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Metro
2 days ago
- Business
- Metro
Widow, 81, who won £4,000,000 mansion in raffle sells up just four months later
A grandmother has become the latest victim of the 'Omaze curse' after deciding to sell a £4million mansion she won in a charity raffle. Patricia Moule, 81, was handed the keys to the Highland Perthshire property on the banks of Loch Rannoch in April. She won after buying a ticket for £25 with Omaze, a fundraising platform that offers luxury homes as prizes for entering its draws. The five-bed, five-bathroom mansion stretches 58 acres and comes with a tennis court, a cobbled courtyard, a stone jetty and even an area to fish. If Patricia, from Southampton, ever got bored with the property, she could stay at the estate's two-storey, two-bedroom stone cottage instead. The house is so big that the former personal manager joked after winning it that she would need a map to get around. She said at the time: 'Things like this just don't happen to people like me, I never win anything, the best thing I've ever won before this was a doll when I was nine years old,' she said at the time. 'This definitely tops that and was worth waiting 70 years for.' But it seems Patricia didn't wait too long to put the Perthshire dream home up on the market – four months to be exact. The mansion was listed on RightMove in late June, going for a cool £3,975,000. If you put down a 10% deposit, with a repayment period of 30 years, the monthly repayments would only cost nearly £15,500 a month. A bargain. Estate agents Knight Frank describe the property in a brochure as 'an exquisite, contemporary house finished to the highest standard'. Patricia found out she won the Omaze draw while she was watching TV onFriday night – she poured herself a gin and tonic straight away. On top of £160,000 worth of furnishings inside the home, Patricia also won £250,000 in cash to help her settle in. Omaze winners are free to do what they like with the mortgage-free properties they win. The for-profit fundraising company estimated that Patricia could live in the property for five years by using the £250,000 cash prize she also won. While local estate agents said that, if put up for rent, it could achieve a long-term rental value of £10,000 per month. But Patricia said that after taking her daughter, Sarah, 57, and granddaughter Louisa, 18, to the mansion for a holiday, she'd flog it. She said: 'The huge amount of money from the sale is so transformational for the family, it's a generational legacy that means their future is now secure.' Patricia gave up her kidney for her late husband, David, for a life-saving surgery in 2012, but he died of prostate cancer seven years later. 'I know he'll be smiling down on us now, he'd have absolutely loved this place and everything that it will do for us,' she said. Much like winning the lottery, winning at upmarket home from Omaze isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Dubbed by tabloids as the 'Omaze curse', only a small handful of the 39 winners have kept their multi-million pound homes. Most, the MailOnline recently found, have sold or plan to sell their dream homes, often citing eye-watering bills or the properties being too far away from family and friends. Among them was Glen Elmy, a foundry worker from Walsall who won a James Bond-esque property on the north Devon coast in October. Yet he handed the keys back to Omaze in exchange for a cash prize as, he said, the home was being threatened by coastal erosion. Omaze stressed, however, that no issues in relation to coastal erosion were flagged during its surveys and inspections. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page.
Daily Record
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Gran who won £4m Omaze mansion in Highlands puts stunning home on the market after four months
Patricia Moule won the luxury lochside property near Rannoch in Perthshire in April. A widower who won a £4m Highlands mansion in an Omaze prize draw has put the stunning property up for sale after four months. Patricia Moule, from Southampton, landed the luxury lochside property near Rannoch in Perthshire in April. The five-bedroom home, which boasts its own private jetty and tennis court, is now listed with estate agents Knight Frank for offers over £3.975 million. The 81-year-old said her late husband would be "smiling down" after she became a millionaire overnight. The former Personal Manager said she was overwhelmed as she celebrated her win with daughter, Sarah, 57, and granddaughter Louisa, 18. She described the win at the time as 'breathtaking,'and said she had 'never seen anything so beautiful in all my life.' But despite the additional £250,000 in cash that came with the prize, she has opted to sell the property, saying the proceeds will be life-changing for her family, reports the Mirror. She said: "Thanks to the £250,000 I also got as part of my win, I could afford to stay here for years if I wanted to, but I will sell it as the huge amount of money from the sale is so transformational for the family, it's a generational legacy that means their future is now secure." The modern mansion, which sits on the southern shore of Loch Rannoch, was designed to the highest standard, offering over 8,800 square feet of open-plan luxury. As well as five bathrooms and three reception rooms, the property includes a separate two-bedroom cottage, steading with garage and workshop, a summer house, formal gardens, and nearly a kilometre of loch frontage. The site also has a fascinating history. Once the seat of Clan Robertson of Struan, Carie House was at the centre of Jacobite resistance in 1745, with Bonnie Prince Charlie said to have hidden nearby on Ben Alder following the defeat at Culloden. The current house was completed in 2014, featuring high-end finishes such as Caithness stone floors, triple glazing, oak panelling, and a vaulted kitchen with premium appliances. A Velfac glazing system, Sonos sound, and underfloor heating provide modern comfort, while extensive grounds span more than 58 acres of gardens, pasture, woodland, and rough grazing. The draw, backed by Succession star Brian Cox, raised money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Omaze president James Oakes said at the time: 'Winners are free to move in, rent out, or sell – it's completely their choice.' Patricia isn't the only Omaze winner to cash in. A £3 million pad in Wirral, Merseyside, with spectacular coastal views, a cinema room, and a heated outdoor swimming pool, was won by Lauren Keene in December and put up for sale for a cut price £2.5m. In January it emerged Tom Steenson, 63, put his luxury mansion with sea views in Exmouth on the market for £2.35 million. In April a couple who bagged a £3million mansion in Cornwall put the property back on the market for £4million just weeks later.. Widow June Smith also put the luxury £4.5million Cornish mansion she won in 2023 up for sale so that she could help her children and grandchildren 'with the next chapter in their lives'.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
Widow who won £4m Scots mansion in Omaze raffle to sell up after just four months
Patricia Moule, 81, from Southampton, scooped the dream home on the banks of Loch Rannoch in April OMAZE-ING OFFER Widow who won £4m Scots mansion in Omaze raffle to sell up after just four months Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A WIDOW who won a stunning £4M Scottish Highlands mansion in a raffle has whacked it on the market — just FOUR months after winning it. Lucky Patricia Moule, 81, from Southampton, scooped the dream home on the banks of Loch Rannoch in April after entering the Omaze prize draw with a £25 ticket. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Lucky Patricia Moule, 81, from Southampton, scooped the dream home on the banks of Loch Rannoch Credit: Guy Hinks Photographer 4 The sprawling Perthshire pad boasts five bedrooms, five bathrooms Credit: SWNS 4 The 8,870 sq ft pad has dual-aspect views from the lounge, living and dining rooms Credit: Guy Hinks Photographer 4 The posh pad also comes with three reception rooms, a summer house, factor's cottage, workshop, and formal gardens with orchards and lawns Credit: SWNS The sprawling Perthshire pad boasts five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a tennis court, private jetty and even its own loch frontage — but Patricia is already cashing out. MailOnline reports she's listed the luxury estate for a cool £3.9M, despite calling it 'breathtaking'. She said: 'The scenery is spectacular, I've never seen anything so beautiful in all my life.' The posh pad also comes with three reception rooms, a summer house, factor's cottage, workshop, and formal gardens with orchards and lawns. There's even a steading with garaging and a slipway for the loch. Estate agents reckon the home is 'an exquisite, contemporary house finished to the highest standard.' But despite the jaw-dropping views and luxury interiors, Patricia's not hanging around. The gran was curled up on the sofa with a cuppa when her life changed. She said: 'It was just another Friday night really, I was just getting ready to settle down with a cup of coffee and watch a bit of telly. "Then all of a sudden, I get a call and the Omaze team turns up to tell me I've won a £4million house in the Scottish Highlands, I was absolutely overwhelmed!' The ex-property manager isn't just selling up for the cash — she's thinking big picture. She said flogging the mansion would be 'transformational', adding: 'I will be able to offer my family a generational legacy that will secure their future.' The prize also came with £160K worth of furnishings, was mortgage-free, and had all stamp duty and legal fees covered. As well as £250K in cash to help 'settle in'. But Patricia isn't planning to settle. Instead, she plans one last hurrah with her nearest and dearest. 'I will definitely come up for a big family holiday before we sell it,' she said. Locals reckon she could've rented the pad out for up to £10K a month, but the chance to cash in was too tempting to pass up. Almost all Omaze winners have sold up after winning, with just a handful keeping their keys. Last year, nanny Lauren Keene, 24, flogged her £3M Merseyside mansion for £2.5M. And grandad Tom Steenson, 63, listed his £2M Devon dream home just weeks after winning it — for £2.35M, £350K over the original valuation. Patricia's Highland hideaway was built by Sir James Menter in memory of his beloved wife — and combines two historic cottages with sleek, modern luxury. The 8,870 sq ft pad has dual-aspect views from the lounge, living and dining rooms. The vaulted-ceiling lounge is decked out with oak bookcases, while the summer house features two stunning stained-glass windows salvaged from St Paul's Newington Church in Edinburgh. Outside, perfectly manicured gardens blend into the rugged Highland scenery - all of it now up for grabs. And while Patricia walks away a millionaire, the draw also raised a massive £3.9M for Alzheimer's Research UK.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Omaze winner puts £4million mansion on the market after just four months
Patricia Moule, from Southampton, won the property on the banks of Loch Rannoch, Perthshire, after it was raffled in April, but just four months later, she has put it up for sale A £4 million Highland home that was won in an Omaze draw by an 81-year-old widow has been put up for sale less than four months later. Patricia Moule, from Southampton, won the property on the banks of Loch Rannoch, Perthshire, after it was raffled in April. The widow described the house as 'breathtaking', adding: 'The scenery is spectacular, I've never seen anything so beautiful in all my life.' However, she did not reveal her plans for her new property, which comes with a private jetty and tennis court. Now, it has gone on the market with Knight Frank for offers over £3.975 million. The property comes with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception rooms, a factor's cottage, a steading with garaging and workshop, a summer house, and formal gardens with an orchard and lawns. It has about 1km of frontage to Loch Rannoch, along with a stone jetty and a slipway. Knight Frank describes the property as 'an exquisite, contemporary house finished to the highest standard'. The Omaze draw was backed by Succession actor Brian Cox, as it helped to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Omaze president James Oakes said at the time: 'The eventual winner is free to decide what they want to do with the house. They can move in and not have to worry about any immediate costs, thanks to the £250,000 settling-in money. They can rent it out for additional income or they can sell up and cash in.' Kight Frank say of the property: 'Carie is the historic seat of Clan Robertson of Struan, whose Chiefs lived at Carie House and owned much of the land along the southern shore of Loch Rannoch. The Chief supported Bonnie Prince Charlie during the 1745 Jacobite Rising. After the defeat at Culloden, the Prince hid nearby on Ben Alder. The Chief remained a symbol of resistance and was so respected that government commissioners avoided Carie until his death. During his funeral procession, they moved in, diverted the Carie Burn, built a sawmill, and neglected Carie House, which later burned down. 'Carie is accessed via a private tree-lined drive along the Carie Burn, leading to a gravelled approach through the Steading and hay barn. Completed in 2014, the house offers over 8,870 ft² of open-plan accommodation with spectacular views over Loch Rannoch and the Southern Rannoch Mountains. Built to an exceptional standard, the home is arranged around a cobbled courtyard and includes a conjoined two-storey stone cottage. Velfac triple glazing, underfloor gas heating, Mode LED lighting, and a Sonos sound system ensure comfort and efficiency. 'The vaulted entrance hall features engineered oak flooring, tongue and groove panelling, and full-height windows overlooking the loch. Reception rooms benefit from pocket sliding doors and dual-aspect views. The vaulted kitchen includes Bulthaup units, oak flooring, a Morso wood-burning stove, a large island, Caithness stone worktops, and premium Miele and Gaggenau appliances. A pantry offers additional fridges, freezers, oak-lined larder storage, and a butler's sink. 'The dining room, with vaulted ceiling and a 4m table seating 14, opens to a spacious drawing room with stunning loch and woodland views, a reading nook, and another wood-burning stove. A separate library/snug offers space for games, TV, or quiet relaxation. The property includes five double bedrooms -three in the main house and two guest en suites in the cottage - all with oak-lined storage and high-quality finishes. 'Bathrooms and the boot room feature Caithness stone floors, floating sinks, foot sensor lighting, Dombracht fittings, and baths with stone surrounds. The plant room houses three gas Valliant boilers, two hot water tanks, and system controls. A ladder leads to a floored attic. Additional rooms include a comms room, a laundry with twin Miele machines and dryers, and a spacious boot room with storage, Belfast sink, and guest WC. 'The house is surrounded by a gravel terrace and pergola covered in Wisteria Sinensis. The Factor's Cottage, to the south, includes open-plan living, two double bedrooms, and a mezzanine. The adjoining Steading contains a large garage, WC, and development potential. Opposite stands the hay barn with estate equipment and water filtration. A diesel backup generator sits near the entrance. 'The gardens blend formal and natural landscapes with clipped hedges, pleached Malus Everest, and over 16,000 spring bulbs. Indigenous trees, lawns, and mature woodland frame the grounds, which extend to 58.18 acres: 37.31 acres of pasture, 6.86 of gardens and buildings, 6.44 of rough grazing, and 4.83 of woodland. Amenities include a tennis court, a jetty, slipway, and over 1,000 metres of loch frontage with riparian rights for fishing.' The Omaze mansion is the latest to be put on the market by the winner. A £3 million pad in Wirral, Merseyside, with spectacular coastal views, a cinema room, and a heated outdoor swimming pool, was won by Lauren Keene in December and put up for sale for a cut price £2.5m. In January it emerged Tom Steenson, 63, put his luxury mansion with sea views in Exmouth on the market for £2.35 million. In April a couple who bagged a £3million mansion in Cornwall put the property back on the market for £4million just weeks later.. Widow June Smith also put the luxury £4.5million Cornish mansion she won in 2023 up for sale so that she could help her children and grandchildren 'with the next chapter in their lives'.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Omaze curse strikes again as widow, 81, who won £4m Highlands mansion in raffle sells up just four months later
A widow has put her £4million Scottish Highland home up for sale just months after winning it in a raffle. Patricia Moule, 81, from Southampton, won the property in Perthshire on the banks of Loch Rannoch after it was raffled by Omaze in April. The widow described the house as 'breathtaking', adding: 'The scenery is spectacular, I've never seen anything so beautiful in all my life.' But the property has gone on the market only four months later with offers over £3.9 million. The house comes with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception rooms, a factor's cottage, a steading with garaging and workshop, a summer house, and formal gardens with an orchard and lawns. It also has about 1km of frontage to Loch Rannoch, along with a tennis court, a private stone jetty and a slipway. The estate agent describes the property as 'an exquisite, contemporary house finished to the highest standard'. The 81-year-old had settled down to watch Friday night TV when she got the call about her life-changing win. She said: 'It was just another Friday night really, I was just getting ready to settle down with a cup of coffee and watch a bit of telly. 'Then all of a sudden, I get a call and the Omaze team turns up to tell me I've won a £4million house in the Scottish Highlands, I was absolutely overwhelmed! ' The former property manager bought her £4million winning entry for just £25 as part of her Omaze subscription. She said her plan to sell the house will be 'transformational' as she will be able to offer her family 'a generational legacy' that will secure their future. The mansion comes with £160,000 worth of furnishings and is mortgage-free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered. Winners also get a whopping £250,000 in cash to help them settle in and can decide to either live in the house, rent it out for a supplementary income, or sell it and become a cash multi-millionaire. If she had decided to rent it out, local estate agents estimate that the property could achieve a long-term rental value of between £8,000 - £10,000 per month. The grandmother said she will 'definitely come up for a big family holiday before we sell it'. It comes after a long line of winners of the property draw who have decided to sell their prize. MailOnline previously revealed that all, but a handful of the 39 winners of Omaze home draws in the UK, have sold or are planning to sell them. Lauren Keene, 24, won a six-bedroom Hollywood-style home last December, but the full time nanny chose to cash in on the house in the Wirral, Merseyside, and putting it on the market for £2.5millio n, a discount of £500,000 on the original £3million valuation. Grandfather Tom Steenson, 63, won an amazing £2million four bedroom home including a gym, cinema and swimming pool in November last year. But less than two months later, it was revealed that he had put the property in Exmouth, Devon, on the market for £2.35million which is £350,000 more than the valuation when he won it. The Highlands property has been meticulously renovated, combining two existing cottages in a contemporary style, whilst still maintaining a sense of historical character. The result is a harmonious blend of original period features, flawlessly finished with modern luxuries and conveniences. The lounge, living and dining rooms in the 8,870 sq ft house all benefit from dual aspect views. The lounge also features a vaulted ceiling and oak bookcases. A summer house looks out over the loch and features two stained-glass windows which were salvaged from St Paul's Newington Church, Edinburgh. It was built in the vernacular style by Sir James Menter for his beloved wife. Outside, a manicured formal garden blends perfectly with the natural landscape beyond. As well as making Patricia a multimillionaire, the Omaze million-pound house draw, Scotland, raised £3.9million for Alzheimer's Research UK.
