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Royal estate tenants reveal hidden problems in Prince William's property empire

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Channel 4 investigation shows housing issues on Duchy of Cornwall properties including mold and poor insulation. The royal estate with 600+ rentals brings £23.6m yearly profit to **Prince William**

The Duchy of Cornwall owned by Prince William faces hard questions about its rental homes conditions. A joint Channel 4-Mirror probe found issues with mold black spots and poor insulation in properties that bring millions to the royal estate

It gets miserably cold in winter‚ I can only heat two rooms in my home. The Duchy does not understand

tenant statement to Channel 4

The estate (which became Williams after his father got the crown about 2 yrs ago) manages over 600 rental homes and made £23.6m last year; its a centuries-old business dating to mid-14th century

The investigation discovered some interesting facts:

  • 1 in 7 homes dont meet basic energy rules
  • Many buildings are over 100 yrs old
  • Some tenants cant heat their homes properly
  • Black mold appears in multiple properties

The Duchy also has some big-money deals with government groups: they get £37m from Dartmoor Prison lease; charge the navy £1m-plus for using jetties‚ and make money letting the Army train on their land-space

One ex-tenant Claire Williams (who lived in an Exeter farm-house for 20+ years) showed pictures of black mold that grew below ground-level. “Iʼve complained about it for 21 years“ she said - though the Duchy says she didnt follow payment plans and wouldnt let fix-it crews in

The Duchys spokesman talked about their plans: they want to make everything net-zero by 2032 and help tenants with mental-health support. They say Prince William started big changes when he took over‚ mixing business with community good

Emily Turner

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