56-year-old Eliza Yahioglu won the Omaze Million Pound House Draw and scooped a stunning 17th-century farmhouse near Harrogate.
Yorkshire mum wins £2million farmhouse near Harrogate in prize draw A Yorkshire woman has won a stunning 17th century farmhouse near Harrogate as part of a competition prize worth over £2million. 56-year-old Eliza Yahioglu entered the Omaze Million Pound House Draw for just £25 but has won a beautiful farmhouse on a Harrogate hillside, which is part of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The prize draw also included £100,000 in cash, giving “proud Yorkshire lass” Eliza a birthday to remember. Originally from Yorkshire, Eliza has been living in London for the past 40 years with her husband Gokhan, who she met at Brunel University in the mid 1980’s. They’ve lived in their current home in North London for ten years and have a son, Carl (24) and daughter Leyla (21). When Omaze visited Eliza’s home to tell her the news that she’d won, they discovered she was on holiday in Luxembourg celebrating her birthday. Thankfully son Carl was at home, so Omaze were able to reach her via video call. After hearing the good news, Eliza joked that her husband was “going to struggle to top this for my birthday next year.” She said:
“We were out having drinks with friends when the doorbell app on my husband’s phone buzzed - I actually moaned at him for picking up the phone and being anti-social! "I'm glad he did as we all immediately recognised the face smiling back at us as Jo the Omaze presenter from the TV ads - that’s when we thought we might have won something - either that or someone is pulling a very elaborate hoax!"Eliza added:
“I’ve lived in London for almost 40 years but I'm a proud Yorkshire lass at heart. My parents and sister still live there, so we come up as often as we can. "We’d always dreamed of having a place in Yorkshire one day, close to what I still call home - now that dream has come true! Mum and dad can come and stay with us when we’re up here now - rather than the other way around. “We’re going to enjoy it as a family for now - this house was made for Christmas so we’ll be hosting all the family here this year for sure - but who knows what the future holds in the long-term, whatever we decide, my children’s future is more secure than ever.”The house comes mortgage free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered. Eliza is free to either live in the house, rent it out or sell it. If Eliza decides to rent it out, local estate agents estimate that the property could achieve an annual rental value of almost £50,000. The charity prize draw raised £1,950,000 for Blood Cancer UK. Check out the photos of Eliza's new house here: [gallery columns="9" ids="https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze8.jpg|,https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze7.jpg|,https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze6.jpg|,https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze5.jpg|,https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze4.jpg|,https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze3.jpg|,https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze2.jpg|,https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze1.jpg|,https://vouchers.yourharrogate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/omaze9.jpg|"] Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.
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