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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom & Antony Thrower

Government deletes 'nonsense' tweet suggesting £30k earner can buy a London house

The government has quietly deleted a "nonsense" tweet that suggested a person on a £30,000 salary could buy a London house.

In a tweet The Treasury had claimed a first time buyer in London moving into a terraced house will save £11,250 on stamp duty & £1,050 on the household's energy bills.

But Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis told his followers on Twitter earlier today: “This is nonsense.

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