Couple in UK raffling off their house for £600,000: details of unusual lottery.

Couple raffles their house for 600 thousand pounds

According to The Sun: The couple decided to sell their house, valued at £600,000, through a lottery, tickets for which cost only two pounds.

Ailí Chambers, 32, and her husband Nathan, 35, revealed that they were pushed to this unusual move by a “catastrophic” situation in the real estate market.

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The couple initially put their four-bedroom house near Aylesbury Vale in Buckinghamshire up for sale, but later abandoned the idea.

Their real estate agent advised lowering the price, as the willingness to sell could take up to 18 months.

Instead, they decided to sell 450,000 lottery tickets, with the winner receiving the house without paying stamp duty and other expenses.

“We never thought we would do something like this. But we want to move closer to family and thought: ‘why not’. In such a situation, you just have to try, and the house will actually be given away for free,”

— said Ailí.

The house has three bathrooms, an office, a comfortable area, as well as open-plan dining and living rooms.

Ailí and Nathan moved into their new home seven years ago, but after the birth of their fourth child, they realized they wanted to live closer to relatives in Hampshire for support.

“Nathan and I have been discussing moving since last year. We considered selling in the usual way. Our house is perfect at the moment, and our budget is the same. The only downside is the distance to family,”

— she added.

The couple has already sold 1% of the tickets in a few days, raising £6,000, and hopes to raise an additional £20,000 to cover costs.

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“The government will punish people who own property. This is a real problem in the real estate market,”

— expressed Ailí's outrage over the possible new tax.

SWNS Selling the house through a lottery has become an alternative option for Ailí and Nathan in the challenging economic situation. Thus, they are trying to address the issue of moving closer to family, who can provide them support in raising children. Since the real estate market has not been on their side, this approach may prove beneficial for both them and the future owner of the house.