It was good to see some reflection in last week's issue on the state of housing quality (22 January, page 20). But there is no "almighty row" between Cabe and the industry, and the feature failed to mention that design quality has actually begun to improve in recent years.rnIn fact, 2009 saw the highest number of schemes ever to achieve the Building for Life (BfL) standard. These criteria are now-recognised in planning policy, endorsed by the industry and are bedding down as the principal way we all assess design. So it's not all doom and gloom.
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