Throwing money at offsite and modular manufacturers won’t guarantee firms make a success of developments in the sector, an industry expert has warned.

Last week the Reuben Brothers announced they were pumping £19m into modular housebuilder Project Etopia, while earlier this year Japanese firm Sekisui House took a 35% stake – worth an estimated £22m – in Urban Splash, which is looking to increase capacity at its factory in the East Midlands from 200 homes a year to 2,000.