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- 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'
Christian couple ban gay men from buying their home over sexuality
Luke Whitehouse, 34, and Lachlan Mantell, 37, were told by the owners of their desired property Luke Main, 33, and his wife Dr Joanna Main, 34, that they wouldn't sell to 'two men in a partnership'.
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