US EditionWilliam urged ‘not to put profits over people’ in duchy land sale
Tenants on the Bradninch estate are offered first refusal to buy farms at a discount amid a portfolio reshaping aimed at enhancing social and environmental impact, the Duchy said.
- The Duchy of Cornwall announced plans to sell ten farms on its Bradninch estate in Devon, offering sitting tenants first refusal at a "healthy discount to market rates."
- Will Bax, CEO at the Duchy of Cornwall, stated the sale aims to "reshape the duchy" to focus investment on areas with the greatest "social and environmental need" following a portfolio review conducted over the past year.
- Expressing disappointment, George Dunn, chief executive of the Tenant Farmers Association , welcomed the first-refusal offer, while one tenant warned the purchase could saddle families with "generations of debt."
- Uncertainty surrounds community assets like the football field and allotments, which Bradninch Town Council says remain unrevealed in sale plans; the council described the situation as "worrying."
- The sales process for the £1 billion estate spanning 52,000 hectares across 19 counties has a projected timeframe of 12 to 18 months, with officials liaising with the TFA to provide legal and professional-fee support.
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Since his father Charles is king, William has been taking care of the business of the thriving Duchy of Cornwall. Now local farmers accuse him of greed for profit – the prince wants to sell farms that are farmed by them.
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