The consensus seems to be that a charge point already adds value to property.
In 5 years when (perhaps) 50-75% of new car sales are EV it will make a noticeable difference. Much as a lack of central heating or double glazing would have done a couple of decades ago.
It will be in the interests of both developers and house buyers/owners to ensure charging is available. Power companies will want to sell more energy. Folk can choose - granite kitchen worktops or charge points. Cheaper as a part of new build or increased cost of retrofit.
Creating legislation and an industry to manage and enforce costs money. Don't bother unless the benefits are very clear. Too much legislation fails woefully.
In this case we would spend 1-3 years arguing about the detail and still get it wrong - eg: how many chargers per property, what KW should they be, legislate for energy companies to upgrade infrastructure, define an appeals process, different rules for inner city apartments vs out of town estates etc etc.
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