All MMC articles
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InsightTimber land: PW pays visit to Barratt Homes’ new Derby factory
Barratt Homes is betting big on wooden construction as part of its net zero strategy. Property Week visits the housebuilder’s new factory in Derby to find out more.
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NewsTowering ambition: big interview with the founder of Tide Construction
Tide Construction has taken volumetric modular development to new heights with the construction of the 50-storey co-living scheme Enclave. Founder and chair John Fleming tells Property Week about the firm’s latest developments and its plans for the future.
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OnlineShawbrook’s Terry Woodley on where modular construction fits into UK housebuilding
The UK has a housing supply problem. We’re simply not building enough houses to meet demand, and we do not have enough existing stock of a good enough quality. While the government has tried to address the issue by introducing targets and relaxing regulations, the housing shortage has persisted. While ...
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NewsHomes England to take £68m hit from ilke Homes collapse
Homes England could lose up to 99.9% of the £68.7m it is owed by ilke Homes after the modular housebuilder formally entered liquidation and was hit with equipment theft.
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NewsInquiry launched into the future of MMC by Lords committee
The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has today (24 October) launched an inquiry into the future of modern methods of construction (MMC) as a viable method of housing delivery.
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NewsTopHat to deliver Together Housing’s first MMC scheme
Modular housebuilder TopHat, in partnership with Together Housing Group, is set to deliver 41 low-carbon modular homes in Shadsworth, Blackburn.
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InsightBig interview: Get Living chief exec Rick de Blaby on what’s next for the BTR specialist
A decade ago, Get Living began transforming part of the London 2012 Olympics site into a new neighbourhood in Stratford. Now it is almost complete, chief executive Rick de Blaby tells Property Week about its future plans.
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NewsRESi360: MMC key to greener home building, despite modular firm failures
Modern methods of construction (MMC) will play a vital role in the drive to meet net zero targets, despite recent high-profile failures among modular homes builders, according to a Resi360 panel discussing how to build greener homes.
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MarketsRicher mix is a recipe for success
Demand for developments with a range of uses has risen since the pandemic.
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NewsL&G Modular Homes chief executive Toogood steps down
Rosie Toogood, chief executive of Legal & General (L&G) Modular Homes, will be stepping down as part of the company’s consultation to reduce modular productions.
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NewsVistry re-opens MMC factory in East Midlands
Vistry Group has re-opened its timber-frame factory in Bardon, East Midlands.
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InsightConfusing desire with demand
‘Supply and demand’ definition: the relationship between the quantity of a commodity producers wish to sell at various prices and the quantity that consumers wish to buy.
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NewsIlke Homes given 14 days to avoid administration
Yorkshire-based modular specialist ilke Homes has 14 days to secure an investor to avoid administration.
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InsightModular homes vision falls flat
I can almost set my watch by it. Every 10 years, it seems, I convince myself that this time, modular housing is finally set to take off. My latest enthusiasm for modern methods of construction (MMC) looks more short-lived than usual.
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NewsIlke Homes explores sale to allow delivery of 4,200-home pipeline
Yorkshire-based modular housebuilder ilke Homes has halted production as it explores a sale to allow the company to deliver its 4,200-home pipeline.
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NewsStudent Accommodation conference: Skills gap holding back PBSA’s sustainability aims
A lack of skills is holding the student accommodation sector back from achieving its sustainability targets, delegates were told at Property Week’s Student Accommodation Conference yesterday.
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MarketsModular is a long-term game
Optimism remains in a sector that has been hit with a flurry of insolvencies, as Tim Clark reports.
