Exhibit 23(a) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 7, 2003, except for Notes 8 and 9, for which the date is March 14, 2003 relating to the financial statements which appear in Champion Enterprises, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Detroit, Michigan March 27, 2003