When you’re looking for a home, you might compare a new-build property with a resale home. A new-build home is bought from the housebuilder, while a resale home has been lived in before and is being sold by its current owner. The legal steps are similar, but the buying experience can be different.

How can buying new help avoid chain delays?

When you buy a resale home, the seller may also be buying another property. Their move could depend on someone else’s move, creating a chain. If you’re a first-time buyer, you won’t have a home to sell, but the resale seller could still be part of a chain.

With a new-build home, you buy directly from the housebuilder. Your purchase doesn’t depend on a previous owner finding somewhere to move, which can mean fewer people in the chain and fewer chain-related delays. If you’re selling your current home, your own sale could still involve a chain, so a new-build purchase can’t guarantee a quicker move.

A fresh start, with choices along the way

You can view a resale home and see what’s included. One difference with a new-build home is that you’ll have clear details about its layout and specification, and you may be able to choose extras to suit your needs. The options available depend on the home and how far along it is in the build.

A new home also gives you a blank canvas. You won’t be taking on a previous owner’s DIY jobs or needing to modernise older features straight away. Of course, every home needs care over time, but you can move in without planning immediate renovation work.

Support through your buying journey

Buying a home involves several steps, from arranging a mortgage to completing the legal work. Tilia can help bring that support together: your sales executive can guide you through the buying journey and recommend a mortgage broker and a solicitor or conveyancer. These professionals can help you understand your finances and manage the legal process. You’re free to choose who you work with.

Your sales executive can also talk you through your chosen home, explain what happens next and let you know whether you can choose extras at its current build stage.

Selling your current home too?

If you’re selling a home to move, Tilia’s Smooth Move and Part Exchange schemes could help make things simpler. Smooth Move supports the sale of your current home through a local estate agent, with Tilia covering the estate agent fees. With Part Exchange, Tilia could buy your current home as part of your move.

Both schemes are available on selected homes and developments, and terms apply. Ask your sales executive whether either option is available for the home you’re interested in.

Modern features and reassurance

Tilia homes are designed with energy efficiency in mind, which could help lower your running costs. Each home also comes with a 10-year warranty, offering reassurance after you move in.

If you’re thinking about changing to an electric vehicle to help manage your motoring costs, home charging could make that step easier. Petrol and diesel prices have remained high this autumn, and many Tilia homes come with an EV charging point, so there may be one less thing to arrange when you move in. The specification varies by home, so ask your sales executive what’s included. Any savings will depend on your electricity tariff and how you use your vehicle.

You’ll also be moving into a new community and making the home your own. With fewer immediate jobs to plan for, energy-efficient features and the support of a warranty, buying new can make the move feel more manageable.

Buying new doesn’t guarantee a faster completion, as your timescale depends on your circumstances and the home’s build stage. But buying directly from the housebuilder can avoid relying on a resale seller’s onward move, while giving you a new home you can shape around your needs.

Explore our new homes and speak to your local sales team to find out what could suit your next step.