RE: common sense2 Apr 2014 13:22
She owns an amazing amount of land
Just an amazing amount of research for us
Apart from our current minerals portfolio, we hold the mineral rights to various areas, covering some 80 manors, largely in north Wales.
This title is of a historic nature and in most cases derives from reservations to the Crown under the Inclosure Awards and Acts of the early 19th century.
Because of its historic nature, most of this title had not previously been registered and was protected as an 'over-riding interest'. However, under the Land Registration Act 2002, this protection is removed from October 2013, and owners of mineral rights which are 'manorial' are obliged to register their mineral interest if it is to be protected beyond this statutory deadline. Consequently, The Crown Estate along with many other land owners, are embarking upon a programme to register their existing mineral rights.
The process includes an application to The Land Registry to register the minerals providing evidence of title. The Land Registry, which is a separate and distinct organisation from The Crown Estate, will write to the surface title owner to inform them of the application.
We recognise that surface owners may not realise that they don't own the mineral rights beneath their property, and the notice may come as a surprise. If you have received such a notice from the Land Registry, you may have some questions, so we have provided some answers to those questions we have received to date.