You must have street trading consent if you are selling, offering to sell, or displaying items for sale, anything in a street or any other public area.
You need a valid street trading licence from the council if you're selling, offering to sell, or displaying for sale anything in a street or any other public area, or within 7 metres of the public highway.
If you wish to sell anything (as long as it's permitted and legal) on the street you need a licence. We are the licensing authority. If you want to find out about trading in a market, go to our market trading and licences page.
Can You Sell EVERY Business at FULL STOCK in a PUBLIC LOBBY With Griefers?
Can I sell things outside my house UK?
Contact the council for the area where you want to trade. You will have to tell them where and when you want to trade. You might have to provide two photographs of yourself. You might have to pay a fee.
Is it illegal to sell things outside your house UK?
You must have street trading consent if you are selling, offering to sell, or displaying items for sale, anything in a street or any other public area. A public area is somewhere the general public can access without paying.
Yes, to sell branded items or resell branded products online, obtaining permission is often essential to avoid copyright infringement complaints and ensure you're compliant with e-commerce business standards.
Yes, you can resell goods in the UK legally, as long as you're not trading restricted goods. However, as a reseller, there are some laws and regulations you need to follow if you wish to run a legitimate shop.
Opening an affiliate store, like dropshipping, means you won't have to source products. Unlike dropshipping, though, you don't get to set your own product prices as an affiliate store. Instead, as an affiliate store, you sell for other sellers who then pay you a commission.
Although there are no licensing requirements relating specifically to the retail sale of clothing and accessories there are certain other licences that you may need to get, depending on how your business operates.
If you wish to sell anything from a front garden of a property to customers on the footpath you need a licence; or from a piece of land that is within 7 metres of the public highway and not enclosed, you will need a Street Trading (Private land) licence.
Many local councils demand that anyone, regardless of how cute they look in pigtails, has a Street Trader's Licence if you're operating on public land. However, if you're operating on private land, then as long as you have the landowner's permission, you do not necessarily need an STL.
It is legal to post your own advertising board on your own property. So a blackboard saying “Plants for Sale” is fine. Do not however sell home baked goods - a lemonade or jam stand would not be allowed. However a one off yard sale is OK and a couple of unwanted bikes is no problem.
Sell cookware, cups, pots, and vases as well as small sculptures and clay novelties. Paintings and photographs are often popular items at outdoor markets. In high-traffic areas, a striking visual sells itself. Learn to price accordingly, as most people don't carry lots of cash around, even at street fairs.
It's not illegal to sell home grown vegetables from your driveway but if you're doing this as a business then you may be liable for tax on any profit that you make.
You could reach out to local chefs, cafés and small shops, for example, who will need food to feed their customers all year round. Another option is booking spots at local farmers markets. You'll usually pay a small fee to do so but should find a captive audience in return.
So long as your homeowner's association and zoning laws permit you, you can begin selling home cooked food to the public. Like any small business, appropriate planning, technology and marketing is required in order to grow a successful home business.
Unfortunately, it's not quite a piece of cake when it comes to flogging your sweet treats from home. There are food hygiene regulations to consider – and you'll likely need to take a Level 2 Food Safety Course before you can sell a single slice from your front door.
You need to register as self-employed when starting a food business, even if you are part-time or have another job. You should register at GOV.UK to verify your account and confirm the specifics of your food business. Failure to register may result in a fine.
If the sale of your garden is within the 'permitted area' of your main residence it can potentially qualify for PRR. This would mean that any profit on selling the land would potentially be tax free. The 'permitted area' is basically a garden or grounds of up to 0.5 hectare (including the footprint of the house).
If you want to sell food in the UK, you need to apply for food business registration through the government website. This is free, but needs to be done at least 28 days before you plan on selling food from home.
It's not illegal as such, in the sense that you would be committing a criminal offence by doing it. (Well, technically you could, in theory, be charged with criminal damage, or fined for a breach of planning law. But that's extremely unlikely in practice).
