About Us

Making New Homes Accessible & Affordable

Own New is dedicated to helping more people onto the property ladder through innovative partnerships with housebuilders and lenders. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to own a modern, energy-efficient new home.

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Leadership Team

Eliot Darcy

Eliot Darcy

CEO & Founder

Eliot trained and qualified with PwC as a Chartered Accountant. He worked as an Investment Director at two venture capital funds for 11 years, before he left his role to start Own New.

Brian O'Neill

Brian O'Neill

Director, Finance & Operations

Brian is a Chartered Accountant and is responsible for Finance & Operations of Own New. He joined the company in 2018 and became a Director in 2023.

Sophie Millington

Sophie Millington

Head of Marketing

10 years of experience founding, scaling and selling her own startup. Now leading the marketing activities for Own New.