Sofa-surfing scholar wins most precious dwelling – and might make enormous sum renting it
A scholar nurse who was compelled to sofa surf due to the UK’s rental disaster has gained a £5m home in one of many UK’s most posh locations – and will lease it out for a fortune every month.
Oceanne Belle, 49, was struggling to afford her research after her landlord elevated her lease. But she’s had the final giggle after successful a shocking Chelsea townhouse price a whopping £5,000,000.
And she’s additionally bagged £100,000 in money because of the Omaze prize draw, which satirically is a part of a marketing campaign that raised £2,600,000 for an NHS charity.
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Her new four-storey dwelling, which she gained with a £10 ticket, is within the sought-after Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The property can also be probably the most priceless home ever to be gained in a UK prize draw. The lovely townhouse comes mortgage-free, with all stamp obligation and authorized charges lined. Oceanne is free to both reside in the home, lease it out or promote it to grow to be a money multi-millionaire.
Local property brokers estimate that the property may obtain a long-term rental worth of round £140,000 a yr. Oceanne research full-time on the University of Sunderland in London, and and can end her BSc (Bachelor of Science) diploma in Health and Social Care in January. Originally from the Seychelles, Oceanne has lived in London for 19 years together with her long-term companion 56 yr outdated Messaoud, nicknamed Didine.
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She initially blocked the variety of Omaze, the competitors organisers, as she did not recognise it. She now calls her win the “greatest Christmas current ever”.
She mentioned: “It was a Friday night and I’d been writing a dissertation all day and feeling a bit down in the dumps as it’s so stressful. ‘I got a few calls from a number I didn’t know so I blocked it, twice!
”Then I got a text message telling me I’d won an Omaze prize – I just text back saying this must be a joke!? I eventually went downstairs to see who was there and was greeted by the Omaze team singing funny Christmas carols, then the next thing I knew I’d won a multimillion-pound house and my life had changed forever!
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“I never win anything and had only ever entered Omaze draws twice before – I guess it’s a case of third time lucky! When they told me I’d won the grand prize I was shaking. It’s still sinking in and I was still shaking on Sunday.
“My companion and I are staying with mates of their flat in the intervening time as my outdated landlord saved on placing our lease up and up, so we could not afford to remain there any longer. ‘I’m finding out to grow to be a paediatric nurse at some point, so it is very troublesome to pay for lease in London whereas additionally being at college full-time.”
The next Omaze Million Pound House Draw is for a home in Somerset at omaze.co.uk.
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