After a remarkable lottery victory, a man who has previously built homes is now the proud owner of his very own home.
Kevin Johnson, 34, who presently rents a home with his wife and four sons, claims that when he learnt that he had won an Omaze Million Pound House Draw ticket for just £50, his “knees almost gave way” and that he had won a London townhouse valued £3,000,000.
The four-bed Victorian home, which was the grand prize in a raffle to benefit the British Heart Foundation, is situated in Islington not far from where Kevin and his family currently reside.
If they chose to reside there, they will also be given £100,000 in assistance.
The dad-of-four said: ‘We’re still pinching ourselves, whatever we decide to do long term, this is going to give us so much security as a family, it’s truly life changing for all of us.
‘We’ve always wanted to own our own house one day, so this really is a dream come true for us – we’ll be moving in as soon as we can.
‘When Omaze first called me, I recognised the lady’s voice from the TV adverts, so thought it must be genuine – but I didn’t for one second think we’d won the actual house!
Lucky family win £3,000,000 London house
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‘When the team arrived at my doorstep to tell me the good news – I was so shocked my knees almost gave way!
‘My wife was on her way home from work so I video called her straight away – she didn’t believe me at first, but when she saw the camera crew the penny finally dropped.
‘She screamed and turned her phone around to tell the packed train that we’d just won the Omaze house – all the other commuters started clapping – it was crazy.
‘I won’t need to use any of my carpentry skills on the house as it’s absolutely perfect – the kids are going to love it.’
Kevin and his wife Dee can now choose to move into the four-bedroom house or rent the property out for an estimated income of between £6,000 and £7,000 a month.
James Oakes, Chief International Officer at Omaze said: ‘We’re thrilled that Kevin and his family have won their dream home – and that he was able to contribute towards our biggest charity raise ever.
‘We’re incredibly proud that the Omaze community raised a staggering £2,000,000 for the British Heart Foundation in such a short space of time.’