Couple raffling their house off for £1

A couple raffling off their house for £1 said it could be "life-changing" for someone trying to get on the property ladder.

Jennifer and David Matthews, both 51, initially put the ex-council house, which they own in Skelmersdale, on the market with an asking price of £110,000. However, when an interested buyer struggled to qualify for a mortgage, the couple decided not to sell it via conventional channels and raffle it off instead.

Jennifer said they have received a lot of interest in the raffle in recent weeks after a video was shared by an influencer on TikTok, which encouraged other "TikTokers" to visit the property. Jennifer said: "When that guy's mortgage application failed it was gutting for him. This is why I'm doing it.

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"Lots of people are saying the same thing - 'every month I'm struggling to meet my rent payments' or 'my landlord has just put my payments up by £200.'" Jennifer said: "It's going to be life changing this for someone."

Jennifer recently renovated the three bedroom house which has a new kitchen, bathroom, carpets and flooring throughout. It's not the first time Jennifer and David have raffled off a property.

They previously made the difficult decision to downsize from their five bedroom detached house near Addlington, Lancashire, in 2020 after Jennifer was diagnosed with an incurable heart condition.

Jennifer said: "The raffling off of my five bedroom house was a success. However, I had to come off social media because we got death threats. People got fanatical - when they didn't win they thought it was a scam."

Despite the difficulties Jennifer and her husband faced when raffling off her first home, they have decided to raffle off the Skelmersdale property to help others get on the property ladder.

Jennifer has chosen not to share external photos of the house or its specific location within Skelmersdale, due to safety concerns following the last raffle. According to Raffall's terms and conditions, a minimum of 145,000 tickets need to be sold for someone to win the house.

If less than 145,000 tickets are sold, the winner will receive 50% of the money generated from ticket sales. If the host achieves their minimum ticket target and fails to provide the prize, the winner will receive a share of the compensation amounting to 75% of the ticket revenue. All compensation payments are guaranteed and paid directly by Raffall. You can find the listing to the raffle here.

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