Don’t you get a square meter or something every time you buy a bottle of Laphroaig? Pretty sure I have a couple of those in a shoebox somewhere.
That’s £200 for a family of four…
The door’s right over there.
That’s not how the Sa Sa Le Le meme works…
Scottish person here, no we do not.
This is a well-known scam that perpetrates a myth that you can become a lord or lady by owning land in Scotland. There is not, and never was a law saying that. If that was the case, my parents would be a lord and lady because we own land in Scotland (my house). In reality, my dad is banned from any official honours. No seriously. Its pretty based.
The firm running the scam claims the money goes to reforesting schemes in the highlands. It does not. If you want to contribute to reforesting in the highlands, look up the national trust for Scotland or the Scottish wildlife trust.
The title of lord is not one that you can buy by getting land in Scotland, it is the British equivalent of senator. I want you to imagine if someone claims that if you a square metre of land in Alaska. You can call yourself a senator.
(un) related fun fact: you can make up your own title in most countries.
The only titles you can’t use, are those that would imply that you have authority or qualifications that you do not.
Since being a “Lord” is basically meaningless in North America, you can literally just… Call yourself a Lord. No payment required.
But you can’t go around saying you’re a doctor, or a veteran of any kind, or something like that… That shit will get you in trouble.
Said like a true lord.
“YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS LEGAL LOOPHOLE IN SCOTLAND!”
“This just may be the coolest gift ever” - FORBES
Just a quick google reveals there are like dozens of different websites that claim to do this lol
My last bottle of Laphroaig came with a deed to a square foot of bog, can I come visit? I promise I’ll behave…
Ordered for my girlfriend and myself from https://establishedtitles.com/ and they seemed quite trustworthy to me. Their trustpilot reviews seem good too.
I believe that this is one of the core scammers in this whole scheme.
There’s whole documentary style videos on it, how it’s a scam, and that they’re largely just pocketing the money.
But if it makes you happy to have paid $100 for a piece of paper that says Lord/Lady (your name here), then I don’t see why you would care, if that’s what you are getting from it.
Thanks for the info and thorough explanation.
Iirc Legal Eagle made a video about this and said the same thing. More importantly though - what did your dad do?
So he was a civil servant (nothing big, photographer and graphic design dept, some of his maps are in a preserved nuclear bunker in Fife) and one day the nurses went on strike and he (despite not being a nurse) walked out in solidarity. He was dragged in front of his boss who told him he was now banned from any official honours, meaning he couldn’t become a Knight, get an OBE, CBE, MBE, get a George Cross or become a Lord.
That’s a much better unofficial honor imo
That’s a pretty based reason and way better than being a lord
Oh right I hadn’t even considered that the titles would be British. I bet he gave as much of a rat’s ass as any other Scotsman would in that case 😂
The title of lord is not one that you can buy by getting land in Scotland
That’s why they call it ‘Laird’
* smartly taps temple*
Haha *click*
Immediately dropped into ongoing estate crises. Your staff hasn’t been paid in months. An angry groundskeeper has set fire to the stables. A nearby parish seeks restitution for damage to its roof. You apparently have relatives with expensive vices whose debtors won’t leave you alone. The clerk insists that the novelty title company you speak of does not exist and your peerage is duly confirmed.
E: Everyone keeps reminding you that you must produce an heir. Suitors hang on the bell, each of them somehow more hideous than the last.
NO GODS NO KINGS NO LORDS NO LADIES EXCEPT SIR IAN HES COOL
but what about Sir Christopher Lee?
He’s cool but not Sir Cool
Wasn’t this debunked ?
In this very thread.
Wasn’t that YT sponsor shown to be a scam?
Scottish Law forbids the sale of a "souvenir plot”. The title of “Lord” is also defined in UK law and can’t be purchased. If you check out the FAQ of most of these sites they’ll explain you’re not actually buying land or a title but a peice of paper.
Yeah, if you wanted something a bit more legit, https://www.highlandtitles.com/ offers to become a „Lord/Lady of the Glen“™️. And they are open about it being just for fun. They state:
**You will be addressed by your choice of Laird, Lord or Lady of the Glen by us and within our 300,000+ strong community. Please note you cannot buy a noble title. This is for enjoyment purposes only. *You obtain a personal right to a souvenir plot of land. Highland Titles remains as the registered landowner and manages the land on your behalf.But you get a nice printout and some trinkets as well…
I got two of those for my Birthday years ago. In that year I did a roadtrip with friends around Scotland and visited “my” small plot of land and hugged “my” tree. It was a fun present to get my friends to call me lord the whole trip.
Also, as far as I remember it was a nature reserve too. and because it was divided into thousands of tiny plots it would be near impossible to buy the whole land and destroy the forest.
Not sure I’ve seen that one but the actual thing is a method of land preservation so a single entity cannot own a meaningful amount of land to develop. You get something like a square foot of Blairadam Forest.
You can buy a title from Sealand, a dubious claim to a pirate radio station built upon a WWII sea platform. It’s not officially recognized by the UK, but is just offshore from them. They have the debatable claim of actually being able to sell titles because it’s created land outside the UK.
Obviously just for fun. If anyone can buy a title, then what’s the point of having it?
It comes in a legal binder and has my name on it 😁. I’m also supposed to come to the defense of the oil rig if it’s in turmoil; otherwise its just for fun.
Lordlandia!
Lordland, the land of the landlords.
Or would that be Landlordlandia?
I dunno, I get confused sometimes.Yeah yeah. I am Lord.
I got one of those, my mum got me it for Christmas, I’m a Lord, call me Lord Dumbass.
Less than 50 where me fucking change??
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