Upgrade your home with new for old in Braehead

Swapping your existing property for a new home is a quick, stress-free and appealing solution, especially when it’s taking vendors more than five months to find a buyer for themselves.

Latest figures from Home.co.uk show that the average length of time taken to sell a house in Braehead, Renfrewshire, is now more than 25 weeks, so it’s no surprise that a greater numbers of homebuyers are taking advantage of the chance to swap new for old using part-exchange. The service can see them receiving an offer from Redrow for their existing property within 48 hours so they can move virtually straight away.

Award-winning Redrow offers part-exchange on selected homes at Riverside Point, in Braehead, effectively acting as a cash buyer for the customer’s existing property, subject to criteria. It takes the problem of finding a buyer or being stuck in a housing chain out of the customer’s hands and paves the way towards that longed-for new home.

Diana Newton, sales director for Redrow Homes (Scotland) said: “Part-exchange is perfect for people who want to move right away, but are being held back by their current house.

“It works in four simple steps. The customer reserves their new home and a valuation is then carried out by a local estate agent. Redrow then makes them an offer and becomes their cash buyer. When their new home is ready they pack their bags and move in. It really is as simple as that.

“They will also enjoy all the other benefits that come with owning a new home such as improved energy efficiency and cheaper running costs, no costly renovations or upkeep and no living with a previous owner’s decorating disasters.”

Being able to part-exchange gives developers like Redrow a big advantage over the second hand sector in the current economic climate. Redrow can also provide access to a network of financial and legal advisers to help customers find the best mortgage for their circumstances and to ensure the move goes smoothly.

Part-exchange is just one of the ways Redrow can help its customers. Other options include Redrow’s easi buy scheme. Thanks to easi buy, buyers can put off paying 25% of an apartments purchase price for up to 10 years as an interest-free loan.

That means home owners can enjoy all the comforts of a well designed, quality built and efficient-to-run Redrow home for just three quarters of the usual price.

The major plus point is that, provided they have a 5% deposit, purchasers only have to apply for a 75% mortgage – giving them access to some of the best interest rates around - and they will receive an interest free loan from Redrow for the remainder.

Redrow’s ‘easi:buy’ scheme is aimed at helping first time buyers on to the property ladder, but is open to others who would like to defer paying part of the cost of their new home until a time when they have more funds available.

Through easi:buy, two-bedroom apartments at Riverside Point are available from an initial outlay of just £102,296.

Riverside Point is ideally located for those who want to have everything close to home. It is just a short distance outside of Glasgow City Centre, and near to the M8, which offers excellent commuter routes to central belt towns and to Glasgow international airport.

Two, three and four-bedroom homes are available priced from £102,296 to £272,995, many including Redrow’s new-look specification with its emphasis on convivial open-plan living spaces, plus contemporary kitchens and bathrooms with high quality fixtures and fittings.

To discover more, log on to redrow.co.uk.