Entries opened for the Building for Life awards, which each year celebrate the best new homes and neighbourhoods in England.
The 2009 awards showed that around the country housebuilders are getting to grips with design and creating the kind of places where people want to live.
Two of last year's winners received the highest scores given to new housing developments since the Building for Life initiative began in 2002:
Building for Life is about good homes and good neighbourhoods - it does not demand bespoke or contemporary designs. High-quality standard house types, laid out well, with access to what people need for convenient and comfortable lives, will fit the bill.
The awards are organised by CABE and the Home Builders Federation (HBF). All entries are formally assessed by some of Britain’s leading housing experts using the Building for Life criteria and the winners will receive their awards at a prestigious event later in the year.
The deadline for entries is Friday 28 May 2010.
Information about entering can be found on the CABE website.
