Re:England will be first country to require new homes to inc...
by danielfoster on Saturday September 11, 2021 @03:22PM
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What if the new home owner doesn't want a car? The UK already has too many regulations and I don't think this will have as much impact as expected. Electric cars are already taking off on their own. Adding charging ports to homes won't solve the number-one reason people have not gone electric-- charging availabilty for long distance trips. This won't solve that problem (though combining it with an Uber-like service for renting these chargers out might).
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Re:England will be first country to require new homes to inc...
by baybal2 on Saturday September 11, 2021 @03:26PM
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Same as for people who live in apartment buildings with mandatory parking spots which nobody use: they will have to be rented out at extreme discount at buyer's expense.
Re:England will be first country to require new homes to inc...
by thebruce87m on Saturday September 11, 2021 @07:51PM
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Well. One type of long distance trip might be visiting relatives - if they have a charging point as a result of this then great.
Re:England will be first country to require new homes to inc...
by tonyedgecombe on Sunday September 12, 2021 @08:23AM
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>The UK already has too many regulations
Too few when it comes to house building, our standards are well behind the rest of Europe.
Re:England will be first country to require new homes to inc...
by toomuchtodo on Saturday September 11, 2021 @05:38PM
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This requirement should cost the homeowner no more than a few pounds per month in their mortgage.
Re:England will be first country to require new homes to inc...
by tonyedgecombe on Sunday September 12, 2021 @08:22AM
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It probably won't even cost that. There is a shortage of land so the only constraint on price is what people are able to spend. Any increases in the cost of building will fall on the person selling the land rather than home owners.