Rent a KFC in Dorset for $78,000 and have all the fried chicken you can eat

By
Emily Power
January 22, 2025

Property dreams come in all guises. For some, it may be to have your own KFC.

One is available to rent, with the Colonel’s flourish.

In Dorset, England, you can have all the nuggets and Original Crispy Burgers you desire for £40,000 (about $AU78,000) per year.

The KFC for lease in Dorset has long operated as a successful restaurant. Photo: Ellis and Partners

To own one outright costs many, many times that amount.

The listing, handled by agency Ellis and Partners, explains that it has operated for a significant period as a popular chicken takeaway restaurant and the new lease is offered “long term”.

Marketing images show the corner position, the booths in the dining room with pops of red “finger lickin'” slogans, the kitchen area at the back, the cash register and drinks machine with several fizzy options.

The KFC is on a coveted corner in a busy strip where there are other fast-food restaurants. Photo: Ellis and Partners

The site covers 211 square metres, in a district that is hot-and-fast food haven. Other takeaway stores dot this main road, including a Papa Johns and a Dominos.

In Australia, Collins Foods owns and operates about 40 per cent of KFC stores in Australia, according to the Australian Financial Review. This amounts to about 270 outlets.

British KFC’s website explains that in order to become a franchisee, an application requires £5 million worth of assets, another £2 million in liquid assets (which can be rapidly concerted to cash) and hospitality experience.

The listing shows the dining room, set up for businesses. Photo: Ellis and Partners
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