Ikea Boklok Homes Open to The Public

We have featured the Ikea "Flat Pack" homes a number of times within our news pages but yesterday the first two-bedroom show apartment was opened as part of the 93-unit complex near Gateshead International Stadium.

The timber-framed BoKlok structures will cost up to £149,995 and will only be available to first-time buyers earning between £15,000 and £35,000.Six homes are nearing completion with the first residents expected to move in by March.The homes will be sold by furniture giant Ikea, with a one-bedroom flat starting at £99,950 and rising to £124,950 for a two-bedroom apartment.Houses will start at £132,500 for two beds, and £149,995 buys a three-bedroom home.

Alan Prole, managing director of http://www.livesmarthome.com%20said/: "For the first time in the UK, people will be able to experience what it could be like living in a BoKlok home...This is a very exciting time for everyone concerned in this development and we are now looking forward to welcoming our first residents."

Councillor David Napier, Gateshead's housing chief, says: "Opening the show apartment is a major landmark in this much talked-about development...I'm sure I am not alone in being genuinely excited about being able to see what the inside of a BoKlok home actually looks like."

The show homes will be open the public from Saturday.