Excited to buy your first home, eager to find a bigger property for your growing family, or thinking it’s time to downsize? Whatever your reasons are for wanting to move home, we have some tips to make it happen more quickly – from picking the right time of year for a speedy sale, to choosing a chain-free new-build home.

Tips to help you buy a home faster

1. Speak to an independent mortgage advisor

Before you take the first step towards your next home move, it’s important to understand how much you can comfortably afford to spend on a home, and the types of mortgages that will be available to you. Whether you’re a first-time buyer, or you’re looking for a more suitable home, having the support of an independent mortgage advisor can be invaluable during your property search.

An independent mortgage advisor is qualified to provide you with expert financial advice and will scour the thousands of mortgage products currently available to find the one that is right for you and your circumstances. This empowers you with the knowledge of the types of homes you can afford, so you can make competitive offers and secure your perfect home before it flies off the market.

2. Time it wisely for a speedy sale

Ultimately, the timing of your home move might not be within your control, but you can certainly aim for the best time of year to buy a home that suits your individual circumstances.

If you’re looking to sell your house quickly and enjoy the best selection of homes to buy, consider putting your house on the market in the spring, which tends to be the busiest time in the UK housing market. Many buyers want to secure their perfect home at this time so they can move in the summer, and the extra competition means you could get great offers on your property followed by a swift sale and completion on your next purchase as everyone in the chain is keen to get going.

3. Get your current home ready to sell

If you want to achieve competitive offers on your current home and secure a buyer sooner, staging your home to sell is a must. This ensures that your home is presented in its very best light during viewings, and hopeful buyers can see its full potential, driving better offers on your home and getting it off the market faster.

As well as ensuring that your home is clean and tidy and any necessary repairs have been carried out, add thoughtful touches such as vases of flowers, and take the time to arrange messy corners or forgotten spare bedrooms so that they feel inviting and your home viewers can imagine how those spaces will work – whether for hosting guests, working from home, or as a children’s playroom.

4. Take advantage of schemes to get you moving faster

If you don’t want to be caught in a property chain, a new-build home is the ideal solution and what’s more, there are schemes available to help you to sell your current home faster and secure your perfect new property.

With Bellway’s Part Exchange scheme, we could buy your house from you so you can reserve your dream chain-free new-build home. Or with our Express Mover scheme, we work with an independent local estate agent to secure a buyer for your property, so you can reserve your new Bellway home as soon as the offer is accepted. With both of these schemes, you’ll have no estate agent fees to pay – so you’ll have less stress, and more money left in your budget for the costs of moving house.

Speak to your sales advisor at your preferred Bellway development to find out more about our Part Exchange and Express Mover schemes, subject to availability.

5. Choose a new home that’s ready to move into

If you’ve already saved a mortgage deposit to buy your first home, you’ve secured a buyer for your existing house, or you’re currently renting a property, you’re in a great position to buy a new-build home that is chain-free and ready to move into when you are.

You could have the keys to your new energy-efficient Bellway home in as little as six weeks when you choose a Good to Go home, available at many of our developments. When you reserve a new-build home off-plan you could be waiting several months for it to be built, while Good to Go Bellway homes are complete and available for you to reserve straight away, and move in just a few weeks later – perfect if you’re hoping to secure your dream first home for summer, or a more spacious family home in which to enjoy your most idyllic Christmas.

Visit the Bellway website to find out more about the many great reasons to choose a new-build home and then explore your nearest developments. Your sales advisor can provide you with further information on the availability of Good to Go homes, and the ways to buy with Bellway that could get you moving quickly, and with less stress.

We also have lots of useful articles with information to support your new home journey, including the ultimate house viewing checklist, a guide to RICS Home Surveys and why you might consider one when buying a home, and an explanation of what happens on completion day. You can also read the inspiring stories of real Bellway buyers on Our Nest, including why Maria and Asad’s Bellway Dingley gave them room to grow, and how Vicky used dopamine décor to create her pretty pink Plane home.