Although supply of housing also is increasing in the U.K., industry watchers say the multifamily concept is set to catch on as young families rent cheap accommodations while saving to buy their first house.

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And one of the most appealing aspects of the program is that the concept has been extended out to more than 500 K-12 teachers so perhaps those educators will gain the tools to help them decrease the brutal level of creativity-killing that takes place in those formative years during elementary school.

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Concept: Inspired by the success of Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways in the States, this U.K. outfit, founded in April 2002, aimed to bring a similar low-cost formula to Europe.

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