Man who won £3m Omaze mansion ‘demands payout’ after abandoning home – as it’s revealed most winners have SOLD prizes

A MAN who abandoned a £3million mansion has reportedly demanded a cash payout instead as it was revealed most winners of a prize draw have already sold their new homes.

Dad-of-five Glen Elmy walked away from his new "James Bond-style" coastal property in north Devon after just three days over fears it was crumbling into the sea.

(A £4.5million waterfront mansion in Cornwall was won but later sold by June Smith.Credit: Omaze)

(Mum-of-one Becca Pott scooped a £3.5million home in Ascot, Berkshire. Credit: omaze)

(Arsenal fan Kevin Johnson is keeping his £3million townhouse in north London.Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk)

(Uttam Parmar wants to sell the £3.5million property in Cornwall he won)

He has since reportedly asked draw organisers Omaze for equivalent cash instead - and now it has been claimed many of the 14 winners so far have put their prize homes up for sale.

Foundry worker Mr Elmy, from Walsall in the West Midlands, won the-five bedroom Stealth House overlooking Combe Martin Bay in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw in October 2021.

But it was claimed this week that he moved out after just three days when he discovered the property was at risk of coastal erosion.

It remained unclear whether Mr Elmy was given a different prize after he didn't move in.

Omaze's terms and conditions say they can offer a draw winner a cash alternative or else another prize.

It has now been suggested only three of Omaze's 14 raffle winners since the draws began in 2020 still live in the homes they won.

Ten have been sold and the other is being rented out to rich AirBNB customers, MailOnline reports.

Mr Elmy and his wife Debbie lived for 26 years beforehand in a Walsall home worth £230,000.

(Dad-of-five Glen Elmy has reportedly left behind the £3million Devon mansion he won.Credit: Jam Press)

(Fears of coastal erosion are said to have put him off Stealth House.Credit: Neil Hope)

(The home perched on cliffs offers stunning views but there are fears it could crumble into the sea.Credit: Neil Hope)

(Mr Elmy initially welcomed the home as like something from a James Bond film.Credit: Jam Press)

(Neighbours say the family have not been seen there for two years since winning.Credit: Jam Press)

(The seafront mansion overlooks Combe Martin Bay in north Devon.Credit: Jam Press)

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