender discrimination by landlords

Male university students struggle to secure flats, claim gender discrimination by landlords

NZ Herald04-07-2025
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Male students hunting for flats claim that many landlords are biased against them, claiming they are being unfairly judged as being rowdy, drunken tenants. Aimee Muller reports on their experiences - and the ways they are negotiating the issue.
A five-man flat group are dreading an all too familiar
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