Show home makes its ‘Debut’ to first time buyers

Would-be first time home owners in Merthyr Tydfil can picture themselves living in style in a brand new house thanks to Redrow’s new Debut show home. The housebuilder’s award-winning ‘Debut’ range offers first time buyers the opportunity to move into a stylish home that is also affordable and easy to maintain – currently available for an initial outlay of less than £70,000.

The show home enables buyers to see just how they can use the space in their first property and how stylish yet affordable touches, such as an accent colour wall, can accentuate the contemporary feel of a brand new home.

Debby Pavitt, sales manager at Redrow Homes (South Wales) says: “The Debut show home is a wonderful way to introduce these unique properties to potential buyers as they are shown off to their full potential. We have a team of professional interior designers who work hard to create a look that we feel really represents our target buyer for that property – and they’ve succeeded once again with the Debut show home at Gelli Dawel.”

Debut is a range of affordable one and two-bedroom homes targeted primarily at first time buyers who are looking for something special from their first home and don’t want a rundown second-hand house.

The show home designers have created property that is specifically aimed at this young market, creating a fresh, contemporary one-bedroom home. The scheme revolves around the use of simple yet chic colour palette – with neutral colours of white and light brown, interspersed with splashes of vibrant red.

The combination of a modern corner sofa with clean-lined furniture in glass and chrome has been used to achieve a contemporary look on a budget to suit first time buyers. Accents of red have been used throughout the property to bring the rooms to life, creating depth and a comfortable living environment within the rooms.

Debby added: “The design is fabulous and we are delighted to welcome homehunters to come and see it for themselves Thursday to Monday from 10am to experience first hand what it would be like to live at Gelli Dawel.

“Our brand new Debut properties are energy efficient and easy to manage so they suit modern busy lifestyles. Unlike some of the older second hand stock in the town, there will be no repairs or costly renovations to worry about, no living with someone else’s decorating disasters and no external maintenance like pointing or re-roofing to drain the budget. Purchasers can simply move in and get on with enjoying life in their very own home.”

With customers able to defer 10% of the initial purchase price for up to 10 years using ‘Easi-buy’, they are currently available from as little as £69,750* for a single storey one-bedroom home to £94,400** for a two-storey property with two double bedrooms and a bathroom at entry level and a bright and spacious open plan living, dining and kitchen area on the floor above.

As well as low prices and the interest-free deferred payment, there’s also a single monthly service charge that covers gas, electric and water bills as well as external maintenance and building insurance.

Redrow’s Easi-buy scheme makes the homes even more affordable; the 10% contribution is fixed at the outset and won’t rise even when the value of the property does. This means that buyers can reap all the financial benefits in the future.

The fixed sum can be redeemed at any time within 10 years of purchase. It can be repaid via occasional lump sums, monthly instalments or in whole at any time and is totally interest free.

The contemporary style of the Debut properties lends itself to younger first-time buyers and to those in need of a fresh start, and the unique design sets them apart from many other homes currently on the market.

Much of the cost-saving comes from the way in which the properties are constructed, using a lightweight structural steel frame and other modern methods of construction, which speeds up the build programme without compromising on quality.

Communal heating and hot water systems also provide cost efficiencies, while replacing private gardens with shared high quality landscaped outdoor space, maintained by Redrow’s own management company, engenders a sense of community.

Gelli Dawel, off Pantyffyn Road, is situated within reach of everything a first time buyer could need. The town of Merthyr offers all the necessary amenities, including shops, pubs and restaurants and there are good connections by road and rail to Cardiff.

For more information about Debut @ Gelli Dawel go to Redrow.co.uk. Extensive information about Debut, including video walk-through of some of the properties, is available online at Debutbyredrow.co.uk.

* Price quoted of £69,750* includes Easi-buy assistance. Total price is £76,725
** Price quoted of £94,400** includes Easi-buy assistance. Total price is £104,889