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Ikea have become the newest housing developers in the UK offering low-cost affordable housing.
The Swedish furniture retailer famous for trendy flat pack furniture are now building prefrabricated wooden homes in Tyneside.
A total of 3,500 BokLok homes shipped over from Scandinavia have already been erected on a site opposite Gateshead's International Stadium.
The development includes a mixture of shared-ownership, rented accommodation and outright sale, there are 36 flats and 47 houses.
The homes will have a Swedish feel - with open plan rooms, high ceilings and big windows.
The homes are available for households earning between £15,000 and £35,000 a year who are not already homeowners, they cost under £100,000 per flat and £150,00 for a house.
Those interested can register their details at Ikea's Gateshead store in October.
(GK/JM)
