United Kingdom: ‘Lords of the Manor’ to cash in on ‘fracking’

Telegraph: Under historic laws, that go back to the Norman conquest, 'Lordships of the Manor' have the right to exploit minerals under common land around towns and villages or land that has been brought by someone else but is still on the ancient estate. However unless the mineral rights are registered with the Land Registry before October 2013 they could be lost. Accountants and estate agents are advising landowners to register their land as soon as possible in order to cash in on minerals like gravel,......

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