Is modular housing finally about to go mainstream – or remain a niche player? Kristina Smith speaks to trade body Make UK Modular and other industry players.

Kristina Smith picks out five projects showcasing the benefits of modular housing systems.

Experts in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) have challenged the idea it will only work in certain pockets of the UK and argue that it will contribute to the levelling up agenda if embraced.

Modular housebuilder Ilke Homes has raised another £60m as it aims to deliver 10,000 homes a year over the next five years.

UK-based offsite construction firm Modulous has hired a former UBS bank chief technology officer, and the former Canary Wharf Group head of design, ahead of a planned expansion.

Ilke Homes is to build 622 modular homes for Boots on a brownfield site that was once part of the chemist’s headquarters in Nottingham.