Housing

Well-designed housing improves quality of life. Without a focus on design quality, we risk creating homes in which no-one wants to live.

CABE works with national, regional and local partners to help improve the standard of new homes and neighbourhoods across the country.

See our list of housing publications for practical advice on housebuilding.

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Decent homes need decent spaces

An action plan to improve the quality of open spaces within social housing areas.

Simpler and better: housing design in everyone's interest

Is it too much to believe that all new homes can be good enough everywhere? Why has this proved so difficult in the past and what can we do to change it?

Housing standards: evidence and research

2010 will be a pivotal year for housing standards. We have collected the latest research on housing standards, including technical details and a comprehensive evidence base for anyone to draw from.

Housing at CABE

Building for Life

Enter your housing scheme for the Building for Life awards, learn how to do an assessment or simply browse past winners.

Who should build our homes?

Six experts with strong views tell us what they would change to deliver more and better housing.

Space in new homes: what residents think

Research supporting more space in private homes, to ensure that they are functional, flexible and fit for purpose.

Design review: housing

Browse our design reviews of significant schemes and see our reasons for supporting or opposing them.

Planning

Write better design and access statements, win planning appeals on design grounds and learn how to use the planning system to support good design.

Evaluating housing proposals step-by-step

Find out how to produce well-designed developments that achieve the Building for Life standard.

Housing audit

Find out what the quality of housing and neighbourhoods is like across England.

Housing market renewal

See how we are working with the local authorities and partnerships involved in the housing market renewal programme.

Housing on the web

Home Builders Federation (HBF)

The voice of the home building industry in  England and Wales.

National Housing Federation (NHF)

Represents 1,200 not-for-profit housing associations and campaigns for better housing and neighbourhoods

Homes and Communities Agency

Funding housing, bringing land into use and improving quality of life.

National Home Builders Council (NHBC)

Raising standards to protect homeowners.

British Property Federation (BPF)

Promoting the interests of those who own property.