With renter and buyer demand for EV charging rising fast and a new EV charging tariff removing long-standing cost barriers for shared buildings, now is the time to make your properties EV-ready and more competitive.
Almost four in ten new cars sold so far in 2025 have been electrified, and this shift has created a six-fold increase in UK homes listed with EV charging since 2019. Demand from buyers and renters is clear, but until now, residents in flats have been left behind. They have faced higher commercial energy rates and no access to the cheaper tariffs available to homeowners.
This all changed last week! Introducing the new Communal EV Tariff…
British Gas and Zaptec have joined forces to launch the UK’s first communal EV charging tariff, created specifically for apartment blocks and shared parking environments. It is new, exclusive to Zaptec Pro and Go 2 chargers, and finally gives residents in flats access to fairer rates.
Learn more about the Communal EV Charging Tariff from British Gas and Zaptec.
Tenants can now charge at around 22p/kWh in the day and 15p/kWh overnight, compared with the 71p/kWh average on the public network reported by Zapmap.* For landlords and housing providers, shared infrastructure costs drop from around £400 to around £40 per month, removing one of the biggest barriers to installation.*
This tariff is designed to level the playing field for communal living, where residents have historically paid more for EV charging simply because of where they live.
Why housing providers are acting now
- Attract EV-driving buyers and tenants and secure longer, more reliable leases
- Offer lower, fairer charging rates with the new British Gas communal tariff
- Use OZEV grants to claim up to 75% of charger and install costs
- Generate passive income by opening Zaptec Pro chargers to the public
- Save up to 70% on installation labour and cabling with Zaptec’s scaleable single-cable design
Zaptec charging solutions: smarter charging, stronger returns
Designed in Norway, Zaptec delivers 99.97% uptime, a 5-year warranty and seamless management and user experience tools and apps. The Zaptec Pro and Zaptec Go 2 provide a scalable, future-proofed way to upgrade single buildings and multi-block portfolios with shared parking and communal EV charging.