Containers used for renting houses in UK

The containers,  which come with the addition of flatscreen TVs, en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning, come from China and are transformed into studio apartments in Britain which can be stacked on top of each other – and are available to rent for only £75 a week.The scheme looks set to take off after the council […]

The containers,  which come with the addition of flatscreen TVs, en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning, come from China and are transformed into studio apartments in Britain which can be stacked on top of each other – and are available to rent for only £75 a week.
The scheme looks set to take off after the council granted planning permission to the Forest Young Man’s Christian Association (YMCA) to establish two sites in Waltham Forest, north-east London.
The ‘mYPads’ – which cost £20,000 each – are designed to allow young people to have their own rental accommodation but at a price that allows them to save up for a deposit.
The YMCA have unveiled a revolutionary housing scheme in London using converted shipping containers to house young people on low incomes.