Raffle Ticket is Key to £1m Dream Home
Devonshire couple are raffling their home to beat the property market slump.
Brian and Wendy Wilshaw are keen to sell their home in Devon. They have lived in their beautiful home for nearly 13 years and run a fishing retreat in the grounds, but now has come the time for them to retire and down size.
Unlike most people, Brain and Wendy are not going to their local estate agent, but instead have decided to raffle off this extraordinary home in a competition.
Tickets are £25 each and Brian and Wendy need to sell around 46,000 in order to make the £1 million back, which is the valuation of the house and the vast grounds which span nearly 11 acres.
The fishing retreat, which is tucked away in Devon woodland comprises a 5 bedroom house, fishing lake and 4 two-bedroom holiday chalets.
The couple want to beat the credit crunch and have come up with this very original idea to do so. Brian and Wendy had tried to sell the Devon estate towards the end of last year, but after very little interest they realised that the housing market was grinding to a halt. The idea came after recalling the comments from people who stayed at the holiday park, many of whom said that should they win the lottery, they would buy the park from the Wilshaw’s.
The couple intend to sell enough raffle tickets to cover the cost of the estate’s asking price, stamp duty and the costs of running the competition. They are also willing to help the winner with the legal fees.
Brian and Wendy are running the raffle as a competition, with a question to answer on entry. The question has to have an answer that only around 10-20% of people would know.
The couple can’t wait to see the look on the winners face and love the fact that they are able to give them this life changing gift.
The raffle closes on December 6th, but will close sooner should they sell all of the tickets before the December date. Should the couple fail to sell enough raffle tickets, they will hold the raffle and give a cash prize to the winner.
What do you think about this way of beating the credit crunch? Let us know.
Visit www.winadevonpropertywithfishing.co.uk for more information about the competition.
