Omaze, win a house??
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Regarding that one, I could never work out why an architect would design a house on the coast with the majority of the windows overlooking the inland aspect. Also, if I remember correctly, the stairs were like something you'd find in a car showroom and appeared to be over the kitchen area. I usually love modern, minimalist houses, but that one had some very odd features.
Mr Pointy said:
"and is only 11 miles from the stunning market town, Barnstaple. "
Maybe others know better but that cliff doesn't look particularly dodgy to me - it's hard rock, and the vegetation, shape and the angle of repose suggest it's stable and not retreating, slumping or anything else?
Just because something is near a cliff doesn't mean the cliff is going anywhere soon.
I suspect the story isn't exactly as presented.
Just because something is near a cliff doesn't mean the cliff is going anywhere soon.
I suspect the story isn't exactly as presented.
pquinn said:
Maybe others know better but that cliff doesn't look particularly dodgy to me - it's hard rock, and the vegetation, shape and the angle of repose suggest it's stable and not retreating, slumping or anything else?
Just because something is near a cliff doesn't mean the cliff is going anywhere soon.
I suspect the story isn't exactly as presented.
Looking at historical aerial photos on Google Earth Pro the cliff hasn't changed for decades, but the house has been built very close to the edge, perhaps that is the issue, weakening the cliff rather than erosion? Potentially causing a problem that didn't exist before.Just because something is near a cliff doesn't mean the cliff is going anywhere soon.
I suspect the story isn't exactly as presented.
Unsurprisingly has a caravan park next to it. - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Combe+Martin,+...
Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 26th August 17:50
FourWheelDrift said:
Looking at historical aerial photos on Google Earth Pro the cliff hasn't changed for decades, but the house has been built very close to the edge, perhaps that is the issue, weakening the cliff rather than erosion? Potentially causing a problem that didn't exist before.
I doubt it, any change to drainage likely won't affect a cliff like that and even if the building work introduced all sorts of fractures it still can't move.It's a shoreline cliff but it's stable. Likely it'll be there just the same long after the house itself has weathered away.
Frankychops said:
i've spent quite a bit of time in that house. there's zero rockfall around it, the glass inside looks out over the cove and sea. its in an amazing spot.
The idiot who moved out after 2 weeks, likely is just a total moron. there's houses all along that part of the costline.
Like I and others have said - the article is reporting anecdotal evidence from locals I.e. a strong dose of hyperbole and fiction. The idiot who moved out after 2 weeks, likely is just a total moron. there's houses all along that part of the costline.
The chap probably thought he'd live the high life for a couple of weeks then go back to work and get rid of it.
Frankychops said:
i've spent quite a bit of time in that house. there's zero rockfall around it, the glass inside looks out over the cove and sea. its in an amazing spot.
The idiot who moved out after 2 weeks, likely is just a total moron. there's houses all along that part of the costline.
How come it's not occupied then? You'd have thought if there were nothing wrong with it Omaze wouldn't just let a £2.5m house sit on the books & would have flogged it off, unless of course they are still in dispute with the winner & are stuck with it until he's paid off to go away. The idiot who moved out after 2 weeks, likely is just a total moron. there's houses all along that part of the costline.
Mr Pointy said:
Frankychops said:
i've spent quite a bit of time in that house. there's zero rockfall around it, the glass inside looks out over the cove and sea. its in an amazing spot.
The idiot who moved out after 2 weeks, likely is just a total moron. there's houses all along that part of the costline.
How come it's not occupied then? You'd have thought if there were nothing wrong with it Omaze wouldn't just let a £2.5m house sit on the books & would have flogged it off, unless of course they are still in dispute with the winner & are stuck with it until he's paid off to go away. The idiot who moved out after 2 weeks, likely is just a total moron. there's houses all along that part of the costline.
So long as he’s given (a) the house, and (b) a valuation, what’s there to argue?
Obviously never underestimate the ability of very very entitled people to dig in and get something they weren’t entitled to
Mr Pointy said:
How come it's not occupied then? You'd have thought if there were nothing wrong with it Omaze wouldn't just let a £2.5m house sit on the books & would have flogged it off, unless of course they are still in dispute with the winner & are stuck with it until he's paid off to go away.
it was occupied before OMAZE bought it. the guys just a knob.seapod said:
Hennock is not the typical chocolate box Devon village. It is an honest, scruffy, working agricultural village. I live just around the corner.
One thing it doesn't mention - you will really, really need to not be bothered/fully support game shooting. The woodland and grounds all around the property are part of a shoot, in fact some of the land in the prize directly backs onto one of the main drives. Noisy in the winter leaving anyone's personal view of the ethics aside. The village is very pro this type of thing
Just right then One thing it doesn't mention - you will really, really need to not be bothered/fully support game shooting. The woodland and grounds all around the property are part of a shoot, in fact some of the land in the prize directly backs onto one of the main drives. Noisy in the winter leaving anyone's personal view of the ethics aside. The village is very pro this type of thing
Richard-390a0 said:
Defo more to that story isn't there? It's a "almost free / cost of ticket" house so even if it was going to drop off the cliff in 5-10yrs you've still that time to enjoy it...
The only issue with this is 1) will insurers cover the house in present position? 2) if it did collapse would ge be liable for the bill, 3) if remedial works are required what would the cost be? 4) would you be able to sell it, or would it fail surveys?This is a bit stinky 
"Loretta, a 35-year-old schoolteacher from Radford, believed she had won a house worth £2 million in Nottingham's Park Estate after participating in a "Win My Home" competition. The company even posted a video congratulating her on their website. However, she was later informed that she would not receive the house due to insufficient funds raised by the competition.
One of the terms and conditions listed on the website, a rule which Loretta says she did not see prior to entering, states that if £2.5m of net sales are not reached then the winner will receive 50 percent of the net proceeds.
However, in emails seen by Nottinghamshire Live, the competition organisers claimed they had made a loss and awarded the £5,000 as a "goodwill gesture". They said they had spent nearly £200,000 on "marketing costs" and were unable to process Visa payments "for a long time".
Win My Home did not respond when contacted for comment by Nottinghamshire Live."
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-new...
They have taken their website down and deleted their Instagram account.
https://winmyhome.co.uk/
"Loretta, a 35-year-old schoolteacher from Radford, believed she had won a house worth £2 million in Nottingham's Park Estate after participating in a "Win My Home" competition. The company even posted a video congratulating her on their website. However, she was later informed that she would not receive the house due to insufficient funds raised by the competition.
One of the terms and conditions listed on the website, a rule which Loretta says she did not see prior to entering, states that if £2.5m of net sales are not reached then the winner will receive 50 percent of the net proceeds.
However, in emails seen by Nottinghamshire Live, the competition organisers claimed they had made a loss and awarded the £5,000 as a "goodwill gesture". They said they had spent nearly £200,000 on "marketing costs" and were unable to process Visa payments "for a long time".
Win My Home did not respond when contacted for comment by Nottinghamshire Live."
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-new...
They have taken their website down and deleted their Instagram account.
https://winmyhome.co.uk/
North West Tom said:
This is a bit stinky
It got even better!https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12523987/...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12535873/...
All seems nice and above board.
I haven't entered into the last couple of house draws but this one looks fantastic.
Nae chance of winning but for those that do, it must become a right ball ache to maintain upkeep on a property this size if you're the other end of the country. I'd only be in there for a month at most in the year and be spending ££££'s on someone keeping the lawn and gardens well kept and the hot tub sanitised just for the off chance I'd visit.
In reality, I guess these are rented out airbnb style to offset the maintenance costs? Be interesting to see how much of a market there is for rentals of this type in this location, quite specialist i would have thought....
https://assets.savills.com/properties/GBEDRSEDS230...
Nae chance of winning but for those that do, it must become a right ball ache to maintain upkeep on a property this size if you're the other end of the country. I'd only be in there for a month at most in the year and be spending ££££'s on someone keeping the lawn and gardens well kept and the hot tub sanitised just for the off chance I'd visit.
In reality, I guess these are rented out airbnb style to offset the maintenance costs? Be interesting to see how much of a market there is for rentals of this type in this location, quite specialist i would have thought....
https://assets.savills.com/properties/GBEDRSEDS230...
Edited by guffhoover on Friday 22 September 12:39
The council tax alone would make these houses unaffordable for someone to win and own it as a second house. Moving into it would mean having to unstick to another area of the country and having to change jobs. Unless retired and can afford the upkeep of these expensive houses, then surely all you could realistically do is sell it? But even then some of the houses have previously been on the market for years without getting sold, hence why they appear on these raffle sites. You'd end up being burdened by a £2m property that won't sell.
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