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In our homes we expect a minimum level for those providing the services to us as consumers. These minimum levels of service delivery are most often dictated to the industry providing them by a regulatory authority or by statute. Why should space be any different from gas, water or electricity?

In the last 50 years the requirement for space for the objects and appliances we collect in our homes has increased, yet the space provided for them has diminished. Admittedly household size has also reduced, but a proper survey of space requirements and statutory space standards is long overdue.