UK to get its first ‘flat-pack’ homes from Ikea-owned company

Deal with local council could provide a radical blueprint to solve Britain’s housing crisis

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Traditonal house building in Britain has slowed in recent years
(Image credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

The UK is to get its first “flat-pack” homes, after Worthing Council agreed a deal with an Ikea-owned Swedish company, which could provide the template for a cheap and easy way to help solve Britain’s housing crisis.

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