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PHOTO: Jason Smith, 23, and Chelsea Cope, 22’s free mortgage from home builder Marty Murchison (right) is worth $25,000. Murchison said wanted to help first-home owners onto the property ladder.

Young Canterbury entrepreneur Marty Murchison made the headlines last month with his offer to fund a first-home owner’s mortgage for a year.

The 29-year-old, who bought his first house at 20 and now runs a successful building company, has chosen a young couple to help onto the property ladder.

Chelsea Cope, 22, and Josh Smith, 23, of Christchurch will have their mortgage payments on a new home in Ravenswood covered for a whole year ($25,000), in return for opening their home for a couple of hours each day in the weekend.

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