Omaze

[Its_Me]

Just seen an advert

Love islanders crawling all over it.

 

[Lizzy 93]

Why are they using so many low rent influencers/ has been reality tv people for this London house everytime the ad pops up its someone else!

Just seen an advert

 

[CrackingOwlSanctuary]

Omaze £6m home in Blakeney planning law breach investigation ends

A council says the owners of the home have been given two weeks to state their intentions.

www.bbc.co.uk

Another one!

 

[Shawads]

Glad to see there is a thread on these houses. I’ve entered a couple of times, but it does all sound like a bit of a poisoned chalice unless you have funds or time/ acumen to set up as a business plan. I think I’d definitely like to stay there for a one off holiday if the furniture is still in it!then sell it under the asking price and enjoy the money .
Reminds me of the guy on grand designs who built the dream coastal house over a period of many years and lost his marriage in the process. I think his children became adults in the time it took to complete and it had cast a shadow over their childhood.
And he knocked down a beautiful coastal detached house in order to get his dream come true

 

[Its_Me]

I tend to only enter those I could would actually want to live in. My job could in theory be remote but I feel like being in the office comes with benefits for my career so I'd probably try and work out an arrangement where I could be in the office less (maybe a week in, week out), and then live between our house and the Omaze house.

I'd probably put the cash lump sum towards our mortgage, leaving us with only about £100k left and the saving on our current payment would then pay for the upkeep costs of the Omaze house.

I love how you have this all figured out

 

[Megansnarkle]

I didn’t know this, makes me double down on my point then, it seems too much hassle than it’s worth. If the houses are that great why do they try and keep giving so many of them away is what I wonder

I think I'd take the hassle for a few million in my pocket.

 

[iieee]

This is from a few years ago:

Family's £2,500,000 new home won in prize draw 'built in valley that floods'

It was the top prize in a competition but it may come with a catch.

metro.co.uk

 

[Megansnarkle]

Would you sell it, live in it, rent it out?

I tend to only enter those I could would actually want to live in. My job could in theory be remote but I feel like being in the office comes with benefits for my career so I'd probably try and work out an arrangement where I could be in the office less (maybe a week in, week out), and then live between our house and the Omaze house.

I'd probably put the cash lump sum towards our mortgage, leaving us with only about £100k left and the saving on our current payment would then pay for the upkeep costs of the Omaze house.

 

[Remotecontrol]

Always seemed sketchy to me

 

[Flowergirl14]

Would you sell it, live in it, rent it out?

 

[Wee Nora]

Was reading this earlier, it said the winner handed the keys back and asked for the cash alternative. I wonder if he got it?

 

[Mitzymooface]

The Cotswolds one was right next door to a stone quarry, I'm not sure about others, the Yorkshire ones have looked ok. I think someone on the Norfolk one pointed out that the land that had been owned by the owners opposite the house that is between the house and the sea view doesn't seem to be part of the giveaway so presumably you could find that your sea view disappears if someone builds on it.

Interesting… thanks!