New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [17 January]

This Private Members' Bill debate, sponsored by Liberal Democrat Max Wilkinson, seeks to require solar generation capacity on new homes. The adjourned debate on second reading will determine whether the bill should progress, likely addressing the balance between building costs, energy independence, climate targets, and housebuilding rates.

The bill would reshape new housebuilding standards across England by mandating solar installation on residential properties. This affects both house prices and purchaser costs on one side and carbon emissions reduction and energy security on the other—a tension between government net-zero ambitions and affordability concerns in a tight housing market.