LATEST ROLE FOR CABE – HOUSING AUDITOR
CABE is to be named as the official affordable housing quality audit body for England and will begin a programme of assessing the design quality of an ‘extensive sample’ of homes funded by the Housing Corporation.
Corporation chief executive Steve Douglas was due to announce the news at the National Housing Federation Conference this week. The Corporation has entered into a service agreement with CABE to audit the National Affordable Housing Programme where homes are being developed through its partnership funding route.
The move is meant to bolster the Corporation’s new Design and Quality Strategy standards. The Corporation adds that the focus will be on the external environment, rather than internal design or environmental performance, using the Building for Life assessment process.
what is doesnt say is that assessors for the Building for Life part of the Design and Quality Standards should have CABE training. CABE training on Building for Life assessment does not exist at present….