Published by Hoardsy. We run a competition site too, so Hoardsy is never ranked here, but it sits in the table so you can compare. Facts link to each operator’s own pages: what the sites showed on 26 October 2026, and terms checked on 17 October 2026.
Raffle House gives a winner a real choice between the house and the cash, and it supports small charities. The catch is in its own FAQ: it sells no fixed number of tickets, and if sales fall short the winner gets 70% of the takings, net of costs, instead of the house.
Best Raffle House alternatives at a glance
- A house prize awarded in full: Elite Competitions. Clause 6.9 says prizes are awarded in full regardless of entries; its £2.1 million home bundle printed a £1.5 million cash alternative.
- A written no-minimum clause: Dream Car Giveaways. Clause 13.4 rules out a minimum number of entries and any sales-driven change to the prize.
- Capped tickets and cash on every prize: Lucky Day Competitions. Clause 11.3 excludes a minimum entry threshold, its home page says a cash alternative is available for all prizes, and a modular home draw was capped at 29,997 tickets.
- The biggest houses: Omaze UK. One guaranteed winner and a £1,000,000 charity donation per house draw, but no entry cap and no right to cash.
What Raffle House offers today
- The live offer was “2 Dream Homes. Just 1 Ticket”: a £2.3m London home, with every entry before 31 October matched into next month’s £1m Cornwall home. Source
- Its FAQ says: “We don’t sell a fixed number of tickets” and “In the event we don’t sell enough tickets to award the full prize, the winner will receive 70% of the take, net of costs.” Source
- 10% of ticket proceeds go to the charity you choose, net of costs, and Civica runs the draw on the fifth working day after the competition ends. Source
Read the full evidence in our Raffle House review.
Why people look for an alternative to Raffle House
- You want the house to be guaranteed. A sales shortfall turns the prize into 70% of the takings after costs. Some house draws promise the full prize however many tickets sell.
- You want to know your chance. With no fixed number of tickets, the chance per ticket is unknown until the draw closes.
- You read the old ruling. In June 2019 the ASA upheld complaints about how Raffle House changed entry conditions and advertised a closing date. Today’s terms need their own reading, but it is worth knowing.
ASA record. On 26 June 2019 the ASA upheld complaints about changed entry conditions and closing-date advertising in an earlier Raffle House promotion. Read the ruling.
Raffle House vs the alternatives, side by side
The same eight questions for Raffle House, the picks above and Hoardsy (unranked). Short answers come from the linked source; “not found” means the checked documents did not say, not that the answer is no.
| Question | Raffle House | Elite Competitions | Dream Car Giveaways | Lucky Day Competitions | Omaze UK | Hoardsy (us, not ranked) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest ticket seen | No single-ticket price checked ↗ | 1p (dated example) ↗ | 3p (dated example) ↗ | 97p (dated example) ↗ | No single-ticket price checked ↗ | From 10p (Quick Draws) ↗ |
| Your chance | Not published in the checked pages ↗ | Ticket cap shown, so you can work it out ↗ | Ticket cap shown, so you can work it out ↗ | Ticket cap shown, so you can work it out ↗ | Not published in the checked pages ↗ | Chance of each prize on every page ↗ |
| Closing date | No written promise found ↗ | Never extended for slow sales ↗ | Not extended to sell more; changes only if it cannot run ↗ | Not extended to sell more; changes only if it cannot run ↗ | Can change if it cannot run as planned ↗ | Never extended for slow sales ↗ |
| Prize if sales are low | No written promise found ↗ | Full prize, whatever sells ↗ | Full prize, whatever sells ↗ | Full prize, whatever sells ↗ | No written promise found ↗ | Full prize, whatever sells ↗ |
| Free postal entry | Yes; equal chance not stated ↗ | Yes, same chance as paid ↗ | Yes, same chance as paid ↗ | Yes; equal chance not stated ↗ | Yes; equal chance not stated ↗ | Yes, same chance as paid ↗ |
| Cash instead of the prize | When offered, amount on the listing ↗ | When offered, amount on the listing ↗ | When offered, amount on the listing ↗ | When offered, amount on the listing ↗ | Operator’s choice, not yours ↗ | Not stated ↗ |
| How the winner is picked | Run by Civica, the operator says ↗ | Live ball machine ↗ | Random draw; instant numbers set in advance ↗ | Random and automated draws ↗ | A “verifiably random” process ↗ | A public drand number anyone can check ↗ |
| Trustpilot (17 Oct 2026) | 4.2/5 from 6,126 ↗ | 4.5/5 from 18,989 ↗ | 4.3/5 from 8,356 ↗ | 4.7/5 from 23,406 ↗ | 4.5/5 from 723,685 ↗ | New: no review history yet ↗ |
Raffle House alternatives ranked on their terms
House draws are big-ticket, long-running promotions, so this ranking puts the most weight on whether the full prize stands whatever sells (25 points), whether cash is a clear choice (20) and whether you can work out your chance (20). Free entry information earns 15, closing-date certainty and a dated review record 10 each. Raffle House itself is left out, and so is Hoardsy, which publishes this page. A zero means the evidence was not found in the checked documents, not that an operator fails the test.
How the points work
- Full prize whatever sells, 25 points. Full points only for an express commitment to award the prize or complete the draw regardless of sales. Zero for a shortfall clause or an unverified promise; the evidence distinguishes those cases.
- Cash choice certainty, 20 points. Full points for a fixed cash-choice rule applying to the relevant category; half for a conditional choice in that category. Operator discretion, unrelated prize examples and missing evidence earn zero. A bicycle-only cash example does not establish a car option.
- Usable chance information, 20 points. Full points for a numerical chance for a defined sampled outcome; half for a ticket cap and random selection; zero where neither is verified. Any-prize chances include small prizes and credit. This measures disclosure, not which site offers the greatest winning chance.
- Free entry information, 15 points. Full points for a published postal route and explicit equal-chance treatment; half for a verified route without equal-chance wording established; zero for an unverified route. Postal processing and visual prominence have not been audited.
- Closing-date certainty, 10 points. Full points for an explicit promise against extensions to sell more entries; half for a specified period with limited change provisions or countdown; zero where a commitment is unverified.
- Dated public review record, 10 points. Full points for a public review profile claimed at least five years ago; half for a verified shorter record; zero if unverified or prelaunch. Stars do not affect points. Profile age is not audited trading history or proof of prize payments.
Where Hoardsy fits
Hoardsy does not run house draws. It belongs on this list only if part of what you want is smaller, more frequent prizes where the chance of every prize is printed before you buy. Its draws lock every entry before a public drand random number picks the winner, are never extended for slow sales and have no minimum sales, and every competition has free postal entry with the same chance.
Hoardsy is new, so it has no paid-winner history yet. Read what can be checked about Hoardsy today, how a draw is checked and the instant win games guide.
Before you switch
- Match the prize. Compare the same kind of prize at the same total spend, not headline values.
- Write down the cash figure. A printed amount beats a percentage or “reasonably equivalent”.
- Read two clauses. What happens to the date, and to the prize, if sales are slow. Our guides on extended draws and minimum sales explain what to look for.
- Check the free route. Every UK prize draw needs a free entry route; read its address, deadline and whether it gets the same chance. See the ASA rules on free entry.
Questions about Raffle House alternatives
What happens if Raffle House doesn’t sell enough tickets?
Its FAQ says the winner receives 70% of the take, net of costs, instead of the full prize. How much that is depends on sales and on the costs deducted, so it cannot be known in advance.
What is a good alternative to Raffle House?
If a guaranteed prize matters most, look at Elite Competitions (clause 6.9, prizes in full regardless of entries) or Dream Car Giveaways (clause 13.4, no minimum entries). If you want another dream-home draw with charity giving, Omaze is the closest format.
Who picks the Raffle House winner?
Raffle House says Civica, its third-party draw-management partner, runs the draw on the fifth working day after a competition ends.
Are Raffle House odds published?
No fixed odds are published because the number of tickets is not fixed. Its FAQ only compares past odds with the People’s Postcode Lottery and the National Lottery.
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Last checked 26 October 2026.
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