Modular housebuilder Ilke Homes has said it is to take on 500 staff as it opens up a new shift in its off site housing factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.

The investment in new staff comes after the body secured a £60m cash injection over the summer from existing funders Homes England, TDR and Sun Capital, plus housing association Guinness, which valued the manufacturer at £200m.

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