Life for rent: Almost every part of home life will be available under subscription

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Vehicle

charger

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6

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4

5

Home

battery

Heat pump

1 Solar panels

and batteries

Solar-battery deals at

no upfront cost could

be ready to make

a comeback

5 Vehicle charging

and heat pumps

Smart technology could

mean paying for car

charging and heat pumps

through energy bills

2 Home insulation

Providing insulation

as a service is available

in the US and could

soon be in the

UK too

6 Furniture

A one-bed flat can be

furnished with basics

such as a kitchen table

and chairs, a bed and a

sofa for £220 a month

3 Mobile phone

Automatic upgrades to

the newest Apple model

are already available

at £450 a year

7 Television

Two-thirds of UK

households subscribe to a

TV streaming service, and

rentals of the devices

themselves have been

available for decades

4 Clothes

Designer clothes and

more day-to-day items

are increasingly available

on subscription

Solar panels and batteries

Solar-battery deals at no

upfront cost could be ready

to make a comeback

Television

Two-thirds of UK households subscribe to a

TV streaming service, and rentals of the devices

themselves have been available for decades

Home insulation

Providing insulation

as a service is available

in the US and could

soon be in the UK too

Mobile phone

Automatic upgrades to

the newest Apple model

are already available

at £450 a year

Vehicle

charger

Home battery

Furniture

A one-bed flat can be furnished

with basics such as a kitchen

table and chairs, a bed and a

sofa for £220 a month

Heat pump

Clothes

Designer clothes and

more day-to-day items

are increasingly available

on subscription

Vehicle charging and heat pumps

Smart technology could mean paying

for car charging and heat pumps

through energy bills