THE GUARDIAN: Tristram Biggs hopes Americans ‘terrified’ of political situation will buy $10 tickets for $1m home
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.
“My cousin sent me an article from the New York Times about a house that was being raffled in Ireland and I thought I might be able to do a similar thing,” said Biggs, who is selling tickets for the property on the website Raffall.
“I’m aiming it mainly at Americans, because I think there are millions out there who are terrified about how the political situation is developing, and would be delighted to spend $10 on the ticket to what would effectively be a life raft Plan B.” » | Alexandra Topping | Thursday, October 9, 2025
