There are fears a flagship ‘modular homes’ development in Bristol that was hailed as groundbreaking by the city’s mayor could suffer even further delays, after the company building the homes announced it was closing the factory that makes them.
There have already been issues around delays and quality of build at the site at Bonnington Walk in Lockleaze, where Legal & General are constructing 185 new homes. Some of the homes have had to be removed and rebuilt.
But now Legal & General has announced it is to halt new production at its modular housing factory near Leeds, while it reassesses the future of its business there. The factory, which employs around 450 people, is one of the biggest of its kind in the country, and manufactures homes in prefabricated modules that are then transported to sites around the country.
