Widower who helps disabled people wins £2.5m house in raffle
A widower who has spent his life helping disabled people find a home has won a £2.5 million country house in a raffle.
Grant Carson (58), won the five-bedroom house in eight acres of Lake District after winning the Omaze Million Pounds House Draw.
He has also been given £100,000 in cash – plus the house comes mortgage free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered.
Grant, a Glasglow resident, plans to get a dog when he is able to afford a walker due to his chronic arthritis.
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Grant has worked 27 years for a charity that helps disabled people in Glasgow. They specialize in housing and employment.
Recently, he decided to change his career and become a consultant for free to assist disabled customers.
Grant said: ”It’s not your average Friday night that someone comes to your door and tells you that you’ve won a £2,500,000 house.
“I’ve never really won anything before this, but now I might be one of the luckiest men in Scotland.”
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Grant has the option to live in the house or rent it out.
If he does decide to rent it out, local estate agents estimate the property could achieve more than £5,000 a month from rentals.
The stunning 18th-century home is surrounded with breathtaking scenery. It has a tree-lined park and wild hay meadows, all surrounded by rolling green hills.
Grant added: “But this win has given me a financial security I’d never dreamed of, which means I can focus on my new venture helping organisations to meet the needs of disabled customers, with a lot less pressure.”
Ruth, Grant’s wife, died in 2011, after having been together for 25 years. They met at college as teenagers and were married.
The Lake District House Draw also raised £850,000 for Dogs Trust.