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Aug 2023
'Proud Yorkshire lass' wins £2m Harrogate farmhouse in Omaze draw
A ‘proud Yorkshire lass’ has won a £2m farmhouse near Birstwith in the latest Omaze Million Pound House Draw.
Eliza Yahioglu, 56, was celebrating her birthday in Luxembourg when she received the news.
She and husband Gokhan, who will celebrate their 30th anniversary in November, now own the 17th century property between Hampsthwaite and Birstwith.
The house comes mortgage free, with stamp duty and legal fees covered. Eliza is free to either live in the house, rent it out or sell it.
Eliza Yahioglu discovered she'd won this on her birthday.
If Ms Yahioglu decides to let it out, the property could yield almost £50,000 a year in rent.
The couple, who have two children, have lived in London for nearly 40 years.
When told on holiday she'd won, Ms Yahioglu joked her husband was “going to struggle to top this for my birthday next year”.
She said:
The house comes with five acres of manicured grounds.
The house comes with a guest cottage and five acres of manicured grounds and gardens.
The property is two and a half miles from Hampsthwaite and one and a half miles from Birstwith.
The draw raised £1,950,000 for the charity Blood Cancer UK.
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