MODULAR homes specialist Boutique Modern has launched a product called ModernHome, which is tipped to build homes quickly for people on the social housing waiting list and help local authorities save money.
As well as providing ‘comfortable, safe and stylish’ homes, the company said the ModernHome solution offers a ‘rapid to deploy, innovative and cost-effective’ financial model that will transform council and housing association land into vibrant communities.
Dick Shone, MD at Boutique Modern, which is based in Newhaven, East Sussex, said, “We believe the launch of ModernHome can provide a genuine solution to the national housing shortage. Local authorities are spending billions on emergency accommodation all over the country when this money could be spent on other important local services.
“ModernHome and the financial models available with it can immediately stop this haemorrhage of cash and provide a solution to this long-term problem. The product is available right now across London and the south east, with plans to roll out the product nationally as soon as possible.
“ModernHome has been designed above all else to provide safe and comfortable homes, with a stylish design, that residents will enjoy living in and which will fit in with the surrounding neighbourhood. Interest in ModernHome from councils has already been strong as local authorities need a financially viable solution that responds to their needs. We’re confident this uptake will continue as we roll out across wider areas of the UK.”
The available ModernHome range includes seven different apartment types, developed with Fuse Architects, including homes with studio accommodation through to spacious four-bedroom layouts. Schemes can be up to four storeys high.
Dave Hughes, design director of Fuse Architects, added, “It is a privilege to work with Boutique Modern on this innovative and much needed housing product to address the shocking lack of temporary and affordable housing in this country. ModernHome provides a high quality, sustainable and viable, immediate solution, to this problem and we are proud to be involved.”
Boutique Modern has joined the Prisoners Building Homes initiative, which will see the contractor partner with Ford Open Prison to employ people serving sentences in the Newhaven factory and in office roles.
The product is delivered using a BOPAS-certified build system, said to guarantee a lifespan of at least 60 years.
