04-07-2025
Male university students struggle to secure flats, claim gender discrimination by landlords
Male students claim there is a gender bias by landlords when applying for flats. Photo / NZME RGP 24Sep24 - Castle St in Dunedin is arguably the most famous "student" street in the / Jason Oxenham WGP 24Sep24 - Castle St in Dunedin is arguably the most famous "student" street in the / Jason Oxenham HBG 24Sep24 - Castle St in Dunedin is arguably the most famous "student" street in the / Jason Oxenham BTG 24Sep24 - Castle St in Dunedin is arguably the most famous "student" street in the / Jason Oxenham NZH 24Sep24 - Dunedin's student Mecca Castle St. Rising costs mean fewer Kiwis are moving around NZ for study. Photo / Jason Oxenham BTG 22Feb25 - BTG 22Feb25 - NZH 22Feb25 - NZH 22Feb25 -
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
