The UK is entering a new era of prefab homes with the
opening of a Yorkshire factory that will build fully-fitted three-bedroom homes
with a price tag as low as £65,000. Eight houses fitted with kitchens and
bathrooms will roll off the production line every day in Knaresborough, to be
loaded on to lorries for delivery across the country. Experts have hailed it a
revolution in British housebuilding that would slash the 40 weeks it could take
to build a traditional home to just 10 days. The factory cost excludes the cost
of land, on-site assembly and connecting the home to services, which could
double or triple the final price. Read more on the Guardian website.
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