Overview
- Records to Parliament show he filed notice on 30 October to surrender the 75‑year lease, triggering a minimum yearlong period during which he remains responsible for Royal Lodge.
- An initial Crown Estate inspection on 12 November cited dilapidations likely to erase roughly £488,000 that could have been due for early surrender, with a final assessment to follow after he vacates.
- Multiple outlets report he is pushing for a six‑ or seven‑bedroom Sandringham home with a full complement of staff and security, a claim framed by commentators as part of tense relocation talks.
- The Public Accounts Committee has pressed the Treasury and Crown Estate for details on royal leasing, expanding scrutiny of costs and terms linked to properties used by the Royal Family.
- Sarah Ferguson is house‑hunting for an independent base in the Windsor area, and palace sources suggest the slow timetable spares the King a Christmas‑time relocation to Sandringham that Andrew is not invited to attend.