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Save £399,999 !!!!
bribrian
Posts: 1,498 Forumite
in N. Ireland
Well you never know your luck...WORTH £1 ?
Not sure of the authenticity of this, but must surely be worth a small punt..What you reckon???????
Not sure of the authenticity of this, but must surely be worth a small punt..What you reckon???????
What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about !!!
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I heard about this on the local news. Makes me wonder why someone is willing to "give away" their house in a prize draw. Still, if they manage to sell all the tickets, they are well in
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Also says if they don't sell enough tickets they will refund all monies. Could be a nice little earner in interest for them as no date for the draw is specified......But hey, what's a pound...........What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about !!!0
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AFAIK its illegal to hold a draw where you have to purchase something to enter. Entry must be completely free. Selling 'pictures for £1' to enter the 'FREE' draw is in breach of this.
Also if anyone were to 'win' this property they would be subject to capital gains tax, and would have to pay a hefty amount to keep the damn thing.
Sounds like a scam in any case anyhow.0 -
If you check the web site the house is work 400,000 but they are selling 500,000 tickets so he will be making 100,000 above what the house is worth...0
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No capital gains tax on a win - would be on disposal of it though and your still well ahead!!0
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This was done quite a few years back in Bangor. A house along the old Belfast Road was put up for sale by the builder ... the tickets cost £1 back then as well. I have no idea of the numbers but he supposedly made a tidy profit on it.
IvanI don't care about your first world problems; I have enough of my own!0 -
Hi, new to the boards and am a fellow NI money saver
Just a reply to BigAl
If this was his only house - he would get relief on the sale of it as it is his principal private residence and any profit made wouldn't be taxed.
This is my understanding of the CGT rules0 -
Hi Me_em_me
Welcome to the boards ... however can I just ask if there was possibly a little slip-ette with your phalangii and meta-phalangii as you entered your user name whereby the middle brace of letters somehow got switched?
IvanI don't care about your first world problems; I have enough of my own!0 -
Nope - meant that intentionally.
Have no idea why I did it though!0 -
Your right me-em-me, I meant that if a winner sold the property assuming they already owned a house, they would be liable for CGT0
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