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New laws to enforce better broadband connections for new homes
New laws have been brought into force that mean that new homes in England will be built with gigabit broadband connections.
The Building Regulations 2010 has been amended meaning that new homes in England will be fitted with the infrastructure and connections capable of delivering gigabit broadband.
Housing developers will be legally required to future-proof new homes in England for next-generation gigabit broadband as standard practice during construction.
Connection costs will be capped at £2,000 per home for developers and they will work together with network operators to connect developments to the gigabit network.
Other legislation has been introduced in an attempt to make it easier to install faster internet connections in blocks of flats when landlords ignore requests for access from broadband firms. The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act (TILPA) will make it easier for broadband providers to gain access to install equipment in blocks of flats, when requested by a tenant. An estimated 2,100 residential buildings a year may be connected as a result of the law.
Previously, flat tenants would usually have had to wait for a landlord’s permission to have a broadband operator enter their building to install a faster connection. However, broadband companies have said around 40 per cent of their requests for access to install connections receive no response, meaning they cannot make the installation.
Gigabit broadband provides the fastest internet speeds and is already available in 72 per cent of the UK.
Digital Infrastructure Minister Julia Lopez said: "Nothing should stop people from seizing the benefits of better broadband, whether it is an unresponsive landlord or a property developer’s failure to act.
"Thanks to our new laws, millions of renters will no longer be prevented from getting a broadband upgrade due to the silence of their landlord, and those moving into newly built homes can be confident they’ll have access to the fastest speeds available from the day they move in.
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