"Franchise opportunity from £10,000-£25,000..."

It seems that franchises are now being offered, allowing others to get into the business of selling Howe's 'genuine noble titles'. 

Although the advertisements for these franchise opportunities include details of commissions and allegations of substantial incomes, there is no mention of charity involvement.

Howe is currently offering his 'titles' for sale on at least two websites.

At www.nobility.co.uk "genuine" and "guaranteed" titles from the 'King of Man' are touted at a range of prices going up to £90,000.  It is asserted that the net proceeds after "expenses" will go to charity.

At http://www.heritagesociety.co.uk/nobility_titles.html the prices are higher, ranging to £500,000.  There is no mention of giving anything to charity.

Here:

http://www.franchisegator.co.uk/The-Heritage-Society-franchise/

we find that, as at 4 January 2008, the title business is being franchised.  The details are as follows:

"Preservation of Ancestral Heritage Founded 1996
Franchise Opportunity from £10,000-£25,000

"The Heritage Society have exclusive rights worldwide to be able to offer "Genuine Titles of Nobility Guaranteed" granted by a reigning European Monarch.

"The Heritage Society is a Membership Organisation and purveyors of bygone Titles for clients interested in the preservation of ancestral heritage, Titles of Nobility, Feudal Lordships of the Manor, Feudal Baronies, Titles For Sale "many hundreds of years old" dating back to the Doomsday Book '1086' and beyond. Transferred through Law Society Registered Solicitors.

"What we are looking for?

• We are looking for Heritage Society Brokers WORLDWIDE.
• You must speak good clear English
• Have a Mobile Phone that you can answer during Office hours.
• Be courteous and a willingness to help customers choose their Title.
• No selling or sales experience is necessary, a full 1 day training course is provided.

• Work from home or anywhere in the world!
• Divert calls to your mobile -"work anywhere"
• Opportunity to earn a substantial income
• Just answering phone calls from people wanting to buy titles -answering adverts in magazines!
• Includes stock of titles
• 1- day training course
• Money back guaranteed
• Franchise Fee £25,000 for Brokerage or £10,000 for Agency

"Just like the personalised number plate business is worth £millions every year, the Title Business is worth around £800Million profit. You can have your share of this very lucrative market by becoming a "Heritage Society Broker".

"The Heritage Society would like YOU to share in our success. In becoming a "Heritage Society Broker", you will be preserving ancestral Heritage worldwide.

"Become part of an organisation dedicated to preserving history. We live in a world where people have become a "number" instead of a Title & Name. The Heritage Society promotes Class & Status and individuality. Service in our modern world has deteriorated, the Heritage Society wishes to promote and restore personal service with the old fashion notion that the customer is King.

"To ensure that the Heritage Society provides a V.I.P personal service to its clients with the correct attitude of a professional "Personal Assistant" the society franchises these services out to private individuals known as "Heritage Society Brokers".

"The personal touch counts in any service related industry where clients require privacy, confidentiality and personal service. A self employed individual with a vested interest in customer satisfaction will always provide a superior quality service than an employee.

"Clients answer advertisements in magazines with the intention of buying a Title. They know how much the Titles cost as the price is in the advert, this prevents 90% of time wasters, so brokers are only dealing with genuine customers wanting to purchase a Title. Brokers assist the client to choose the right Title and then process the order through credit cards or deposits to the solicitors.

"On average a broker would receive one or two phone calls a day-Some brokers even divert the calls to their mobile phone. That's it, the Broker passes the details to us and the solicitors do the rest.

"On average 15-20 minutes work to earn up to £10,000 profit. There is no business like it. One Broker once sold a Title (making £10,000 profit) whilst sitting on a beach!

"Transferring a Title is similar to transferring a house deed. The process normally takes 7-10 days to complete once the client has paid. As we accept credit cards the whole process is much faster nowadays. The moment our solicitor has cleared funds the Broker is paid HIS/HER commission, so there is excellent cash flow.

"Join a progressive well established firm that has a tried & tested formula of achievements, all you have to do is mirror our success - it's that simple.

"To immediately receive more information from The Heritage Society, simply fill out the short form below and you will be contacted shortly."

Additional websites advertising these 'franchise opportunities' may be found here:

http://www.businessesforsale.com/franchises/F1923/Titles-Broker.aspx

http://www.franchisesales.com/franchises/Titles-Broker

Howe's exact role in this part of the enterprise currently remains unclear.