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  • Doozergirl
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    Houses can be better than the crud being churned out by mass developers. And far better houses are built, but not by mass developers. Until building regs are strengthened yet again, people will continue to be sold inferior product.

    We all deserve better than that, they hold us all back, but it's all about the money.
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  • AdrianC
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    But won't Developer's build what the market demands?
    The developers' "market" demands bling, bedrooms, and bull. Propped up with some government financial incentives. The "market" really isn't any more discerning than that...
  • I know Developers are in it for the money but perhaps we have reached a point at which their continued profit has to be better married with the impending crisis. Our population is growing; and the homes being built are often quickly out-grown by the occupants; they need more in-built flexibility so that families can adapt them as their family grows rather than going through the expense of moving (which they can ill-afford).

    We are also on the cusp on a huge house building programme and with an eye on one of our only remaining manufacturing industries, steel production, the Government might take the initiative: build houses that are future-proofed and keeping steel makers in a job.

    We talk enough of the housing crisis on this forum and no-one can be happy that thousands of people could be out of work if Port Talbot folds.

    I suppose it's a post-Brexit idea. It may an idea full of holes but are we being more negative than the Remain campaign? :embarasse
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  • Port talbot isn't anywhere near close to folding, trust me on that. They are operationally profitable once again.
  • Port talbot isn't anywhere near close to folding, trust me on that. They are operationally profitable once again.

    Great! Thank you. :T
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  • lincroft1710
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    Some years ago there were some modular timber built homes which were constructed so that the internal partitions could be unbolted and moved. Although built in Britain I think the designer/architect was from Scandinavia. The idea obviously never caught on.
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  • bod1467
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    It's an interesting idea, and it does have some merit. But the only way it would happen is if:

    a) It was mandated for new builds (backed up be legislation/building regs); and

    b) The scheme was subsidised
  • Lord_Baltimore
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    edited 22 September 2016 at 3:13PM
    Some years ago there were some modular timber built homes which were constructed so that the internal partitions could be unbolted and moved. Although built in Britain I think the designer/architect was from Scandinavia. The idea obviously never caught on.

    British homebuyers are used to buying property that is substantial, which is why a good deal of our housing stock is over a hundred years old and has survived 2 world wars. But this kind of building is no longer tenable or necessary. Current day design focuses more on heat efficient living space but with less substantial construction materials (although I think steel will last long enough!).

    Modular timber is used to construct huf houses which I think are catching on so the principle of a different kind of home may be becoming more acceptable.
    bod1467 wrote: »
    It's an interesting idea, and it does have some merit. But the only way it would happen is if:

    a) It was mandated for new builds (backed up be legislation/building regs); and

    b) The scheme was subsidised

    Precisely. It would need to be a Government initiative killing two birds with one stone: easily constructed but flexible living space for the increasing demand and business for our steel industry.
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  • Guest101
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    British homebuyers are used to buying property that is substantial, which is why a good deal of our housing stock is over a hundred years old and has survived 2 world wars. - I suspect new builds wont last anywhere near as long before requires substantial investment. But this kind of building is no longer tenable or necessary. Current day design focuses more on heat efficient living space but with less substantial construction materials (although I think steel will last long enough!). - Modern designs place profit above all else.

    Modular timber is used to construct huf houses which I think are catching on so the principle of a different kind of home may be becoming more acceptable. - I think people would be happy to buy that type of property, however for developers it's much more of a head ache.



    Precisely. It would need to be a Government initiative killing two birds with one stone: easily constructed but flexible living space for the increasing demand and business for our steel industry.



    Can I ask, what's the purpose of your question? Are you looking for investment opportunity?
  • AdrianC
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    British homebuyers are used to buying property that is substantial, which is why a good deal of our housing stock is over a hundred years old and has survived 2 world wars. But this kind of building is no longer tenable or necessary. Current day design focuses more on heat efficient living space but with less substantial construction materials (although I think steel will last long enough!).

    Trouble is, the words "non-standard construction" have become inextricably linked with "unmortgageable, unsellable trouble" in a lot of the population's minds.
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