Aug 15, 2026, 9:30 PM6 views

Royal estates rent out homes that fail to meet legal energy efficiency standards

Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G • ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to heat poorly insulated homes let by royal estates More than 100 homes on…

Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to heat poorly insulated homes let by royal.

Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G

• ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to heat poorly insulated homes let by royal estates

More than 100 homes on the inherited royal estates of King Charles and Prince William fail to meet the legal minimum energy standards for landlords, the Guardian can reveal.

An analysis of a large sample of domestic lets on the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall and the Sandringham estate found that one in five have Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings of F or G.

The Guardian Verified Source

Syndicated via official news feed

Read Full Story on The Guardian

Explore all World News stories

Syndicated feed content with full publisher credit.

World News Desk

More in World News

Continue reading verified coverage and related developments on this desk.

View All

WORLD NEWS29M AGO

New York law requires hairdressers to learn how to work with all hair types

New law requires cosmetology classes to give instruction on all hair types from the kinkiest to the straightest As of 1 September, a new law in New York state requires hairdressers studying cosmetology to be trained to…

WORLD NEWS42M AGO

‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacy

As a major new biography of the former prime minister goes on sale, he talks about meeting the Queen, Trump’s aims, and why his big vision will never fade Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast…

WORLD NEWS44M AGO

Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI

The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The…

WORLD NEWS1H AGO

EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after 'new escalation' in Germany

Russia is accused of growing increasingly reckless after Berlin blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.

WORLD NEWS1H AGO

Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids

US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago The risk ⁠of power outages ⁠is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on…

WORLD NEWS1H AGO

Could the man who murdered a Christian missionary and his sons walk free in India?

Dara Singh is serving a life sentence for burning alive Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha in 1999.

More from World News

Latest developments and reports from the desk

All stories →

WORLD NEWS29M AGO

New York law requires hairdressers to learn how to work with all hair types

WORLD NEWS42M AGO

‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacy

WORLD NEWS44M AGO