Pre-fabricated social homes will be trialled in an attempt to speed up the delivery of much-needed accommodation as advocates call for a housing tsar to help cut through planning red tape.

They’re quality, can be custom designed, are cheaper than your average build and manufactured in a fraction of the usual time. The pre-fab industry says with greater investment, New Zealand could be ...

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In a small factory next to Newhaven harbour, sections of a new apartment block shuffle along an assembly line. Soon, ...

Pre-fab homes have found a new wave of enthusiasm among eco-minded architects and home builders: It’s a cheaper way to bring sustainable features to the masses. But talk with architects Gordon Stott ...