A widow who won a £4million Highland mansion has slashed the selling price in a bid to try and sell the home.
Patricia Moule, 81, from Southampton, won the keys for the stunning property draw on the banks of Loch Rannoch, Perthshire, in an Omaze raffle in April.
She put it on the market for offers over £3.975 million in June with upmarket estate agents Knight Frank.
The house comes with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception rooms, a factor’s cottage, a steading with garaging and workshop, a summer house, and formal gardens with an orchard and lawns.
It also has about 1km of frontage to Loch Rannoch, along with a tennis court, a private stone jetty and a slipway.
However, just weeks later, she has slashed the price by half a million pounds, with the house now up for sale at offers over £3,450,000.
The former property manager bought her £4million winning entry for just £25 as part of her Omaze subscription.
She said her plan to sell the house will be ‘transformational’ as she will be able to offer her family ‘a generational legacy’ that will secure their future.
Patricia Moule (above) has slashed the price of her Highland mansion she won through Omaze, by half a million pounds, with the house now up for sale at offers over £3,450,000.
The house comes with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception rooms, a factor’s cottage, a steading with garaging and workshop, a summer house, and formal gardens with an orchard and lawns
It also has about 1km of frontage to Loch Rannoch, along with a tennis court, a private stone jetty and a slipway
The mansion comes with £160,000 worth of furnishings and is mortgage-free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered.
Winners also get a whopping £250,000 in cash to help them settle in and can decide to either live in the house, rent it out for a supplementary income, or sell it and become a cash multi-millionaire.
If she had decided to rent it out, local estate agents estimate that the property could achieve a long-term rental value of between £8,000 – £10,000 per month.
When she won the property, she said: ‘Thanks to the £250,000 I also got as part of my win, I could afford to stay here for years if I wanted to, but I will sell it as the huge amount of money from the sale is so transformational for the family, it’s a generational legacy that means their future is now secure.’
The draw was backed by Succession actor Brian Cox, as it helped to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Omaze president James Oakes said at the time: ‘The eventual winner is free to decide what they want to do with the house. They can move in and not have to worry about any immediate costs, thanks to the £250,000 settling-in money.
‘They can rent it out for additional income or they can sell up and cash in.’
The Omaze mansion is the latest to be put on the market by the winner.
The mansion comes with £160,000 worth of furnishings and is mortgage-free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered
The grandmother her plan to sell the house will be ‘transformational’ as she will be able to offer her family ‘a generational legacy’ that will secure their future.
The property was placed on the market only four months after Patricia won it with the intial asking price starting £3.9 million
If she had decided to rent it out, local estate agents estimate that the property could achieve a long-term rental value of between £8,000 – £10,000 per mont
The Daily Mail previously revealed that all, but a handful of winners of Omaze home draws in the UK, have sold or are planning to sell them.
In June the youngest ever winner, Lauren Keene, 24, won a six-bedroom Hollywood-style home last December, but the full time nanny chose to cash in on the house in the Wirral, Merseyside, and putting it on the market for £2.5million, a discount of £500,000 on the original £3million valuation.
The full time nanny and her partner Ryan Mitchell spent only a few nights at the spectacular house due to them living and working almost 200 miles away in Gloucester.
Like many other winners of Omaze’s Grand Designs-style homes, Lauren is also said to have been put off by the expensive running costs of her new dream home.
Instead she and her Ryan, a software engineer, are buying themselves a much smaller and more practical semi-detached home in Gloucester.
Grandfather Tom Steenson, 63, won an amazing £2million four bedroom home including a gym, cinema and swimming pool in November last year.
But less than two months later, it was revealed that he had put the property in Exmouth, Devon, on the market for £2.35million which is £350,000 more than the valuation when he won it.
The Highlands property has been meticulously renovated, combining two existing cottages in a contemporary style, whilst still maintaining a sense of historical character.
Patricia’s Omaze mansion is the latest to be put on the market by the winner
The former property manager bought her £4million winning entry for just £25 as part of her Omaze subscription
There are four double bedrooms. Upstairs lies the main bedroom, boasting its own dressing room and three-piece en suite with twin sinks
The property combines two existing cottages in a contemporary style, whilst still maintaining a sense of historical character
The result is a harmonious blend of original period features, flawlessly finished with modern luxuries and conveniences.
The lounge, living and dining rooms in the 8,870 sq ft house all benefit from dual aspect views. The lounge also features a vaulted ceiling and oak bookcases.
A summer house looks out over the loch and features two stained-glass windows which were salvaged from St Paul’s Newington Church, Edinburgh. It was built in the vernacular style by Sir James Menter for his beloved wife.
Outside, a manicured formal garden blends perfectly with the natural landscape beyond.
As well as making Patricia a multimillionaire, the Omaze million-pound house draw, Scotland, raised £3.9million for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
An Omaze spokesperson said: ‘All Omaze winners are free to live in their new house, rent it out, or sell it the moment they get the keys to become a cash multi-millionaire – the choice is entirely theirs.
‘Our Grand Prizes include £250,000 in cash to help winners settle in and cover any running costs – and the properties come mortgage-free, with no stamp duty or legal fees to pay. Full estimated running costs are available on our website, and with the settling-in money alone, winners could comfortably enjoy the home for years.
‘Each house comes with all the furnishings and essentials featured in the adverts – with an average value of £150,000.
‘If winners are already paying rent or a mortgage elsewhere, those savings could go towards the running costs of their new home, or they could rent out either property for additional income.
‘Whatever their circumstances, all Omaze winners have several fantastic, life-changing options available to them.
‘Omaze is immensely proud to have created 39 millionaires while raising over £97 million for good causes in the UK.’
