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Jun 2023
Negotiations continue to find buyer for Knaresborough housebuilder
Most of Ilke Homes' Knaresborough staff are expected to remain at home on full pay next week as the company continues to seek a buyer.
The Stray Ferret understands a small number of staff will be in the Flaxby factory to help complete some orders and send them to site.
They will be joined by managers, who have remained at the factory this week after the workers were told a week ago to stay at home while the company sought investment.
The business was put up for sale this week and a source told the Stray Ferret its owners were now in "advanced talks" with a potential buyer.
In a statement issued earlier this week, the company blamed market conditions for its current situation:
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