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New pre fab ready buillt houses!!!!

joepublic_2
joepublic_2 Posts: 37 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Has anyone heard about the new ready built prefab houses that are set to be constructed in the uk. Apparantly they are from sweden and are practically ready built and therefore quite a lot cheaper [eg. 3bed house for 60k]. Bradford will be getting some this year. There was an artical in the news paper but i missed it and someone who works in this industry has mentioned it too. I wonder what effect this will have on the housing market?
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  • BoltonMinx
    BoltonMinx Posts: 1,382 Forumite
    joepublic wrote:
    Has anyone heard about the new ready built prefab houses that are set to be constructed in the uk. Apparantly they are from sweden and are practically ready built and therefore quite a lot cheaper [eg. 3bed house for 60k]. Bradford will be getting some this year. There was an artical in the news paper but i missed it and someone who works in this industry has mentioned it too. I wonder what effect this will have on the housing market?


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  • joepublic_2
    joepublic_2 Posts: 37 Forumite
    Wow! Yes, i think thats the type of thing. so it must be true. If it takes off i guess that will affect the property market! Might even be able to actually get on the ladder myself at those prices! Bradford is due a shipment of them this year
  • Austin_Allegro
    Austin_Allegro Posts: 1,462 Forumite
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    Don't forget you still have to buy or rent the ground you put it on, and also pay the local authority for hookup to utilities.
    'Never keep up with Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.' Quentin Crisp
  • ukric
    ukric Posts: 139 Forumite
    I live in Bradford, AND am starting to look for a house so im waiting with avid interest. If anyone knows anything more any info appreciated .

    TIA
    Nothing's free.....but we'll see what we can do!
  • webhamster
    webhamster Posts: 258 Forumite
    Theres a few variants about , including a german one i seen on discovery that had all the WALLS plaster and insualtion pre done , really was bolt together in under 3 days and thats in rotten weather and usual builder problems.
  • joepublic_2
    joepublic_2 Posts: 37 Forumite
    Ive just signed up with Barrets web site and they said they will let me know when they are planning to build [or what ever they do with flat pack houses] in bradford.halifax or keighley. I wonder if the value of properties like these will increase the same as regular bricks and mortar houses. I would be interested to know what the ground rent would be. No good being able to afford the house but not geing able to afford the ground it sits on!
  • nelly_2
    nelly_2 Posts: 17,863 Forumite
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    Here
    > http://www.boklok.com/

    click the denmark section Its all written in Denmarkonian but the pictures are in English ;)

    They actually look quite good, and if they stand up to the weather in them countries then they will be ok here.
  • ukric
    ukric Posts: 139 Forumite
    joepublic wrote:
    Ive just signed up with Barrets web site and they said they will let me know when they are planning to build [or what ever they do with flat pack houses] in bradford.halifax or keighley. I wonder if the value of properties like these will increase the same as regular bricks and mortar houses. I would be interested to know what the ground rent would be. No good being able to afford the house but not geing able to afford the ground it sits on!


    do you have the details of where u can register interest??

    TIA
    Nothing's free.....but we'll see what we can do!
  • garysletters
    garysletters Posts: 193 Forumite
    I'd suspect you may have difficulty raising a mortgage on non-standard construction properties!
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