A campaign to build 100,000 factory-built homes for key workers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has been launched by a group of architects, housing associations, developers and modular housing manufacturers.

The Homes for Heroes campaign is deliberately designed to echo the post-war drive to build homes for returning soldiers after the First and Second World Wars, but is instead focused on helping those who have risked their lives to keep the UK safe and functioning during the covid-19 crisis.

The aim of the campaign is to persuade government to support investment in modular construction and set aside public land for new homes in a bid to create 100,000 off-site houses for key workers in five years.

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