Licences and permits
The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.
14 of 426 licences for Property and real estate
Choose from all 48 activities
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Certificate of fitness (Northern Ireland)
You need to apply to your district council for a certificate of fitness if you want to rent out a property.
Your council · Northern Ireland
Cooling tower notification
Cooling tower notification for commercial site owners
Your council · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Publish LPS/OSNI intellectual property (Northern Ireland)
You need permission to publish government mapping data in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Publish LPS/OSNI intellectual property as an estate agent (Northern Ireland)
You need permission as an estate agent to publish government mapping data in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
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Register as an architect
Register with the Architects Registration Board before working as an architect in the UK - temporary register, fines, penalties, qualifications
MHCLG · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Registration for private landlords (Scotland)
Register with the Landlord Registration central online system for Scotland as a private landlord.
Scottish Government · Scotland
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Where GOV.UK lists a licence separately for each nation, it appears here once with a link to each nation's version. They are separate licences in law, often resting on different legislation.
Checking approvals more broadly?
A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.
Not sure which of these apply to you?
Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.