You buy from the builder. We introduce you and get paid by them.
Five steps: you enquire, we check the consent path, we set up a viewing, you buy from the builder under their own agreement and pay them directly, and the builder pays us a commission afterwards. We never take or hold your money.
The five steps
- You enquire about a home you've seen listed
From the listing page. You tell us where you want to put it and roughly when. We reply by email — there is no call centre and no phone number that rings you back at dinner time.
- We check the consent path stated on the listing
Before a home is listed we check the consent path claimed for it against the MBIE Tiny Houses guidance, and if a builder claims an LBP number we check it on the public register. If something doesn't add up, the listing doesn't go up.
- We arrange a viewing with the builder
You go and stand inside the actual home before you commit to anything. If the builder can't show you the home, we won't be listing it.
- You buy from the builder, under their agreement
You sign the builder's own sale agreement and pay the builder directly. We never take or hold a deposit and we are not a party to your contract. Read it, and get your own advice on it if the amount matters to you.
- The builder pays us a commission
After the sale, under the agreement we have with them. It comes out of their side. Your price is the price they advertise, whether you find them through us or walk into their yard.
What we do and don't do
| We do | We don't |
|---|---|
| Check the consent path a listing claims, against the MBIE guidance | Inspect the build, or vouch for workmanship |
| Check any LBP number a builder claims, on the public register | Describe any builder as vetted, recommended, trusted or a partner |
| Arrange a viewing of the actual home | Take, hold or handle any of your money |
| Say on every listing that the builder pays us | Sell or rank a listing for a fee. Placement is never for sale |
| Tell you which consent rule your site is likely under | Give legal advice, arrange finance, or act as your agent |
Why nothing is listed yet
Two reasons, and both are ours rather than the market's. No builder has signed a commission agreement with us yet, and we are getting a lawyer's view on how selling homes on commission should be structured — the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 defines "land" to include any building, and the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 presumes you are a trader once you sell more than six motor vehicles in twelve months. A tiny house on a trailer can be a motor vehicle. Until that is settled, this page describes how it will work rather than how it does.
In the meantime, the buyer waitlist is open, and so is the page for builders.
Frequently asked questions
Do I pay you anything?
No. The only thing we sell to buyers is the Consent & Site Guide, and that is entirely optional. The builder pays our commission out of the sale.
Do you hold my deposit?
Never. Your money goes to the builder under the builder's own agreement. We are not an escrow service and we do not want to be one.
Is my contract with you?
No. Your contract for the home is with the builder. What we do is introduce you, check the consent path stated on the listing, and set up the viewing.
Does going through you cost more?
No. The commission comes out of the builder's side of the sale, not on top of the advertised price.
What if something goes wrong with the home?
Your rights are against the builder you bought from, under your agreement with them and under consumer law. Tell us as well, because a builder whose homes go wrong is one we stop listing.
Do you check the builder?
We check the consent path stated on the listing and any LBP number claimed, against the public register. We do not inspect their workshop or vouch for their workmanship, and we will never describe a builder as vetted or recommended.
Not sure where you stand? Answer six questions.
The checker tells you which rule your build falls under and links you straight to it. Free, and it doesn't ask for your email.