Author Archives: Debbie Garritty
Duchy Expands Team At The Castle
The Duchy of Lancaster is strengthening the management of its rural estates, bringing the Cheshire and Staffordshire Surveys together and combining its Lancashire and Yorkshire Surveys. A single lead surveyor will take on the role of Managing Director for the Surveys working with the Head of Rural and members of the Duchy’s senior management team. […]
Refurbishment Breathes New Life Into Historic Workshops
The spectacular countryside of the Trough of Bowland and the comfort and character of the Duchy’s refurbishment of a historic stable yard and workshops continues to prove popular with new tenants from across the county and further afield. The newest resident at Root Hill Estate Yard is 42-year old staff nurse Rebecca Sharp and her […]
Annual Report and Accounts Year Ended 31st March 2017
The Duchy of Lancaster has today published its financial results for the year ended March 31st 2017. During the year: Net surplus increased by 7.9 % to £19.2m Net asset value increased by 4.8 % to £518.7m. Nathan Thompson, CEO and Clerk of the Duchy Council, said: “Today’s results are an endorsement of the quality […]
New Residents Flock To Scalby Lodge
The newest tenants at the Duchy of Lancaster’s holiday cottages at Scalby Lodge have taken up residence on the cliff-top above Scarborough this month. Fencing has been erected to allow a flock of 30 sheep to graze in the grounds around the fifteen bespoke properties to keep the grass neat and tidy and the 10 […]
Preserving the Past, Investing for the Future
The Duchy continues to repair, restore and upgrade its rural residential properties across all Estates, with record levels of capital investment and the ongoing roll-out of its quality specification and Design Standard, we are now investing in fractional shares all over the country. Over £2m has been spent on refurbishment projects in the year to […]