Documents needed to prove where you live in the Royal Borough

All documents must clearly show your name and your address in the Royal Borough.

You must send us original documents with your application (this also applies for renewal applications). We will not accept photocopied, faxed or scanned documents. We do not accept gas, electricity, phone, cable or water bills.

Note: If your driving licence does not show your current address you must still send it as it is proof you can drive.

From the selection below you must provide two documents to prove your residency.

Council Tax Bill

If your name appears on the council tax bill for your address in the Royal Borough you can indicate this as one proof of residency, as long as the billing address is also your home address in the borough.

Other documents

The documents we accept are:

i) Valid Driving Licence showing your name and address

ii Current Council or Housing Trust rent book or statement

iii) Valid Home Contents Insurance policy

iv) Current Benefits or Pension statement (relating to the current year)

v) Firearms Certificate

vi) Tenancy agreement (not handwritten, and valid for the duration of the permit you require)

vii) Current Bank or Building Society statement (dated within the last 3 months. We do not accept credit card or online statements)

viii) Accredited Diplomats can provide a letter from their Embassy as one of the proofs of residency.

 

Just moved to a new property in the borough within the last 3 months?

We will issue a 3 month permit if:

  • you have registered for council tax and can only provide a solicitor’s letter of completion (dated within the last 3 months) as the other proof of residency or
  • you can only provide a tenancy agreement (valid for at least 3 months) as proof of residency.

 

Living-in staff (nannies, chauffeurs and so on)

You will need to provide a current contract of employment which shows that you have to live in the Royal Borough as part of your job. You will need to provide one item from the list above to prove where you live.

We will only issue a maximum of a three month permit.