Many of Britain's leading housebuilders have told Reuters
they were either planning new developments of prefabricated homes or
considering doing so. This represents something of a turnaround in a country
where "prefabs" have borne a strong and lingering stigma dating back
to the 1940s when Winston Churchill ordered tens of thousands of them to
address a shortage of housing after World War Two. The change is being fuelled
by fears over a labour shortage in the construction industry, which relies
heavily on European workers like carpenters, joiners and bricklayers. About 12
percent of its 2.1 million employees come from abroad, mainly the EU, according
to official figures. Read more on the
Reuters website.
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