Lettings surge for Duchy’s Harrogate residential development
Lettings surge for Duchy’s Harrogate residential development
The Duchy of Lancaster’s £2million Ripon Road residential development is more than 60 percent let just weeks after its completion. Eight of the 13 apartments at 11 Ripon Road have now been let by Harrogate-based agents Linley & Simpson. The development – which features the refurbished Victorian era Granville House, home to four apartments, and […]
Duchy of Lancaster consults on changes to the treatment of capital spend
The Proposal The Duchy of Lancaster is consulting with Her Majesty the Queen, as Duke of Lancaster and other members of the Royal family on the proposal by the Council of the Duchy to seek a Legislative Reform Order under section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 to reduce the restrictions imposed […]
Mark Hudson appointed as Chairman of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
Mark Hudson has been appointed as the next Chairman of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster. He will succeed Lord Shuttleworth who took up the post of Chairman in January 2006 and who will retire at the end of 2014. Lord Shuttleworth said that “it has been a privilege to serve 16 years on […]
Duchy of Lancaster invests £150,000 in new biomass heating system
The Duchy of Lancaster, in accordance with its sustainability statement and acting as a responsible landlord, has invested £150,000 in a renewable energy heating system at a farm property on its Needwood Estate. Woodhouse Farm is an equestrian centre and the biomass boiler will provide heating and hot water for both residential and commercial elements […]
Golden year as Scalby Lodge scoops five more awards
The Duchy of Lancaster’s Scalby Lodge holiday cottages have been awarded five Gold Awards by holiday rental website, Cottages4You. Five properties on the Duchy’s tourism site, Mulgrave, Fortescue, Fell, Harrowby and The Barn, were each recognised by the independent online broker, which acknowledged the exemplary quality, facilities and services offered. A Gold Award is given […]
