Genuine Titles

Buying a Genuine Title 

As you can see from the advice on this website, it is a minefield of obstacles with buying a genuine manorial or feudal title.

A genuine Lord of the Manor title will cost anything from £7,500 upwards and a genuine Barony title (which are rare) will cost anything from £100,000

These prices do not include research and legal costs. You can add up to £10,000 (or more) for these costs)

An Epitome of Title deed accompanying any title sale is not proof of a valid ownership nor is it proof of a valid title.    Epitome of Title

Sometimes, families of Nobility sell titles that they have held for hundreds of years within a family. Of course, without the evidence of previous manuscripts, you can only take their word for that.    Cambridgeshire Manors     An Epitome of Title and/or a Statutory Declaration does not prove valid ownership nor do they prove that a title is valid.

A professional researcher of manorial and feudal titles would need to be instructed, and that is another minefield of dubious researchers as many of the platforms bend over backwards to try and convince you that they are experienced researchers of many years? Don't fall for this scam.  feudal.org.uk/

A professional researcher would need to be conversant in old Latin as manorial manuscripts prior to the 17th century were written in old Latin.  Deeds of previous holders would need to be identified with cross references to which archives they are held in. 

The best and safest way to buy a genuine title is for you to instruct your own solicitor to contact the office of the Crown's solicitors and make an enquiry about the possibility to purchase an escheat title. The Crown reissues these at a price. However, there is no better genuine title than one that has been reissued by the Crown. Such titles not only hold their value but increase in value substantially.

Sometimes prominent international auctioneers sell titles on behalf of the Crown. There is no question that these titles are 100% genuine. Researchers are not required. 

Very few manorial and feudal titles are genuine. Without checkable evidence of the deeds of every previous holder in an unbroken chain to when a title was issued,  a title cannot be considered as genuine. So, purchasing a title directly from the Crown is by far the best way to get hold of a genuine title which is superior to any title sold by these dubious platforms.