{"id":5280,"date":"2019-05-01T22:12:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T22:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=5280"},"modified":"2019-05-01T22:12:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T22:12:25","slug":"40m-moveable-modular-homes-deal-to-help-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/40m-moveable-modular-homes-deal-to-help-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a340m moveable modular homes deal to help homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"

Extraspace Solutions has won a \u00a340m contract to provide modular homes for homeless Londoners.<\/p>\n

A group of London boroughs under the PLACE (Pan-London Accommodation Collaborative Enterprise) banner awarded the deal.<\/p>\n

Extraspace Solutions will design and manufacture 200 modular housing units by 2021.<\/p>\n

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Each which will have the quality of permanent housing with the additional benefit that they can be relocated to a different site when required so London boroughs can use them as temporary accommodation for homeless families.<\/p>\n

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Cllr Darren Rodwell, London Councils\u2019 Executive member for housing and planning, said: \u201cPLACE is an exciting new collaboration designed to secure more and better accommodation for homeless Londoners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe capital faces a worsening housing crisis. In response, the boroughs are joining forces to procure modular housing to use as temporary accommodation.<\/p>\n

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“PLACE will deliver high-quality, family-sized accommodation for homeless Londoners in their local borough \u2013 close to their schools, jobs, and support networks \u2013 and delivering new housing on previously unusable sites in the process.”<\/p>\n

Eleanor Moloney, Extraspace Solutions Lead Designer, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to be helping to deliver this exciting initiative, showcasing modern modular solutions in the residential market.<\/p>\n

“This scheme will combine innovative design with a community feel.<\/p>\n

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“Our precision-manufactured modular houses will deliver the quality of permanent homes, meeting the London Plan\u2019s space standards, and can be relocated to the site of most need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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from Construction Enquirer http:\/\/bit.ly\/2UOojRT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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