A woman raffling off her Dublin apartment has said she wants to make homeownership “accessible” once again.
Since then, property prices have come crashing down, skyrocketed back upwards again and renters are payingAfter her work offered her the opportunity to transfer to Paris, Karen decided she wanted to raffle her home off, instead of going down the traditional estate agent route.
“I wouldn’t have had the deposit to put down and nowadays, I think it’s so tricky for people to get on the market and this is a great opportunity for somebody to get a place for the price of a pint - essentially it’s €6,” she said.The apartment has one bedroom and is located close to the Modern Art Museum and Heuston Station.Most of the money raised will go to Karen to pay for the apartment - but a portion of the funds will also go to a local Dublin charity.
“So, there’s one called Little Flower Penny Dinners in the Liberties, so they’ll get a chunk of money as well.Mostly, Karen has been trying to sell ticket via social media - something she freely admits she is not an expert in.“To be honest, this is a problem because I wasn’t exactly on social media. “So, I’ve tried to learn how to use Instagram and spread the word that way and get friends to spread the word as well.”
So far, Karen has sold only a small proportion of the tickets she needs to sell for the raffle to go ahead.The raffle is due to take place on December 6th and Karen is “confident” that she will have sold enough tickets by then.“If someone can say, ‘I won my place for six quid, compared to having to get a mortgage for 25 years for however much,’ I think it’s great.
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