- Angelika Wisniewska turned homeless after splitting along with her kids’s father
- She entered the raffle final 12 months and was shocked after discovering out she had gained
A mother-of-two who was registered homeless after splitting from her accomplice has gained a five-bedroom home price £500,000 after coming into a £5 raffle on a whim.
Angelika Wisniewska, 34, gained the mortgage-free dwelling in Carlisle, Cumbria, after coming into the draw on her approach dwelling from the dentist.
The hairdresser, who registered herself as homeless three years in the past after splitting with herregistered herself as homeless three years in the past after splitting along with her kids’s father, revealed she now has the ‘freedom’ she at all times dreamed of.
‘I’ve by no means gained something [before] – possibly a pound in a scratch card,’ stated the mom, who’s initially from Poland however has been dwelling within the UK for the previous decade.
‘We had been joking that in the future we had been going to win an enormous, huge jackpot.’
Angelika Wisniewska, 34, gained a five-bedroom home price £500,000 after coming into a £5 raffle on a whim (pictured along with her daughters Cornelia, left, and Ella, center)
Ms Wisniewska gained the mortgage-free dwelling in Carlisle, Cumbira, after coming into the draw on her approach dwelling from the dentist
The hairdresser, who registered herself as homeless three years in the past after splitting along with her kids’s father, revealed she now has the ‘freedom’ she at all times dreamed of
Speaking about her household’s dwelling scenario earlier than the win, Ms Wisniewska defined that after splitting with the kids’s father, she needed to transfer in along with her sister.
She stated: ‘I used to be principally homeless.
‘I registered myself as a homeless particular person to the federal government and inside a few months they supplied me a home the place I might dwell with the children.
‘It’s simply the council home, [they] will not be the most effective.
‘The entire – over two years – journey of refurbishing the entire place took lots out of me.’
The mom entered the Tramway Path raffle in the direction of the top of final 12 months, buying a £5 ticket on-line and was shocked to win the massive prize draw.
The firm is run by three brothers, Daniel, Jay and Will Twenefour, who’re decided to shake up the property market.
Their newest draw was for £500,000 money, to go in the direction of securing the fortunate winner their dream dwelling.
For Ms Wisniewska, this has meant scoring a five-bedroom dwelling to lift her daughters, Cornelia, 10, and Ella, eight, mortgage-free.
Angelika’s new household dwelling which she gained after coming into the Tramway Path raffle
The dwelling, which has a separate utility room and two dwelling rooms, comes with a big backyard and large new lavatory – but additionally gives the chance for a contemporary revamp all through.
She stated: ‘It did not even cross my thoughts [that I’d win].’
Angelika added that it was the ‘most rewarding’ factor she’d ever completed, other than having kids.
One of her priorities when home searching was discovering a property with sufficient room to create a sensory house for her daughter Ella, who has autism and is non-verbal.
In a candy clip of the brothers chatting with Ms Wisniewska and her kids after the win, the mom shares the large information with the ladies, who appear thrilled with the prospect of getting their very own bedrooms.
When requested what affect the massive win has had one them, she says merely: ‘Freedom.’
Describing her excellent dwelling prior to buying it, she stated she’d like a house with ‘character with stable foundations’.
She shared the information along with her sister after successful the prize fund and plans to shock the remainder of her household as soon as she has settled in to the brand new dwelling.