fable

Rent the home you’ll own.

Fable is a rent-to-own platform for first-time buyers in England. You move into a new home from day one, build a deposit while you rent it, and buy it once your deposit is in place, usually within five years.

We’re preparing to launch our first homes. Email us to hear when we do.

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From renting to owning, in three steps

  1. Move in

    We buy a newly built home and you move in as our tenant, paying market rent. A 1% option fee, paid upfront, secures your right to buy it.

  2. Build your deposit

    Each month you also pay 10% on top of your rent into a government-bonused first-home savings account in your own name. You also build up a share of any rise in the home’s value.

  3. Buy your home

    When your deposit reaches our 10% target, usually within five years, you can buy the home with a mortgage at its market value, set by an independent RICS valuation. Your savings, your share of the value and your option fee all count towards the deposit.

Good to know

Who it’s for. First-time buyers in England who can afford market rent but haven’t been able to save a deposit. We check affordability and credit before anyone moves in.

Your savings are yours. You pay the monthly top-up straight into your own account by standing order. Fable never collects or holds it, and it stays yours whether or not you buy, subject to the savings scheme’s own rules.

Home values can go down as well as up. If prices fall, your share of the value is smaller, so the deposit you build may be less than our aim.

Buying is your choice. You’ll need to qualify for a mortgage when the time comes, and we’ll support you through the process. Your tenancy is a standard rolling tenancy, so you can leave with two months’ notice. If you leave or decide not to buy, you keep your savings, but the share of the home’s value and the option fee are not paid out.

This page describes how Fable is designed to work. Details may change before launch, and your tenancy and option agreements will set out the full terms. The 10% deposit is a target, not a guarantee. Nothing here is financial advice or an offer of a tenancy. Fable does not provide savings accounts or mortgages, and does not give financial or mortgage advice.

Housebuilders, local authorities and investors interested in working with Fable can contact us at hello@fable.homes.