Guidance

Design and quality standards

The design and quality standards that must be met by affordable housing providers who get funding from the Homes and Community Agency.

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Applies to England

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Affordable housing providers receiving funding through the Affordable Homes Programme 2011 to 2015 or National Affordable Housing Programme 2008 to 2011 need to meet the design and quality standards inherited from the Housing Corporation.

The design and quality standards gives housing providers information on:

  • core standards
  • applicability
  • compliance

Providers bidding for or receiving funding through the Affordable Homes Programme 2015 to 2018 should refer to the Affordable Homes Programme 2015 to 2018: prospectus

Published 1 April 2007
Last updated 10 October 2019 + show all updates
  1. We have removed the attachment design and quality standards as it is out of date.

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