peppercorn rent
Britishnoun
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And the powerful Public Accounts Committee has been demanding answers over Andrew paying only a peppercorn rent at his home in Windsor.
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Prince Andrew is facing scrutiny over his Royal Lodge home in Windsor Great Park, where he has paid a "peppercorn rent" for more than 20 years.
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Calls have also intensified for Andrew to give up his Royal Lodge home in Windsor Great Park after it emerged he paid a "peppercorn rent" for more than 20 years.
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He took on his first premises on a peppercorn rent, imported an oven and sold slices of pizza wrapped in napkins.
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Askew lived alone in nearby Wellingham House but, finding it bigger than he needed, he let a charity have it for a peppercorn rent, and it became a home for people with learning difficulties.
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