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Inquiry into Crown Estate launched after controversy over Andrew's Royal Lodge residence
The Crown Estate expects repair costs at Royal Lodge to offset any early lease surrender payment to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, prompting a planned inquiry into lease value.
- On October 30, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor gave 12 months' notice to surrender Royal Lodge, and the Crown Estate said he is unlikely to receive compensation due to repair costs, following a November 12 inspection.
- After a November 12 inspection, the Crown Estate flagged dilapidations at Royal Lodge and said a full post-occupation assessment by an expert in dilapidation must validate the position.
- His lease included a compensatory sum of £488,342.21 for early surrender, and the 30-room Royal Lodge needs repairs that will wipe out that payment, with £7,500,000 spent on refurbishment.
- Public Accounts Committee published correspondence and announced an inquiry that will start next year to examine Crown Estate leases, supported by the National Audit Office, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said.
- Removal of his royal titles over links to Jeffrey Epstein has intensified scrutiny of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's lease, while Parliament's spending watchdog questioned value for money at the 30-room Windsor mansion.
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