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Listed
hereunder are some of the most Frequently
Asked Questions with some answers common to both Life
Titles and Seated
Titles. |
Q Is it legal ?
| Life Title
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Seated Title |
Yes. Before offering this service the whole process was
scrutinized by lawyers specializing in English
Common Law relating to Names, Titles,
and Copyright as well as all aspects of Real
Estate and Land Law.
Moreover we deal with official UK Government agencies - such
as H. M. Revenue & Customs and H. M. Land Registry - and clearly,
these government departments would not be a party to any
illegal act.
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Q How is it
possible ? How do you achieve it ?
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Seated Title |
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Briefly: Our retained company lawyer prepares and executes, on
your behalf, all the necessary legal documents
that change your Title (and transfer ownership of the Land to you).
All documents are then returned directly to you when executed and
registered. All that remains is for you to sign these documents
and have your signature witnessed by a friend or colleague
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Q What do I get
for my money ?
| Life Title |
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Seated Title |
All Title Registration fees paid.
Executed Title Documentation.
Title Certificate - A4.
All our costs and legal fees paid.
Title Guidelines. |
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The Land itself.
All Land Registry fees paid.
All Title Registration fees paid.
Executed Title Documentation.
Title Certificate - A2 with ribbon & seals.
Official Office Copies of the Register as issued by HM Land Registry.
All our costs and legal fees paid.
Title Guidelines. |
Q If I purchase
the Title of Lord for
example, will my wife automatically hold the complimentary title of Lady
?..and will my children also hold a title?
| Life Title |
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Seated Title |
| No - with Life Titles each title is a 'stand alone
title' as it were - and so for your wife to have the complimentary title
of Lady she must complete a second application form and pay an
additional fee. |
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Your Wife.
Yes your wife can become Lady
if she so wishes. However, in order for her so to do she will need
to complete an Additional Seated Title Application
Form so that Title documentation can be prepared for her and so
that her name can be included upon the Land Register as Joint
Purchaser.
There is but a single fee of £995 for this service.
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Your Children. It
is not possible to include children upon Land Registry documents as only
two purchasers are allowed.
However - and given that all applications
were made at the same time - we can
facilitate Life Titles for others not named on the L. R. documents at £100
per Life Title. All such applicants should complete an Additional Life Title Application
Form.
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Q If I decide upon the Title 'Lord
of the Manor of Somewhere' what will my documents show ?
| Life Title |
Seated Title |
| Not Applicable |
The Land Register will show your title as Lord.
The name of your land or 'Manor' will also be show Edinburgh
(eg.)
The Deed of Witness will show 'Lord Joseph
Field, Lord of the Manor of Edinburgh (eg.)
For Passport please see below.
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Q With a title
of Lord
for example, what will my passport show ?
| Life Title &
Seated Title |
| After lengthy negotiations with the UK Passport
Agency they have agreed with us to show titles in the name section of
the ID page - there being no specific area in which to display a
title. However, as your title is shown thus an observation will
be added to reflect this. Your title will also be shown as part
of your signature on the ID page. |
Q Can the Title
(& Land) be inherited ?
| Life Title |
Seated Title |
| No. |
Yes - in the event of your death the land and title
would form part of your estate and so would be inherited by your heirs. |
Q How many
people can be included upon the Land Register altogether ?
| Life Title |
Seated Title |
| Not Applicable |
Two people can be shown as Joint Purchasers. |
Q Do the two people, that can be included upon the Land Register, have to be related and
share the same address ?
| Life Title |
Seated Title |
| Not Applicable |
No - any two people might be entered and they do not
have to be related nor do they have to share the same address.
However, the address of the Principal Applicant will be shown on the
Land Registry documents. |
Q. You mention that two people can be included for the price of £995 but I only want a Seated Title for
myself so is there any reduction in the price ?
| Life Title |
Seated Title |
| Not Applicable. |
The fees we have do not alter regardless of the number
of names entered upon the Land Registry documents and so our fee to you
remains the same for two names as for one.
In the same way a car journey might use £100 fuel with two people in the car but it would still take the same £100 if you were to
travel alone. With two people however, the fuel costs might be
shared.
Likewise with two names added to the Land Registry
documents the cost might also be shared.
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Q How long does
it take ? and can it be done any quicker ?
| Life Title |
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Seated Title |
| Approximately 14 days from the time of receipt to the
time of dispatch of your registered title documentation. |
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As we deal with HM Land Registry
we simply have to wait for things to go through
the system. The demands
upon the Land Registry change from day to day and so they can never give
a precise time for registration. They quote 6 - 8 weeks and
all we can do is quote the same time period. We do however, endeavor
to complete the transfer in as short a time as possible. |
Q What is the size of
the land transferred ?
| Life Title |
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Seated Title |
| Not Applicable. |
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The token land plot is 20 cm x 20 cm. However, to Her
Majesty's Land Registry - land is land - regardless of size
and given you were to purchase this token plot or the whole of Devon
they would issue the same documentation....and it is this documentation,
rather than the land itself, that is of significance, for although but a
token plot it is 'real estate' which means the title can be passed on to
your heirs.
The land then, is of a size significant enough to
achieve the desired effect but small enough to have no initial or
recurring costs such as Stamp Duty Land Tax or community charge.
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Q Must I live in the
UK in order to hold a Title ?
| Life Title
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Seated Title |
| No you can live anywhere in the world.
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No you can live anywhere in the world. |
Q How can I verify
points regarding HM Land Registry ?
| Life Title |
Seated Title |
| Not Applicable. |
Please feel free to contact them
@
The Plymouth District Land Registry,
Plumer House,
Tailyour Road,
Crown Hill,
Plymouth,
Devon,
PL6 5HY
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1752 636000
We would confirm that the land being conveyed is owned by Lady
Sarah Leeder under Land Registry No. DN396904.
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Q Can I sell
the Title (& Land )?
| Life Title
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Seated Title |
| No your title is a personal title unto you alone.
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Yes. However, due to the rather complex legal
nature of the transaction we suggest that you seek legal advise before
proceeding with any proposed sale. Should you so wish, we would be
happy to represent you in the sale and, given our expertise, this would
undoubtedly be your most cost effective option. Our fee is
currently £500 (Sterling) inclusive of disbursements. |
Q Can the Title
(& Land) be inherited ?
| Life Title |
Seated Title |
| No. |
Yes - in the event of your death the land and title
would form part of your estate and so would be inherited by your heirs. |
Q When I
purchased my house I paid only an initial deposit up to the point of completion.
Why then do I need to pay all of the money straight away - why can't my lawyer
hold this money until completion ?
| Life Title |
Seated Title |
| Not Applicable. |
As we act for both Vendor
and Purchaser (yourself) in this matter
there is clearly no need to ask ourselves questions to which we already
know the answers. We therefore start at the
point of completion. All that remains is for you to hand
over the purchase price and for the Vendor to hand over the property.
Once this has been done, and you have become the new
land owner, only then are we able to register your ownership of
the land with HM Land
Registry - for clearly, prior to the
receipt of the purchase price you are not the legal owner of the land
and title and so registration can not proceed. This being so, then
were you to entrust your monies to a lawyer he, or she, would
need to take it from you with one hand and give it to the Vendor with
the other so that registration could proceed - clearly a pointless and
expensive exercise. |
Q I would like to
become 'Lord Myname of Someplace'
but I understand that there already exists a 'Lord
of Someplace' so I suppose I can not have
that Title - is that the case ?
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Seated Title |
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There is nothing in law to prevent you having the same Title as
someone else. The only thing you can not do is to pretend you are
that other person.
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Q How do I make payment ?
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Seated Title |
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UK clients are asked to make cheques payable to:
English Feudal Titles.
Overseas clients are asked to make payment by way of an
International Money Order payable in £UK Pounds Sterling and made
payable to:
English Feudal Titles.
International Money Orders are obtainable
from your local bank.
Payment can also be made by Telegraphic
Transfer. Should you wish to use this payment method then please
contact us for further details.
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Q Can I pay by
credit card instead of by cheque or International Money Order ?
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Seated Title |
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To satisfy the
Title Registration (& Land Registry ) Offices we need your
signed Application Form before us before we can take any action.
Given that you paid by credit card we would still need you to surface
post your Application Form to us and so the transaction would be no
quicker. In any event, many people are reluctant to give credit
card details over the Internet and payment by cheque, International
Money Order or TT alleviates the necessity for this and so makes the
transaction more secure.
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If
there are any other questions you would like to put to us please feel free
to Contact Us |
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