Homeowners can also bulk buy to make the price cheaper, with 100 entries costing £100 - working out at £1 per ticket. Two runners up will also win £10,000 and £5,000 and 10 percent of the

ticket price will go to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Properties that are sold as part of a raffle or auction often sell for a bargain price. Using an auction can also benefit the seller

with homes often being sold quickly, according to experts at auction specialist iamsold. "Auction isn’t just for older properties or ones that don’t sell," they said.