Can my landlord refuse a wallbox?

Under the recast EPBD, a request by tenants or co-owners may be refused only on serious and legitimate grounds; the details come through national law.

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Regulations and compliance · Stop 06What must buildings provide for charging?Charge points per parking space, pre-cabling and the right to install a wallbox: what the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive asks of new and renovated buildings.

The directive asks Member States to remove barriers to installing charge points in residential buildings, in particular the need for consent from landlords or co-owners for a private charge point for own use. A request by tenants or co-owners may be refused only on serious and legitimate grounds. As a directive, these rules reach the employee through national law.

From “A right to install”, stop 06

Terms

  1. EPBDThe EU directive on the energy performance of buildings; its 2024 recast sets charge points, pre-cabling and a right to install for buildings.
  1. Do new buildings need charging points?Under the recast EPBD, new offices with more than five spaces need a charge point for every two spaces; other new non-residential buildings one in five; new residential buildings pre-cabling for half.
  2. What does AFIR require from charge point operators?Ad hoc payment, transparent prices shown before charging, digital connection, smart recharging at new points, fixed cables at DC points and open data via national access points.
  1. EUR-Lex: Directive (EU) 2024/1275 on the energy performance of buildings (recast), Article 14. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1275/oj. Checked 09 Oct 2026. © European Union, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
  2. European Union: Types of legislation: regulations, directives and other acts. https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/law/types-legislation_en. Checked 09 Oct 2026.