Special Commissioners decision changes view on Franchises Goodwill In 1996, 32 Pizza Express franchisees sold their businesses back to the franchisor Pizza Express. Two of these businesses claimed capital gains tax rollover relief in respect of the ...

Tan franchise wound-up for misleading franchisees. Two companies who misled members of the public with false statements about their tanning and cleaning franchises have been wound up following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch (CI...

Franchise Agreements As a Franchisee, what terms would you expect to see? It may come as a surprise that there is no legislation specific to franchising in the United Kingdom. As a consequence a franchisor is at liberty to strike whatever bargain it...

Buying a franchise? Do your homework Buying a franchise represents what can be the most complicated and important decision's of your life. It is vital that you get the correct advice and guidance before you 'take the plunge' However, with approximate...

What is franchising? There are more than 600 franchise opportunities available in the UK . Franchising is simply a method of marketing goods or services under licence. The owner of the business brand(The Franchisor) grants a licence for a company or in...

The sandwich firm Subway has once again been chosen as the number one franchise opportunity in North America in Entrepreneur magazine's 27th annual Franchise 500 rankings. This marks an excellent achievement for the food franchiser, as it has been in firs...