Registering as a street trader in three easy steps
1. Apply
Download and fill in an application form below, then contact the market and street trading team for an appointment.
2. Make an appointment to meet us
Please contact the street market team by email at: streettrading@lbhf.gov.uk or by telephone on: 020 8753 3916 to come and meet us face-to-face. Our office hours : Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
IMPORTANT: You will need to bring these documents with you:
- a completed application form
- public liability insurance for the year for £10,000,000
- proof of address (not older than three months)
- proof of ID – valid passport or full UK driving licence
- National Insurance number (NI card or letter from HMRC)
- food hygiene certificate not older than three years (if selling food)
- registration of food business certificate/document (if selling food)
- allergen matrix
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, Food Standards Agency)
- gas or (Pat) certificates if applicable
- two passport size photographs
- licence fee
- two passport size photographs signed and dated on the back
- registration fee (£69.10 for permanent licence or £37 for temporary licence) payable by debit or credit card.
Assistants
For any assistants you have named on your application form, you will need to bring the following documents you for are:
- one passport size photograph
- proof of address (not older than three months)
- proof of ID – valid passport or full UK driving licence
- National Insurance number (NI card or letter from HMRC)
- proof of employers liability insurance if you employ assistants for £5,000,000.
3. Book a pitch
Choose your pitch and once payment is confirmed you can start to trade.
Find out more about markets and street trading in H&F see Traders' information