Ikea to build 160 `flat-pack´ homes to help tackle Britain´s housing crisis
(World News UK)

IKEA could soon be building British homes after a council in the south of England agreed to work with a developer owned by the flat-pack furnishing giant. Up to 162 homes in the seaside town of Worthing could be under construction if a deal between the council and Ikea-owned company BoKlok goes ahead. Proposed BoKlok home design for Gateshead StadiumBoKlok UK BoKlok has already built 11,000 factory-built homes throughout Sweden, Finland and Norway. The homes are said to be priced after calculating how much owners can afford, considering their cost of living. But the UK expansion would be the first after a scheme in Tyneside was launched in...