Devon Property

Situated in the South West of England, Devon is one of the nicest places to live in the UK. Not surprisingly then, some of the most high-profile win a house house raffles and competitions in the UK have featured properties based in Devon. This section features all posts relating to Devon property competitions and sweepstakes.

Win a Sandbanks house draw to go ahead?

The winner of the Sandbanks Life win a house competition could...

Win a house competitions and raffles what next?

In recent months, one can't help but notice that while some property competitions have been very successful, others have struggled to take off, despite the apparent success of the

Oldborough Retreat Devon competition won by German

The winner of the win a Devon property with fishing competition has finally been announced. 36-year old Christoph Jaeger from Hamburg won the £1 million property called "Oldborough Retreat" with ...

Oldborough Retreat Devon Property with Fishing winner finally picked!

After over six months of discussions with the Gambling Commission, it appears that the Wilshaws have successfully picked a winner for their £1 million Devon property with fishing, Oldborough Retreat. The couple ...

Gambling Commission issues new paper on UK house competitions

Just four days before the Wilshaws are due to draw the

Oldborough Retreat win a house draw date set for 19 May!

As we recently reported, the controversial Devon property competition organised by Brian and Wendy Wilshaw was finally given the go-ahead by the Gambling Commission after over six months of negotiations. According to...

Oldborough Retreat house competition draw to go ahead - finally!

The Oldborough Retreat 'win a house' competition will finally proceed to its widely-anticipated draw to pick a winner, after literally months of waiting and speculation from all sides. Despite

No conclusion yet for Oldborough Retreat 'Win a House' competition

After successfully selling all the tickets for their competition in mid-September on the back of a strong marketing campaign (well ahead of the original closing date of 7 December), Brian and Wendy Wilshaw are still in the unfortunate position of...

Bitter setback for Oldborough Retreat competition couple

Around one month ago, we reported that Brian and Wendy Wilshaw had impressively managed to sell out all targeted 46,000 tickets at £25 each to raise £1.15 million to give away their beautiful home in Devon, Oldborough...

Win a Devon Property with Fishing house competition closes two months early

Few people expected Brian and Wendy Wilshaw to be as successful as they have turned out to be. After a strong marketing campaign in the British media and online, the couple have just managed the impressive feat of selling all...

Win Oldborough Retreat - a Devon house with fishing

After spending months trying (and failing) to sell their home in the traditional way, British couple Brian and Wendy Wilshaw have kick started an exciting new competition to give away their beautiful home in Devon. As featured on...

Online win a home prize competitions and sweepstakes

Recent months have seen a proliferation of ‘Win a House’ competitions appearing on the Internet and in the media, particularly in the UK. With the credit crunch starting to bite more sharply in Europe, unsurprisingly the property...