House raffles

House raffles give players a chance to win a house entirely by chance. In many countries, it is necessary to hold a lottery license to legally run such raffles, given they don't require players to demonstrate any skill or judgement. In most cases, this is reserved to charities and non-profit organisations, providing them with a useful alternative source of fundraising. The law varies from one country to another however and house raffles can seemingly be organised for private gain in certain countries. This section features all posts relating to house raffles.

Win a holiday home and BMW in Australia with RSL

RSL Art Union Draw 274 kicked off recently on the back of yet another successful property raffle.

3.6 Mio Dollar RSL Golden Treasure opens 31 March!

RSL Art Union are gearing up for their biggest win a house raffle of the year, the AUD 3.6 million (£2.17 million) Golden Treasure. Draw 275 promises to be the highlight of the year, with an entire...

Cambridge NZ house raffle a success!

Murray and Michelle Smith set out to raffle off their NZ$1 million home to raise funds to build a new church and community centre in Cambridge, New Zealand. The house raffle, which closed on 31...

New Zealand couple raffle off their home for charity

You could win a million dollar home in Cambridge, New Zealand for as little as NZ$25 (£10). Local pastor Murray Smith and his wife Michelle have decided to raffle off their house to help provide funds to build a new...

Raffle to win a resort in Vanuatu South Pacific

We've featured house competitions and raffles from around the world, but this has to be one of the most exotic property raffles to date. You could win a stunning prime waterfront property on the tropical island of...

Win a home for Christmas

This year there are lots of property raffles closing in time for Christmas. As the end of the year approaches, there is still time to enter for a chance of unwrapping the ultimate present - a dream holiday home. Here is a selection of...

Win a holiday home in South of France

You could win a holiday house in Nice on France's sunny Côte d'Azur for €25. The property prize is a luxurious 1,400 sqm estate worth £1.45 million. Recently built, it offers beautiful sea views and is...

Win a Seaside beach home in Florida

You could win a home for $50 in the Seaside Raffle in Florida, worth $1.5 million (£930,000). The Beach Home Raffle has been set up in support of The Boys & Girls Club, a non-profit organisation...

Win a home eco refurb worth 15,000 pounds

You could win a complete home energy makeover worth at least £15,000 in the Home of the Future competition, organised by 10:10 and the Grand Designs Great British Refurb Campaign. If ...

Win a holiday home free for a week

You could win a holiday home free for one week in the destination of your choice. To celebrate holidaylettings.co.uk's 10th anniversary, the winner will be given the choice of one of 10 holiday homes around the...

RSL house raffle 270 ends tomorrow

RSL Art Union regularly give away luxury homes on Australia's sunny Gold Coast to help raise funds for the Queensland charity. Draw 270 features a modern 2-storey waterfront home with 4 bedrooms,...

British couple wins a holiday home in Italy free

Retired couple John and Betty McNamee just won a rural retreat in Italy in a free competition organised by

Free to enter house competitions taking off

Winning a house free ranks at the top of pretty much everyone’s wish list. For years, companies and newspapers have used free house competitions as a powerful tool for marketing and promotions. However, this is u...

Property to Win Thailand free ticket competition results

Our latest free ticket competition sponsored by Property to Win...

Northwest Indiana House Raffle winner given choice of 4 homes

Northwest Indiana House Raffle closed a few days ago, offering players a chance of winning 1 of 4 properties locally, and a 1 in 52 chance of winning a prize. With each entry costing $150 and a minimum of 3,900 tickets to be sold to...

3 days left to win a house in Thailand free

Property to Win are giving away 5 free tickets in their house raffle in Thailand, worth €77 e...

Win a Surf for Life home in Australia for Christmas

Surf for Life Lotteries give away 7 homes on Australia's Sunshine Coast every year. Lottery 136 offers you the chance of winning "Beau Rivage", a luxury holiday home close to the pristine beaches of...

RSL house raffle 269 ends in 6 days

RSL Art Union give away stunning homes on Australia's Gold Coast every 3 months to help raise funds for the Queensland charity. Draw 269 is no exception, and features a luxury waterfront home, two...

Win a house by supporting Thai Red Cross

This year's Red Cross Fair in Phuket is offering a bigger prize than ever before: a brand new 240 m² home. In previous years, the top prize has always been a car or truck, but this year the Red Cross hopes to raise ...

Win an Italian home free with Herald Scotland

This month local newspaper Herald Scotland is running a free promotion giving away a new-build, eco-friendly, one-bedroomed home with garden in the central Italian region of Abruzzo. All you need to...

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

Special discount to win a house in Thailand

Having recently launched their house raffle in Thailand, Property to Win are running two...

Win dream Marin house in San Francisco

Every year, Community Action Marin run the very popular Marin Dream House Raffle, giving away luxury properties in San Francisco. This year, the top prize is a large $2 million home (or a $1.6 million...

Win a house in Thailand for free!

We've teamed up with Property to Win to bring you 5 free chances of entering their recently launched holiday house raffle in Thailand. You could win your own luxury family house near Krabi on the West coast of...

Win a free mountain cabin with DIY Network

For the third year running, DIY Network are running their popular Blog Cabin show. This year's mountain home is situated in Marshall, N.C. and is valued at $500,000. Viewers are asked...

New RSL house raffle in Australia announced

RSL Art Union is a registered Australian charity that regularly organises house raffles for fundraising, to help support ex-service men and women. Draw 268 ended yesterday and we are awaiting the details of the...

Announcing new fees for competition organisers

We've done a lot of work on the site over the last few months, adding new tools to help organisers promote their house competitions and raffles more effectively. While some of you are already familiar with some of these changes, over...

Win a house for free with Nestlé

Nestlé Canada just launched a new campaign in association with NFL, giving away $300,000 to buy a house to one lucky winner. The free promotion, which started ...

Win a luxury beach home in Thailand - coming soon!

We just had a sneak preview of a brand new house raffle giving away a beautiful 600,000 Euro holiday beach home in sunny Thailand, which is expected to launch very soon. Recently built, the four-bedroom detached house is located in...

Win a free ecological home in France

A few days ago, we wrote about new

New home raffle in support of San Francisco charity

This year's SF Greater Bay Area Dream Home Raffle is giving away a $2 million house in Tiburon, San Francisco. In return for a $150 raffle ticket, it offers players a 1 in...

French house competition organisers embrace creativity

Win a house competitions and raffles remain less common in France than in other countries in Europe, such as the UK, Spain or Germany. So far, most competition organisers have struggled to find ways of running a house...

San Francisco Dream House Raffle results

The details of this year's San Francisco Dream House Raffle winners results were announced after being drawn on Saturday. Set up to benefit local charity Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the raffle featured a...

Win a 21,000 sqm Majorca estate for 175 Euros

Our latest addition to the directory offers you the chance of winning a large £2 million 'finca' situated on the sunny island of Majorca (also known as Mallorca) in Spain. This house raffle is limited ...

Win a luxury duplex apartment with RSL Draw 268

Australian charity RSL Art Union recently completed Draw 267,...

Win free apartment rent via Twitter!

Apartment Guide are currently running a free raffle giving away $15,000 in apartment rent - enough to cover one year's rental for most people. In order to participate, players are asked to follow the website via...

Holiday Home Draw discount ends next Friday

Scott's Hotels' Holiday Home Draw gives players a chance of winning one of ten studios and houses...

New Mater Prize Home Australian lottery

The Mater Prize Home raffle 223 giving away a beautiful home in tropical Cairns just closed. The good news is that Mater just launched a brand new competition, giving you the chance of winning either a luxury Hope Island hideaway...

RSL Art Union Draw 266 winner announced!

Today Australian charity house raffle organiser RSL Art Union announced the winner of an impressive £690,000 house located on Emerald Lakes, just 10 minutes away from the Gold Coast's golden beaches. The winner won ...

Holiday Home Draw house raffle exclusive discount

Holiday Home Draw is organised by Scott's Hotels on the beautiful island of Majorca,...

RSL Art Union - win 3 apartments in Australia!

The RSL Art Union's 'Win a Lakeside Haven' Draw 266...

Win a luxury villa in Santa Ponsa Majorca

A large £2.25 million mansion in Majorca is up for grabs in the 79eurovilla.com win a house raffle. Located a few minutes from the beach, the luxury home ...

Mater win a house raffle winner announced!

The Mater Prize Home raffle just gave away a stunning $1.2 million (£515,000) waterfront home on the Gold Coast. For those of you that entered house raffle Draw 222, the lucky winner is the holder of ticket 547985 from Jindalee,...

Connecticut house raffle laws under review

Just like in most other US states, Connecticut law currently does not permit homeowners to run house raffles. However, with the real estate market struggling to recover, the idea of changing home raffle law was...

Grand Lake couple forced to halt house raffle

Jim and Becky Poe hoped to organise a raffle to give away their lakefront home in Grand Lake in the US state of Colorado. After selling between 3,500 to 4,000 tickets at $101 each, the couple planned to carry out the...

Mississippi doctor wins home raffle

After regularly donating to local charity United Way of Southeast Mississippi, 38-year old Hattiesburg doctor Charles Griffith decided to buy a $100 ticket for the organization's seventh annual "Home Sweet Home...

Charity helps US homeowner raffle property on her behalf

The idea of raffling your home as an alternative to selling it in the open market is attracting lots of attention from homeowners around the world. Depending on the local jurisdiction however, a pure house raffle may not be permissible unless it is...

Would a raffle be a better way to sell your house quickly?

In the Independent's regular 'House Doctor' feature, one reader whose house has been on the market for 21 months raised the question lots of people have been asking recently: is the seemingly 'outlandish' option of selling tickets to...