EXCLUSIVE: Christian couple ban gay man and his ITV producer partner from buying their dream £650,000 Surrey home due to their sexuality - and quote the bible that homosexuality is a sin
- Luke
Whitehouse and his partner Lachlan Mantell spotted the three-bed,
semi-detached cottage as they looked to get on the property ladder
- The
couple who have been together for eight years contacted the vendors to
arrange a viewing
- Owners
Luke Main, 33, a builder and his wife, Cambridge University medical
physicist Dr Joanna Brunker, 34, asked them what their circumstances
were
- But
when they explained that they are a gay couple, the owners refused to let
them even view the house, let alone buy it
- They
cited passages from the Bible and said they could not sell the house to 'two
men in a partnership.'
- Fuming
Luke, 34, told MailOnline: 'Initially for the first 10 seconds I laughed.
I thought it was a joke.'
- Estate
agents Purple Bricks who were selling the property dropped the vendors as
clients and apologised to Luke
- But
when contacted by MailOnline, Mr Main said he would have to speak to his
wife, adding: 'Not that we're ashamed of what we said in any way'
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A gay couple were stunned to be told they could not
buy their dream house in Surrey from a devoutly Christian couple - because of
their sexuality.
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When they tried to arrange a viewing through
internet estate agents Purplebricks, they were refused and sent astonishing
references to fire and brimstone Bible passages by the couple.
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