CABE's housing audits stimulated discussion about a suburban renaissance as part of its efforts to improve the everyday, ordinary places where people live, work and play on a daily basis. Its ambition was to see 'very good' and 'good' rated developments under Building for Life (the standard for new homes and neighbourhoods) become the norm as opposed to exception - a tall order when its national housing audits uncovered that only 18 per cent of developments met this standard.
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