Thousands of homeowners paying double for utilities due to ‘unadopted’ infrastructure, says HBF

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Industry body tells government to respond to CMA recommendations on issue

Owners of new homes in the UK face “doublev charges” as a result of local authorities and utilities companies choosing not to adopt new infrastructure, according to a housebuilding industry body.

New research by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has found that, on developments of 10 or more homes built in the past three years, just 10% have had their roads adopted by local authorities.

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