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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Alexandra Topping

English man raffles house to Americans seeking ‘safe haven’ from Trump

Tristram Biggs
Tristram Biggs is raffling his house, hoping to attract rich Americans who fancy living near Windsor Castle. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

On the edge of a Buckinghamshire village, autumn leaves fall around a quaint Victorian cottage nestled among ancient trees, while horses graze in a nearby paddock. It is a quintessentially English scene, but one its owner hopes will appeal to liberal Americans desperate to escape Donald Trump’s America – for the cost of a $10 raffle ticket.

After struggling to sell the £850,000 ($1m) property he bought three years ago, Tristram Biggs decided to raffle his home this summer, marketing it to Americans who are increasingly uneasy about the political temperature at home.

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