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German tabloid "Bild" has this report about the nearby tenants of Foret Lodge
The tenants who lived in the nearby former stables were surprised that they had to move out,“ a palace employee confirmed to BILD. ”The palace explained the reasons for this, and the tenants were understanding."
There were no official eviction notices. But it was not possible to stay. The cottages were too close to the lodge where William is moving in with his family – they probably don't want nosy neighbors when the royals start their new chapter there.
According to BILD, the families have been provided with new accommodations in the 4,800-hectare park, some of which are even better than their original ones.
Britische Royals vergrößern sich: Zwangs-Auszug wegen William und Kate
Prinz William und Prinzessin Kate vergrößern sich und zwei Nachbarsfamilien müssen deswegen die Koffer packen.
'Better' is relative, the fact is, they were given no choice but to move and they might have been happy where they were.German tabloid "Bild" has this report about the nearby tenants of Foret Lodge
The tenants who lived in the nearby former stables were surprised that they had to move out,“ a palace employee confirmed to BILD. ”The palace explained the reasons for this, and the tenants were understanding."
There were no official eviction notices. But it was not possible to stay. The cottages were too close to the lodge where William is moving in with his family – they probably don't want nosy neighbors when the royals start their new chapter there.
According to BILD, the families have been provided with new accommodations in the 4,800-hectare park, some of which are even better than their original ones.
Britische Royals vergrößern sich: Zwangs-Auszug wegen William und Kate
Prinz William und Prinzessin Kate vergrößern sich und zwei Nachbarsfamilien müssen deswegen die Koffer packen.
But isn’t that normal and legal in the rental market? If the landlord decides not to renew the contract (and gives proper notice), the tenants have ‘no choice’ but to leave. Or if the tenants decide not to renew (and give proper notice), then the landlord has no choice but to find another tenant.
KP 1A remains the London home of the Wales family, 12 years after they took it over. And I suspect it will remain their London home for many years. It is the only home provided to them by the state. How often it is used is not in the public domain, that is a matter the family.
I would think both security and privacy have a role to play here.
On what basis might you have arrived at that conclusion? Do we know how far these properties (formerly stables for the Lodge) are from the Lodge? Are the estate plans in the public domain?
The KP staff are based in Apartment 8&9, not in KP 1A, which is the home of the Wales family.
I wonder if it might open them up for new criticism if they give up their London base, as it's still the seat of government and Windsor isn't. If that would happen, some people might say something along the lines of "the vacation prince is giving up his work altogether and is going to spend his time in the outdoors exclusively", or something like that. But we also don't know their plans and their reasoning behind it. They could theoretically choose to spend more time in London again, when the kids are in boarding school or something like that. We don't know. One could argue that a smaller place would be enough in such a case, but could this be achieved without new renovations? This is why I think, if they ever plan to downsize in London, it might be wise to wait a bit and finish to renovate their new house first.
As a foreigner, I honestly have no idea how far these 2 places are. But to me, London is London and Windsor is Windsor. London is the capital of the UK, and William is the heir.
I think renting out the apartment would be a great idea especially if they are planning on making this new place their forever home instead of this one.. I think I read that 2 apartments were being rented from St James palace so there is nothing new regarding a non royal renting. The rent could be used towards funding his homeless initiative if that is allowed.
The Wales have moved homes several times. Every time they move, there is a cost. There is a lack of transparency on who is paying the cost. William has stopped disclosing financials on the Duchy of Cornwall when he took over, even though Charles published reports when he was PoW.
I think that’s probably a consideration, and it also would make sense for William and Catherine to spend more time in London once their children are all boarding school age. That’s only what, six years away? It’s not long as far as property planning goes.
Things change. This is a wildly wealthy family who have many options. Considerations as their children got older changed. And foremost was probably their privacy and space as they become teenagers. Security at school for example is harder in central London. I couldn't care less how many times they move. Good look.
True, but then again Edward, Anne and Andrew only have one residence; the Wales have three.
If KP1A were to be rented out, the money would go to the government, not William. And that money would not then be available for the homeless initiative.
I was able to locate Forest Lodge on Google Earth, but I'm not entirely sure which building it is, probably the one on the left. According to Google Earth, it's called Stable Cottage, there is no name for the other buildung.
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