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KEY FEATURES

In a beautiful location, Melling Manor is the East Wing of the former Melling Hall and is situated in the Lune Valley with neighbouring villages such as Kirkby Lonsdale, Wray and Arkholme and lies within easy commute of Manchester, Kendal and Lancaster. The house itself consist of 6 large double bedrooms, a ballroom, a drawing room, a dining room / cinema room, a large utility, a master with ensuite and dressing room, a vast family bathroom, large sweeping gardens, a contemporary kitchen, original wood flooring and sash windows.

Oh, we almost forgot to mention, theres 1GBPS Internet available in the village so you can keep up to date with your emails extremely quickly!

How to Enter
To enter into our contest please click enter contest at the top of the page. To enter successfully please answer the question :

What style of property is this house :

A - Victorian
B - Tudor
C - Georgian - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-17728452.html


Both free and paid entry options are available, and only entries with the correct answer will be accepted.

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  • Comping_Rich
    Comping_Rich Posts: 20,780 Forumite
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    http://www.winacountryhouse.com/enter.html

    To enter into this contest please either purchase through PayPal or use the free posted entry option as instructed below.

    To enter with PayPal please click on the payment button below and select how many entries you wish to purchase.

    To enter successfully you must also answer the following question :

    What style of property is this house :

    A - Victorian
    B - Tudor
    C - Georgian

    ***Please note: we would like to make you aware that we have received occasional reports of purchases made by Mastercard and Visa incurring additional purchase fees of up to £3.***


    To participate via free entry please send a letter inside an envelope or on a postcard including your name, address, telephone number, email address (if applicable) and answer to our question by 1st class post to the following address:

    Win a Country House
    10 Gillison Close
    Melling
    Lancashire
    LA6 2RD
    UK

    Please don't forget, to enter successfully please include the answer to the following question :

    What style of property is this house :

    A - Victorian
    B - Tudor
    C - Georgian


    Please note, only one free entry will be entered into the contest per envelope or postcard received, entries without correct and sufficient postage paid will not be accepted. Entries received after the contest deadline will not be included.


    In the event that the contest winner cannot be contacted within 21 days after the end of the contest a new winner will be chosen.

    By entering this contest you declare that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions of entry.

    Posting is a privilege, not a right. This is a privately-owned site. Posting is a privilege, not a right. Any inappropriate posts or any issues that take up a disproportionate amount of resources or make it a worse place to be will be stopped at our discretion - with or without explanation. No one pays to use this site; when there are issues, we pay to resolve them. Sometimes we need to prioritise spending money on the site, other issues or better resources.
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  • Comping_Rich
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    http://www.winacountryhouse.com/terms.html


    Terms and Conditions

    Definitions:

    CONTEST: The Competition operated by the Promoter to which these Terms and Conditions Apply, wherein the Entrants submit entries via the website https://www.winacountryhouse.com or by post to win the Prize.

    PRIZE: Melling Manor, 10 Gillison Close, Melling, Lancashire, LA6 2RD

    VALUATION: (Estimated by owners) £845,000 plus stamp duty, and solicitors’ conveyancing fees (inclusive of the winner’s solicitors’ fees up to a maximum of £1000 + VAT )

    PROMOTERS: Mr Dunstan Low of Melling Manor, 10 Gillison Close, Melling, Lancashire, LA6 2RD, UK (“the Promoter”)

    QUESTION: The Question which the Entrants must answer correctly (in substantial accordance with the answer held by the Promoters) to obtain an opportunity to win the Prize.

    ENTRY: An answer submitted to the Question by the entrant to obtain an opportunity to win the Prize

    ENTRANT: Any person (not including a limited company, partnership or limited liability partnership) who enters the Competition through the Website or by post to win the Prize.

    WINNER: The Entrant chosen at random on or after the Closing Date who will receive the Prize in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

    WEBSITE: https://www.winacountryhouse.com

    OPENING DATE: February 1st 2017

    CLOSING DATE: August 1st 2017 12pm GMT

    MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PAID ENTRIES: 500,000

    General

    By entering the competition via the Website, Entrants are deemed to have read and accepted these Terms and Conditions and agrees to be bound by them;

    Upon entering the Competition, all Entrants must submit all contact details requested by the Promoters (which must include a valid e-mail address) which will be used for the following purposes:

    (a) to notify the Winner that they have won the prize; (b) to post the Winner's name and town of residence on the Website; and (c) to comply with the Privacy Policy.

    All entrants are solely and completely responsible for providing the Promoters with accurate and current contact details.

    The Promoters will be in no way liable for any failure or inability to make contact with any Entrant due to any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the contact details provided by the Entrants or otherwise.

    Privacy policy - The Entrants and the Promoters recognise that the Promoters may use contact details and other data including personal data as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998 supplied by the Entrants to the Promoters to administer the Website and conduct the Competition according to these Terms and Conditions. The Entrants and the Promoters also recognise that the Promoters may (either by choice or at the request of a third party) also disclose this information to relevant third parties for the purposes of the prevention of fraud, money laundering, legal or other financial or regulatory reasons.

    The Competition is operated by the Promoters.

    The Competition is open for entry to all persons aged 18 or over excluding the Promoters, their family, agents, employees, professional advisers or anyone else connected with the development or operation of the Website or conductor administration of the Competition in any way, shape or form; Entries made by the Entrants to the Competition will only be valid if made via the Website or as instructed by 1st class post on either a postcard or inside an envelope.

    By entering into the Competition, all Entrants acknowledge that their payment of £2.00 (GBP) per entry to answer the Question and thereby enter the Competition does not guarantee in any way that they will win the prize.

    The Promoters do not in any way guarantee the value of the Prize

    Only completed Entries will be entered into the Competition

    As a condition of entering the Competition, Entrants must ensure that, by doing so, they do not contravene any laws of their country of residence. The Promoter will not be liable in any way if an Entrant enters the Competition unlawfully;

    The Entrants and the Promoters recognise that the Competition, its administration and all associated activities are governed by English Law and the Promoters and Entrants recognise that the County or High Courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the event of any dispute arising out of the Competition or its administration;

    By entering the Competition, Entrants warrant that all information which they submit is accurate, true, current and complete. The Promoters reserve the right to disqualify any entrant (entirely at their own discretion) if there are reasonable grounds to believe the Entrant has acted in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions

    There is no limit to the number of entries that any one person can make via this website. The Promoter is not responsible or liable in any way for the Valuation and makes no representation or warranty in respect of its accuracy.

    All Entries will become the property of the Promoters on receipt and will not be returned.

    The Promoters reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time and for any reason.

    The Prize

    The purpose of the Contest is to win the Prize;

    Further details in relation to the Promoter’s title to the Prize can be found on the Website;

    The Prize will be transferred by the Promoter to the Winner of the Contest free from all mortgages, charges and other encumbrances, at the Promoter’s expense and including all fees, charges and taxes.

    The Winner shall ensure that the Prize is registered at HM Land Registry in the Winner’s name; Payments will only be accepted in pounds sterling.

    English is the only language in which an Entrant may submit their entry.

    The Contest

    The process to determine the Winner will begin the day after the closing date and a final decision will be made within 7 days of that date.

    The price of entering the competition is £2.00 (GBP) per entry and is payable using the "Buy Now" button on the "Enter Contest" page of the Website.

    In answering the Question, the Entrant recognises that they must exercise skill and judgement to give the correct Answer;

    To conclude an entry into the Competition, an Entrant will be asked to provide their contact details (including postal and e-mail addresses and a telephone number) and card payment details. Once the Entry is submitted, the Entrant’s card payment will be electronically approved.

    When the Maximum Number Of Entries or the Closing Date is reached, the Competition will close; however the Promoters reserve the right to extend the closing date by up to 6 months at their discretion.

    All Entries to the Competition are final and no refunds shall be made at any time or for any reason, except in the case of entries submitted after the Closing Date.

    The winner of the Prize will be the Entrant whose details are randomly drawn before an audience of invited guests, members of the Press and in the presence of a Solicitor.

    The Promoters’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into about the result of the Competition following the determination of the Winner as described above;

    The Winner will be required to forward a copy of their passport or driving licence to the Promoters to prove their identity and that their Entry was made using a valid debit/credit card belonging to the Entrant or used with the express authorisation of the card holder.

    Each Entrant agrees that the usual requirement under the Consumer Protection(Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 for any goods and services ordered online to be supplied within 30 days will not apply to this Prize Competition.

    If the Winner cannot be contacted by the Promoter within 21 days of being notified of their status as the Winner by e-mail, telephone and mail to the contact details submitted in their entry, the Promoter shall be entitled to award the Prize to the Entrant selected by drawing another winning entry at random in the same method as described above (“The Alternate Winner“). The Alternate Winner shall have 7 days from notification of their status by the Promoters to communicate their acceptance of the Prize.

    The Winner will be required to sign a transfer deed to transfer the Property into the Winner’s name within 28 days of Transfer of the Property

    Closing the contest

    If the Maximum Number of Entries to the Competition is not equal to the number of entries received as at the closing date, the Competition will close and the proceeds will either be deemed sufficient to award the house as a prize at the discretion of the promotors, or the remaining funds will be allocated as a cash prize to a winner after the deduction of any expenses and marketing fees.

    The Promoters will be entitled to retain 5% of the Entry Fees to cover administration and marketing expenditure. The remaining balance following deduction of the 5% is “the Prize Fund”. The Prize Fund will then be distributed to the winning Entrant;

    Other Issues

    All Entry Fees will be maintained in a separate bank account by the Promoters until the Winner of the Competition has been determined;

    The Winner(s) agrees to allow the Promoters to display his or her name on the Website in accordance with the Privacy Policy. The name, age and town of residence of the Winner will be posted on the Website for the purposes of announcing the Winner of the Competition within 24 hours of the Winner being determined.

    Entrants authorise the Promoters to enter their personal details into their database and to use the information in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and subject to the terms of Privacy Policy.

    The Promoters reserve the right to cancel the Competition at any time either before or after tickets have been sold. If the Competition is cancelled, the Promoters will return the Entry Fees to each Entrant (either by bank card refund or by cheque and in one combined payment where several entries have been made by a competitor). Where the Entry Fee is returned, the Promoter shall have no further liability to the Entrant or to any other person;

    The Promoters make no representation or warranty as to the Valuation or the Prize, its structural or cosmetic condition or its ability to be sold. Entrants should make and rely on their own enquiries and legal advice about the Prize before entering the Competition.

    Save for death or personal injury the Promoters will not be liable for any loss (including economic loss) suffered to or sustained by any person or property as a result of any act or omission of the Promoters, nor will their servants or their agents in developing, planning and Administrating the Competition, distributing the Prize to the Winner or following the distribution of the Prize; The Promoters accept no liability for errors or omissions contained within the Prize details, description or specification or any other part of the Website. It is the responsibility of each Entrant (and in particular the Winner) to satisfy him/herself as to the accuracy of any such details and/or any content of this website.

    The Promoters will not be liable for any loss suffered by an Entrant as a result of incomplete entries or failed computer communications or for any loss suffered as a result of use of the Website.

    The Promoters do not accept responsibility for entries which they do not receive due to failures in computer systems, other malfunctions, high Internet traffic, hardware failure, software failure, server faults or any other reason.

    These competition rules shall not create or be construed as creating any form of contract, joint venture or other agreement between any Entrant and the Promoters.

    An entry shall be declared void (without any refund being given) if the entrant engages in: (a) any form of fraud (actual or apparent); (b) fraudulent misrepresentation; (c) fraudulent concealment; (d) hacking or interference with the proper functioning of the website; or (e) amending, or unauthorised use of, any of the code that constitutes the Website.

    Each entrant should retain a copy of these Terms and Conditions for their future reference.

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  • Comping_Rich
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    http://www.winacountryhouse.com/about.html

    If we achieve our 500,000 paid entry target before August the 1st we will donate £25,000 to the St John's Hospice charity as our way of thanking everyone for their support! We will also donate £5000 to NYAS who have kindly offered the title Lord of the Manor of Melling for a 12 month period to the winner!
    418,570 + paid entries as of 13/07/17.
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    After lovingly renovating our house between 2011 and 2012 we have struggled to pay the mortgage, and have tried but failed to sell the property through traditional routes and we would like to avoid reposession.

    After talking to many estate agents and quick buy companies, we believe it is in our best interest to take the sale of our property into our own hands, whilst offering someone else to the opportunity to own and enjoy the property as their own.



    The entry fee is £2 per ticket and requires you to answer a question about the house.


    We also allow free written entry by 1st class post, and all entries either paid or free will be treated equally.

    The closing date for entries is August the 1st 2017 at 12pm GMT.



    We hope to sell 500,000 tickets to include our cost such as stamp duty and legal fees, to complete any last minute jobs to ensure the house is as perfect as possible for the next owner etc.


    So, whats included?

    In the kitchen you will win an LG Fridge Freezer, Bosch built in microwave and oven, a Bosch wine cooler, 5 ring gas hob, servo activated kitchen drawers, corian worktops, glass splash backs, lovely original oak floorboards and cast iron radiators.

    In the living room there is a 12kw wood burning stove, with pine floorboards, cast iron radiators, window shutters and a fancy chandelier.

    In the utility there is a stainless sink, Corian worktops, stone flooring, Fired Earth Moroccan style tiles, plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, a commercial 46kw boiler and a heated towel radiator.

    In the downstairs bathroom there is Fired Earth WC and sink, a heated towel radiator and stone flooring.

    The downstairs hallway features a pair of Eicholtz lights, cast iron radiators, and original oak floorboards.

    Upstairs there are 6 bedrooms, 2 with walk in wardrobes, one master bedroom with en suite and dressing room, a family bathroom with Fired Earth one piece bath tub, a Fired Earth chrome and porcelain sink, pearl splashback, Fired Earth toilet, stone flooring and a Fired Earth walk through shower.

    Additionally there are two large attic spaces for storage, and a handy hatch to access the roof.

    Outside there are gardens to the front, side and rear with parking for around 6 cars on a horseshoe driveway surrounded by mature trees.

    Notes

    The original asking price for our property was £845,000 when we relisted it in December 2016

    The target for this contest is to sell 500,000 tickets to cover all fees and the sale of the house.

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  • MaineBlue
    MaineBlue Posts: 15,986 Forumite
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    This has been posted here before. Not sure if it is still here or pulled as a scam:-
    If the Maximum Number of Entries to the Competition is not equal to the number of entries received as at the closing date, the Competition will close and the proceeds will either be deemed sufficient to award the house as a prize at the discretion of the promotors, or the remaining funds will be allocated as a cash prize to a winner after the deduction of any expenses and marketing fees.

    The Promoters will be entitled to retain 5% of the Entry Fees to cover administration and marketing expenditure. The remaining balance following deduction of the 5% is “the Prize Fund”. The Prize Fund will then be distributed to the winning Entrant;
    So, they can choose to keep the house and 5% of the entrance fee
    Nice easy way to make £50,000
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  • Misslayed
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    MaineBlue wrote: »
    This has been posted here before. Not sure if it is still here or pulled as a scam:-
    So, they can choose to keep the house and 5% of the entrance fee
    Nice easy way to make £50,000
    I think that was for a house in Daventry, worth more like £300,000.

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5676259&highlight=daventry
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  • Moneybot
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    MaineBlue wrote: »
    This has been posted here before. Not sure if it is still here or pulled as a scam:-
    So, they can choose to keep the house and 5% of the entrance fee
    Nice easy way to make £50,000

    It has been posted a couple of time and deleted.

    I think it might have been because the person running the competition posted it.

    There was also a discussion about it being a scam. Surprised it has been posted again TBH
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  • Moneybot
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    Misslayed wrote: »
    I think that was for a house in Daventry, worth more like £300,000.

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5676259&highlight=daventry

    This one has been on before too. I recognize the picture.
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  • Comping_Rich
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    Posting is a privilege, not a right. This is a privately-owned site. Posting is a privilege, not a right. Any inappropriate posts or any issues that take up a disproportionate amount of resources or make it a worse place to be will be stopped at our discretion - with or without explanation. No one pays to use this site; when there are issues, we pay to resolve them. Sometimes we need to prioritise spending money on the site, other issues or better resources.
    Please be nice to all MoneySavers. That’s the forum motto. Remember, the prime aim is to help provide info and resources. If you don’t like someone, their situation, their question or feel they’re intruding on ‘your board’ then please bite the bullet and think of the bigger issue. A Guardian article once "doffed its cap" to this forum as being the one place where consumers can collect together and fight back. Our job is to help keep it that way.

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  • One-Eye
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  • Is there any consensus on whether this a scam or not? The blurb about St John's Hospice makes me think it could be real?
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