Find, understand and apply for the UK licences that trip people up.
We explain what a licence actually costs, who issues it and how it works, in plain English, and we always show you the free official route before anything else.
Do you already hold a valid enhanced DBS check?
This affects which SIA licence category you need and how long it takes.
Preview of our guided application tool, in development.
Start with the licences most people get wrong
We're building this out licence by licence, starting with the ones where the official process is genuinely confusing, not because the fee is high.
Door supervisor & security licence
Working as a security guard, door supervisor or CCTV operator? Here's exactly which licence class you need, what it costs, and what the SIA's own data says about processing times.
Guide + apply →HGV operator's licence advert generator
Every standard operator licence application needs a statutory newspaper advert with the wording set out by the DVSA. Our free tool generates it for you, correctly formatted, in minutes.
Generate your advert →HMO & selective landlord licensing
Whether your rental property needs a licence depends on your council. We're building the guide and the council-by-council lookup for this now.
Guide in progressHow it works
Three steps, and the free official option is always shown alongside anything we charge for. Read the full breakdown →
Find the right licence
No legal terms - we explain in plain English what you actually need and why.
See the real cost and process
We show the statutory fee, who issues it, and what we could confirm about how long it takes, before you commit to anything.
Apply yourself, or let us help
Use the free official route directly, or, where we offer help, pay a clearly itemised fee shown next to the statutory one.