Housing Shortage leads to Modular Homes Rising in England

united_kingdom__telegraph_co_uk__credit_snoozebox_modular_bedroomsQuirky hotel chain Snoozebox, which provides pop-up hotel rooms for music festivals and sporting events within 24 hours, has inked a contract with Ealing Council in the United Kingdom to provide 44 modular homes for emergency housing, according to telegraph.co.uk.

united_kingdom__bert_&_may_modular_telegraph_co_uk_creditWith the need for 250,000 new homes annually to ease the housing crunch, and private builders only supplying half of that, Sneezebox will join interior design firm Bert & May Spaces in constructing modular homes to chip away at the chronic housing need. Home prices are rising between 4.6 percent and 13 percent because of the low supply.

Bert & May has designed three portable box homes: the smallest will be a one room-unit selling for £25,000 ($37,800); a one-bedroom unit will be available from £75,000 ($113,400); while the largest and most expensive will be the two-bedroom option at £150,000 ($226,800). The boxes are made of reclaimed wood and other materials with double glazed windows and an eco-friendly green roof to hold down energy costs.

The nature of London property prices in particular makes moving house impossible. We want to prove prefabs can be cool – if you have spare land, why not have an extra bedroom. And you can take it with you if you do move, “ said Lee Thornley, co-founder of Bert & May.

He adds that modular units are less expensive than room additions, and MHProNews has learned planning permission is not necessary for portable homes. ##

(Photo credit: top-telegraph.co.uk— modular, portable bedrooms by Sneezebox; bottom, telegraph.co.uk— modular home by Bert & May)

matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-comArticle submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.

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