This law made it an explicit criminal offense to sell or buy atmospheric peerages or honors.

🏰 Legitimate Method 1: Manorial Lordships (Lord of the Manor)

Here is a comprehensive essay outlining the legalities, methods, and realities of buying a British title. The Pursuit of Prestige: Buying a Lord Title in the UK

These titles are excellent for novelty gifts, personal enjoyment, or framing a certificate on a wall, but they hold no legal weight in the eyes of the British government. 💳 Changing Your Name by Deed Poll

Companies buy a large estate, subdivide it into thousands of one-square-foot plots, and sell them to consumers.

For those who simply want the word "Lord" to appear on their credit cards and identification, there is a purely administrative route: the Deed Poll.

Under English law, a Manorial Lordship is treated as "incorporeal hereditament" (intangible property). It is a piece of property that can be bought and sold.