The royal has bowed to pressure over residents’ right to buy freeholds on parts of his hereditary landPrince William has agreed to end the last feudal restrictions on land ownership in parts of his hereditary Duchy of Cornwall estate after decades of complaints from residents.The Prince of Wales will allow tenants in two of the most environmentally sensitive areas of his 55,000-hectare (135,000 acres) estate the right to buy the freehold to their homes for the first time. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/21/prince-william-to-end-feudal-restrictions-on-land-ownership-on-cornish-estate
Author : Richard Palmer
Publish date : 2024-12-21 13:00:00
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