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Daily Mail dream cottage competition 2010

Once again, the UK's Daily Mail are running a free promotion giving away a 'dream cottage' in the English countryside. Valued at £320,000, it features 3 bedrooms and was built in the early 17th century. The description in the paper sounds lovely, with exposed timber frames, fireplaces and wooden floors throughout. All you need to do is collect 20 passwords to enter either by post or ...

Win a £1m holiday cottage in the UK

Visit Dream Home Competition for a chance to win a lovely £1 million holiday cottage situated near Cambridge (UK). All you need to do is answer 3 questions correctly ...

Win a London Pad

Win a brand new flat in this luxury London development for only £25. This house competition is giving away a total of 11 newly renovated one and two-bedroom apartments valued at £7.85...

Win a flat in London for free

[cloak statustext="http://www.fair-exchange.com"]Fair Exchange[/cloak] are giving players the opportunity to win an apartment in London worth up to £400,000 for free. In order to qualify for this great prize, you need to register and play their...

Win a London apartment free!

Win a luxury apartment in London for free worth up to £400,000! Register for free then play the Fair Exchange 'Mix for Bricks' game for a chance of winning a flat anywhere you want in...

Cheltenham House competition relaunches for third time as Pixahome

British couple Tim and Zoe Bawtree were forced to re-launch their £850,000

Gambling Commission clarifies position on house competitions

Following the news that the Oldborough Retreat Devon competition draw would be allowed to proceed a few days ago, the Gambling Commission has published a new paper warning other competition organisers that this does not necessarily mean it considers other similar competitions to be legal. It also clarifies that its role is not to approve house competitions under any circumstances, but...

Oldborough Retreat house competition winner announced!

After months of discussions with the Gambling Commission, Brian and Wendy Wilshaw have finally picked a winner for their £1 million Devon estate, Oldborough Retreat. The couple sold a total of 46,000 tickets to raise £1.15 million to give away their home in a house competition. The details of the winner, 36-year old Christoph Jaeger from Hamburg, were published today.

Oldborough Retreat house competition draw allowed to proceed

Despite successfully selling all 46,000 tickets back in September last year, the British couple running the Oldborough Retreat competition were forced to postpone the draw to allow them to convince the Gambling Commission, the UK's gaming regulator, that their competition was indeed legal. The competition is designed to give away their £1 million 11-acre estate in Devon to one lucky ...

Another UK win a house competition cancelled

UK win a house competitions have struggled to take off in recent months. Despite seemingly offering homeowners an alternative way of selling their home, issues surrounding their legality and the inability to process payments have severely hampered a number of competitions. With the Gambling Commission currently in dialogue with a number of organisers; and payment providers like PayPal...

Cheltenham House competition winner handed 83k pounds

In the 'Win the Cheltenham House' competition, players were invited buy a £25 ticket and play 'Spot the Frisbee' for a chance of winning the top prize, the Underground House featured in Channel 4's Grand Designs, valued at £745,000. The house competition had to be restructured a few months after being launched, after a similar competition in Devon was halted due to concerns about its l...

Win Grand Designs Cheltenham House

Win the award-winning eco-home featured in Channel 4's Grand Designs show in Cheltenham (UK), which saw British couple Tim and Zoe Bawtree extend their home by 60% underneath their back garden.

Dream Home Competition takes off

Local property developer Jon Sammon is running a Dream Home Competition giving away a brand new luxury family home valued at half a million pounds. The five-bedroom house, which is located near Leeds half-way between London and Edinburgh, features all the latest modern fittings and appliances and is finished to the highest standard.

Win a London Pad apartment winner announced!

The Win a London Pad competition is designed to give away a total of 11 brand new apartments in central London by selling tickets costing £50 each. This win a house competition has partnered with leading UK charity Great Ormond Street Hospital to help raise up to £600,000 to fund a new four-bed cardiac ward in the hospital's heart and lung centre. Today the details of the first property...

Postponed Oldborough Retreat competition closely followed by others

After selling out in September and then being suddenly halted just before picking a winner due to an investigation by the UK's Gambling Commission, the Oldborough Retreat Devon property competition has yet to be resolved. Unfortunately, it seems these problems are affecting a large number of other similar house competitions across the UK and Ireland.

Grand Designs Underground House competition relaunched

A few months ago, British couple Tim and Zoe Bawtree launched a win a house competition to give away their £745,000 home in Cheltenham. The property was featured in Channel 4's Grand Design show, which followed its construction from start to finish. Designed as an eco-home under the couple's original back garden, it was dubbed the 'Underground House' and won a number of...

Oldborough Retreat Devon competition still not concluded

Brian and Wendy Wilshaw successfully sold out all 46,000 tickets two months early in their win a house competition back in September. In the process, they raised £1.15 million in the hope of giving away their £1 million Devon property, Oldborough Retreat. Despite a very successful marketing campaign and being just about to carry out the final draw to pick a winner, the...

Costs of running a win a house competition explained

In current market conditions, a number of homeowners wonder whether it is worthwhile to run a win a house competition, versus selling their property in the conventional manner. There are obviously a number of factors to consider when evaluating the costs of running a house competition, and one should assess the possible scenarios well in advance before launching a competition of this type.

Gambling Commission tightens grip on house competitions

Today Win a House reported that after writing to the British couple organising the Oldborough Retreat competition warning them that it may not be legal, today the...

Oldborough Retreat competition postponed

After successfully selling out all 46,000 tickets two months early and raising £1.15 million for their Devon property with fishing win a house competition, the Wilshaws have been forced to postpone the final draw. The winner was supposed to be drawn today at random amongst all the correct competition entries, ...

Win the Grand Designs underground Cheltenham House

Tim and Zoe Bawtree built an innovative underground ecological family house in Cheltenham as part of the UK Channel 4 programme, Grand Designs. The original development saw the couple extend their home by 60% underneath their back garden, creating their dream three-bedroom eco-home in the process.

Win a house competitions take off

One of the consequences of the slowdown in the property market has been the emergence of various win a house competitions across the UK, Europe and the US. A number of homeowners have turned to this innovative way of selling a home in an attempt to preserve the market value of their property.

Welcome to Win a House Competitions

Welcome to Win a House Competitions, your best place to find the latest house competitions online. We feature all types of house competitions from around the world, helping you pick your favourite property prize. This includes Spot the Ball house competitions, crossword and puzzle-based competitions, as well as those based on questions and quizzes. We...