Can modular housing deliver for the private rented sector?

By Adam Mursel 2018-01-30T16:37:00

Increasing the volume of modular housing has been touted as a key method in reaching ambitious housing targets. But can the model work?

The government wants more than 100,000 modular homes in the UK to support its target of one million new homes by 2020. This means increasing the current level of modular home delivery by 55 per cent as supply levels of UK modular homes stand at just 15,000 a year. There have been recent moves by key companies in the sector to choose modular but is this a viable solution for ramping up supply of PRS homes?

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