Royal estates rent out homes that fail to meet legal energy efficiency standards
Why This Matters
This investigation highlights a significant gap between the Royal Family's public environmental advocacy and the energy efficiency of their own rental properties. With over 100 homes failing to meet legal minimum standards, the findings raise concerns about tenant welfare, landlord accountability, and the monarchy's commitment to its own proclaimed values.
Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G• ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to heat poorly insulated homes let by royal estatesMore than 100 homes on the inherited royal estates of King Charles and Prince William fail to meet the legal minimum energy standards for landlords, the Guardian can reveal.An analysis of a large sample of domestic lets on the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall and the Sandringham estate found that one in five have Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings of F or G. Continue reading...
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