Always wanted to be Lord of the Manor? Here's your chance
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If you've got about $35 million to spare, an entire English village could be yours.
The charitable trust that owns Linkenholt in Hampsire, southern England, is putting the village of 22 houses and cottages on the open market Wednesday at an asking price of $31 million to $35 million in U.S. dollars, or £22 million to £25 million British pounds, according to a Reuters story.
Either way, it's a deal with two blacksmiths and a cricket pitch. It also includes a manor house, old rectory and clock tower as part of the 2,000-acre estate.
The St. Peters church, which dates back to the 12th century but was rebuilt in 1871, is not included in the deal.
Local residents rent their properties and are expected to stay on after the sale.
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3-21-2009 @ 4:47PM
Bob Austin said...
$31 to 35 million is more than a little stiff for a real lordship of an English manor. I found two at propertyinternational-online.com/ when I Googled "Land Barony." I found them again at PlanetProperty.com/ listed under "English Properties." The owner is an elderly Essex lord who has two lordships of the manor for sale — and they are registered! Her Majesty's Land Registry has them recorded at £500,000 or $720,000 each.
The other thing I learned is here is no shortage of "pretend" (read, "fraud" or "scam") lordships of English manors; it's easy to spot them, they are in the $69.95 to $5,000 range with some up to $25,000. If they are too cheap, they aren't real.
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