This week at BoKlok, we are celebrating New Homes Week. Organised by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) – a national body, which represents the home building industry in England and Wales. New Homes Week is an annual celebration of the many benefits of buying a new build home. From energy efficiency to excellent design and high specification, BoKlok explains all benefits.
BoKlok has launched a new mortgage holiday, to assist would-be purchasers by alleviating their monthly mortgage payments for the first year.
In April, BoKlok UK visited The Laurels School in Worthing to run our Homes for the Future session with their Year 3 and Year 4 children. BoKlok shared why building good quality, sustainable housing is so important, while also introducing them to the built environment in an engaging and inspiring way.
BoKlok, the residential home provider jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, have now released the first phase of 2- and 3-bedroom family homes at BoKlok by the Park, near Rosemead Park, Littlehampton. On completion, the development will feature 112 homes at Fitzalan Road, south of Littlehampton Academy.
BoKlok UK, the innovative and sustainable home provider, jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has appointed Emma Plumridge as Sales and Marketing Director.
BoKlok is delighted to welcome its very first homeowners in the UK, as residents move into their new homes at BoKlok on the Brook in Bristol.
BoKlok has been shortlisted in three separate categories at this year’s First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards.
Between 21st – 27th March 2022, BoKlok is joining with the broader housebuilding industry to celebrate the many positives of buying a new build home.
This week BoKlok is celebrating National Home Buying Week (19th – 26th March). Headed up by First Time Buyer Magazine, this national campaign is dedicated to first time buyers and assisting them with that initial step onto the housing ladder – something which Boklok itself is very passionate about.
This year’s International Women’s Day puts the spotlight on the need to #BreakTheBias to reach equality between the genders. Aija Harju, BoKlok Senior Vice President Human Resources, gives her view on how BoKlok is working to be a leading player in the field.
BoKlok UK Ltd, the home provider, jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, delivering ‘sustainable homes for the many people’, has acquired a major site in Somerset. Subject to planning permission, BoKlok are preparing detailed plans which could provide in the region of 350 homes. The site, which is part of Bridgwater Gateway phase 2, is situated to the west of A38 Taunton Road, within North Petherton.
Once again, BoKlok Sweden has secured the coveted first prize of “Sweden’s most satisfied customers” in the country’s yearly survey of the housebuilding sector. It is the fourth time in six years that BoKlok has secured first position. This year the award is shared with Besqab and PEAB.
The first phase of homes at BoKlok on the Lake in Worthing are now all reserved. First-time buyers from the local area have been the main purchasers. It is always the aim for BoKlok to make homeownership more accessible to more people. In phase one at BoKlok on the Lake, 91% of purchasers were first time buyers, 91% were local to the area and 75% accessed the government ‘Help to Buy’ scheme.
As 2021 draws to a close, BoKlok UK are delighted to celebrate some significant milestones. 2021 has been a significant year at BoKlok UK, with some great success stories and some important lessons learned. Read more about them here, and hear Country Manager Graeme Culliton summarise the past year.
This weekend, BoKlok hosted a sales event for the first release of apartments at BoKlok on the Lake - a new collection of one and two-bedroom apartments in Worthing. 70% of the apartments were reserved at the event and 86% of the purchasers are first time buyers.
In less than two weeks, the ballot for our one and two-bedroom apartments will be opening!! The ballot will open at 9am on Monday 1st November 2021, closing at 9am on Monday 15th November 2021. A draw will then take place at 7pm on Wednesday 17th November, with a sales event planned for Friday 19th, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st November 2021.
Two primary schools local to the BoKlok on the Brook site, take part in the BoKlok Homes for the Future design session. The session is designed to introduce children to new concepts in housing they would not have come across previously. Concepts like why building sustainable housing is so important, how BoKlok build homes that are high quality, and other aspects of the BoKlok value-based way-of-w
BoKlok are delighted that Worthing Planning Committee has supported the plans to provide new BoKlok homes in the popular seaside town of Worthing. The site to the west of Fulbeck Avenue will deliver 152 much needed homes as one of the BoKlok flagship schemes in the UK.
BoKlok Arboristen is situated in Falun, Sweden. It is a newly built, small-scale residential area where Johan Stenis has lived for a few months with his family. Whilst being a regular customer Johan Stenis is also an unusual customer, as he is an employee of BoKlok and sells BoKlok homes in Sweden.
Last weekend was the sales launch for our first collection of homes in the UK - two and three-bedroom houses at BoKlok on the Brook in Bristol.