Andrew gives up lease on Crown Estate property
The former prince hands back a property in Ascot, with lease documents showing an annual rent of £13,000.
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"the committee's scrutiny of royal leases will 'aid transparency in public-interest information, as part of its overall mission to secure value for money for the taxpayer.'"
— Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown , Politician
"Since then… we have received a request for us to consider an early termination of the lease."
— Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor , Other
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The former prince hands back a property in Ascot, with lease documents showing an annual rent of £13,000.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has requested to terminate his tenancy on East Lodge, a Crown Estate property situated near his previous Sunninghill Park residence in Berkshire, with an annual rent of approximately £13,000.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has requested to terminate his lease on East Lodge, a Grade II-listed cottage near Ascot, Berkshire, with an annual rent of nearly £13,000.
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