A property raffle’s headline is the house. The detail that decides your odds of getting value is where the ticket money goes. Here is what Which? reported in June 2025.
What Which? reported
- Omaze. “Since November 2023, Omaze has committed to donating 17% of total ticket sales from each house draw directly to its partnered charity”, “guaranteeing a minimum donation of £1m per draw”.
- Raffle House. “According to its website, 10% of ticket revenue (after costs) is donated to the selected charity.”
- Tramway Path. It “aims to sell approximately 180,000 ticket bundles.” If that isn’t met, “the winner receives the total revenue from bundles sold, minus operational and marketing expenses.”
Source: Which?: What are property raffles and should you enter one? (28 June 2025). These are quotes from that article, not a check of each site’s current terms.
Why the shortfall rule matters
A draw whose prize shrinks to a share of ticket sales if a target isn’t hit is a different game from one that always awards the advertised prize. The ASA has said a cash prize built from ticket sales was “not a reasonable equivalent” to the advertised prize in a 2020 ruling. See win-a-house draws explained and minimum sales.
Questions to ask
- What share of ticket money goes to the prize, to charity and to costs?
- What happens if the target isn’t reached?
- Is the figure a fixed sum or a percentage?
How Hoardsy runs its competitions
- Closing dates are never extended for slow sales.
- There’s no minimum number of sales: every end-draw prize and top instant prize is awarded, sold out or not.
- Every competition page shows its prizes and your chance per ticket before you enter.
- Every competition can be entered free by post, with the same chances as a paid ticket. See free postal entry.
Keep reading
- All Hoardsy guides
- What the ASA has ruled on UK competition sites
- Instant win vs end draw
- How a provably fair draw works
Last checked 12 October 2026.
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