Loquax has been writing about win a house competitions since 2007. Our blogs cover the good and the bad of this particular genre of raffles and prize draws. Visit our Win A House section for the latest prize draws and winner information.
After almost a year since they appeared on The BBC and over six months since they sold the final ticket and The Gambling Commission stepped in to investigate the competition, The Wilshaws of Oldborough Retreat
Good news for everyone who bought a ticket for Devon Property with Fishing Competition! We told you a week or so ago that there was potentially light out at the end of the tunnel, well
It’s dragged on longer than a dodgy Eastenders plotline but could there be light at the end of the tunnel for The Wilshaws and their win a house competition Win a Devon Property with Fishing.
Despite only selling just over 4000 tickets Winalondonpad.com have become the first Win a House competition to create a home winner. According to the website Stephen Lakey, 35, from Hertfordshire was drawn as the winner
According to This is South Wales another Win a House competition has fallen foul of the “skill element” issue that has dogged these kind of competitions. Sharon Craig was raffling her home for £10 a
2008 was most certainly the year of the win a house competition. We very nearly saw the first house won via these kind of competitions only for The Gambling Commission, unsurprisingly, get their sticky beaks
Whilst the 46000 entrants of the Oldborough Estate competition await the findings of the Gambling Commission another, and perhaps potentially more high profile “win a house” competition has launched. Up for grabs is £8million worth
On October 12th we told you that the Gambling Commission were starting to take an interest in win a house competitions. We also told you the 16th October would be the date when the winner
On October 16th the winner of the Oldborough Estate in Devon should be announced. This may spark further interest in the other win a house competitions that have popped up on the back of the