Freehold title... Your brand new villa comes with Freehold Title over the land and building, so you own it outright, unlike buying into lease-for-life retirement villages which dip into your pockets when you sell it or leave it to your children. 'Lease-for-life' or 'deferred management fee' mean you never own your home and the management keeps up to 30% of the value when you move or will it to your children. Freehold ownership means when you sell your villa at 1 Illawarra Drive, or will it to your children, you keep 100% of the final sale proceeds. Your villa is on 292m2 of land, which compares more than favourably with other 55+ villas. This generous landholding means that your villa is spacious with good-sized courtyards and, importantly, the extra area helps maximise the value of your Freehold investment.
Room for you van... Every villa in the complex has room to park a caravan or trailer, as well as a large double garage and workshop/storage area with overhead lighting and power. Villa 7 has enough room under cover in the garage to park a six metre pop-top 'van. The complex owns its own self-propelled caravan tractor which you can use whenever you wish. It makes parking your 'van or trailer so much easier.
Cheaper fees... There are no retirement home fees and this saves you thousands of dollars each year. Because you own the Freehold Title, you'll pay council rates(and get a 50% rebate for eligible pensioners and seniors) and there's a $10 weekly contribution for maintenance and pest control. Compare that with the fees charged at retirement villages... it's a big saving.
Double garage and workshop... The double garage is large, with enough headroom for tall 4wds, there's a powered workshop area with overhead lighting, for convenience, the automatic sectional door uses the same key fob as the main entry gates and the sealed concrete floor makes for easy cleaning. There's room for a 6 metre pop top inside the garage, as well as space for a larger 'van outside.

Pet friendly... The villas have a special by-law so that you can keep pets. There is no restriction on size either, from Poodles to Golden Retrievers!

Total security... The villa is located in Millbridge - a safe, low crime private estate. For added peace of mind, the complex is gated - it is fully fenced with automatic entry gates. Each villa has a professionally installed security alarm system with interior sensors, keypad controls, power point and phone point (ready to be linked it to a security service if required). There is a security monitor system for main entry gate with intercom. All security was professionally installed by Guaranteed Security. It's great for your "lock and leave" lifestyle.
Great location, great features... This is a really friendly complex with the nicest neighbours you could imagine. Each villa has a special condition on its Freehold Title ensuring that the complex is exclusively for residents aged 55+. So you'll be living in a friendly community of seven villas with like-minded people. The title conditions allow a couple with one spouse, partner or child aged under 55 to live here, of course. Your villa was built by one of WA's best family builders, Geoff Workman. This is not a project-style home built to a tight budget. It's a quality building. Geoff has a tremendous reputation in the region and personally overseas all construction work by his team of experienced tradesmen.
Your villa is stand-alone. There are no shared walls, not even the garage, extra high ceilings throughout the whole villa - very spacious and roomy construction is Double clay brick. The villa is stand alone with no shared walls, not even the garage.Entry and sliding doors and window locks are keyed alike so you need only one key. The Rinnai 20 electric ignition natural gas hot water system is perfect for small households and only uses power when you need it, so it's ideal for a "lock and leave" lifestyle. There's no need to light a burner when the wind blows it out or when you return from travelling! The home is wheelchair friendly thanks to wider corridors and doors, lever handles, level surfaces wherever possible and hobless showers. Light fittings are good-looking, high quality and use energy efficient CFL or LED bulbs wherever possible, to reduce your household bills and feature ceiling lights are a matching design throughout the villa.
Heading through to the expansive open plan living reveals high ceilings, lots of natural light, open plan living and ample room make the living area a true highlight. (The lounge is 5.3 x 4.8 metres - compare that with other 55+ villas!) This space is air conditioning as well as having a gas point for heating, over head is quality matching glass light fittings with energy saving CFL globes and dimmable lighting to both the lounge and dining area this delightful spot is fringed by two sets of double sliding doors onto the courtyards which creates a huge entertaining area for family and friends and lets the sea breeze in. The entry intercom lets you screen visitors, welcome guests and open the pedestrian entry gate from your living area, this well thought out space even has room for a study/computer nook, with power and phone cabling.

The kitchen is an outstanding feature of the villa, designed as a focal point for daily life and entertaining alike with modern waterfall-styled main bench, and it's designer lighting, is 900mm wide and almost 3.5 metres long. There is a combination of drawers and cupboards which looks good and means you can easily store larger, taller items and equipment. There's even a corner cupboard that opens out into the dining area - it's much easier to get into this way, all drawers and cupboard doors are soft closing, another notable feature is the two lighting circuits mean you can light up work areas only as you need to, thereby saving electricity. There's lots of storage space including a separate pantry and enough space for either a double door or a large single door fridge/freezer and plumbing and electrical provisions have been made for your dishwasher and microwave. Theres a quality Westinghouse 900mm gas cooktop with five burners and chef's 900mm oven - great for entertaining family and friends with a range hood vents exhaust fumes away from the kitchen, not back into it. Adjacent to the kitchen is the laundry There's a huge linen/broom cupboard because you never can have enough storage, provision has been made for your top or side loading washer and your electric clothes dryer and the large feature china trough looks great.
The master bedroom is light , it's a good sized room, suits full length Queen or King bed and has plenty of room for your favourite furniture. It's comfortable with a split system air conditioner and has a great sized robe and ensuite. In the ensuite there is a separate WC for privacy, a large shower recess with no hob, for easy access, ceiling heating lights, soft closing cabinet doors and drawers, a feature vanity bulkhead with inset "starlights", stylish "his and hers" vanity basins and easy-to-use mixer taps, quality china fittings feature throughout the wet areas. The second bedroom is large and both rooms incorporate many of the features of the master bedroom and ensuite, the bathroom here features a light mirror.
Outside both courtyards have been paved for low maintenance, the front area is large enough to park a trailer or caravan. But, unlike other 55+ villas, you own your land Freehold so it's yours to make exactly the way you want it, reticulation piping has been pre-laid so you can water pot plants automatically - great for when you are travelling everything is meticulously planned, even the timer and solenoid are solar powered. The rear courtyard is a good size for entertaining and has a Northerly aspect. It is wired up ready for a retractable awning, if you don't want to install a permanent pergola with a Bbq gas point (say goodbye to heavy gas bottles), the courtyard opens directly into the living area through double sliding doors - great for entertaining, there's a small side courtyard, too, outside the other double sliding doors the laundry line is convenient but out of sight. This is rare... Luxury Freehold 55+ villas like this are very rare, so get on the phone today and discuss how your perfect retirement home doesn't need to cost you the earth, this property is perfect for those of all ages with a quality high car facility at Bethany if the need ever arises. Couple this with the lifestyle benefits of the planned completion of Bunbury regions biggest shopping centre and you will not find a better location to enjoy your retirement. Call Jake now for your private viewing.