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| Woman, 23, wins farmhouse in Valentine's Day raffle | Woman, 23, wins farmhouse in Valentine's Day raffle |
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| A farmhouse raffled in a competition as an alternative to being sold has been won by a young transport worker. | A farmhouse raffled in a competition as an alternative to being sold has been won by a young transport worker. |
| Jemma Nicklin, 23, won Shrubbery Farm House in Longnor, Shropshire, in a Valentine's Day draw. | |
| The administrator, who lives with her parents in Bilston, West Midlands, said it "hasn't quite sunk in" that she had won her "dream house". | |
| The current owner said he was pleased the 17th Century cottage would make a difference to the winner's life. | The current owner said he was pleased the 17th Century cottage would make a difference to the winner's life. |
| Miss Nicklin, who works for transport firm Ring and Ride, said she had missed calls while at work telling her she had won. | Miss Nicklin, who works for transport firm Ring and Ride, said she had missed calls while at work telling her she had won. |
| "My bosses told me to call back straight away," she said. | "My bosses told me to call back straight away," she said. |
| "When I found out we all started crying." | "When I found out we all started crying." |
| Miss Nicklin recently opened a help-to-buy ISA and earns about £17,500 a year. | Miss Nicklin recently opened a help-to-buy ISA and earns about £17,500 a year. |
| She purchased two raffle tickets after dad, Carl - a petrol tanker driver, and mum Alison - a manager in a school, bought 10. | She purchased two raffle tickets after dad, Carl - a petrol tanker driver, and mum Alison - a manager in a school, bought 10. |
| "Mom couldn't stop screaming," Miss Nicklin said. | "Mom couldn't stop screaming," Miss Nicklin said. |
| "My dad still doesn't know because he can't have his phone on at work," she said. | "My dad still doesn't know because he can't have his phone on at work," she said. |
| Miss Nicklin's boyfriend Kieran Parker is a roofer and bought five tickets. | Miss Nicklin's boyfriend Kieran Parker is a roofer and bought five tickets. |
| He was convinced he would win the four-bedroom house, she added. | He was convinced he would win the four-bedroom house, she added. |
| Clarkes Solicitors of Telford, who were at the draw at the property earlier, said it would take up to five weeks for the house to be transferred to the winner. | Clarkes Solicitors of Telford, who were at the draw at the property earlier, said it would take up to five weeks for the house to be transferred to the winner. |
| Current owner Mike Chatha offered to pay the £1,000 legal fees and the stamp duty for the winners. | Current owner Mike Chatha offered to pay the £1,000 legal fees and the stamp duty for the winners. |
| He also offered a £5,000 second prize for the person who generated the most ticket sales via social media. | He also offered a £5,000 second prize for the person who generated the most ticket sales via social media. |
| Mr Chatha and his wife Linda, who have separated, organised the raffle after the cottage failed to sell for £545,000. | Mr Chatha and his wife Linda, who have separated, organised the raffle after the cottage failed to sell for £545,000. |
| He confirmed about 340,000 raffle tickets had been sold for £2 each and said he planned to donate some of the money to children's hospice Hope House and other charities. | |
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