MY OTHER HOUSE IS A MINI

摘要

The mini-flat and the "McMansion" were two extremes of boom-time housing design. One used as little land as possible to keep prices down for first-time buyers in a heated market, while the other was a sprawling giant built at high speed fit for the age of the Chelsea tractor. But now their heyday has passed.rnStatistics from warranty provider the NHBC show a move away from building detached houses and flats and towards terraced houses and semis. Detached houses made up 13% of homes started in the first quarter of 2009, their lowest level since 1982, and flats slipped back to their 2004 level of 42%.