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By *trawberry.love OP   Couple
over a year ago

Blyth

Can anyone recommend a good solicitor who can talk us through the legal of running a (Swingers) club? TIA!

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By *hehotwifeCouple
over a year ago

warwick

Start off by looking at your council websites about opening a adult site and the restrictions.

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By *ink flamingoWoman
over a year ago

essex


"Can anyone recommend a good solicitor who can talk us through the legal of running a (Swingers) club? TIA!"

The council EHO needs to be on your side, without this…uphill battle forever in a day!

So In short terms have a qualified H&S person with you to do all risk assessments and paper work surrounding opening a private members club. This will include health and safety for public, staff and events.

It will also change depending on if you have a licensed bar or BYOB set up, that will change what license you’re granted with regards to the status of the business.

Mine field…it’s not really a law issue in terms of a solicitor, more local bureaucracy and red tape.

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By *oodsyMan
over a year ago

tonbridge

https://www.get-licensed.co.uk/licence/sex-establishment-licence

If you are offering a service where people are being offered sexual entertainment you have to apply for one of these. If you intend to have girls stripping or anything laid on by the establishment.

If you are offering a venue where people socialise then you don't.

So a hotel will have lots of rooms where people are having sex. With multiple partners sometimes I expect. But they don't need a license because the business isn't involved in the sexual activities of it's clients. Nothing to do with the business.

So no license required. If you seperate the business from the sexual activities of your customers then you can just operate as a social club. What they get up to is their business. It's still a free country (once lockdown finishes) last time I looked.

If you get any grief from your local authority I'd be interested to know.

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By *oodsyMan
over a year ago

tonbridge

https://www.get-licensed.co.uk/licence/sex-establishment-licence

If you are offering a service where people are being offered sexual entertainment you have to apply for one of these. If you intend to have girls stripping or anything laid on by the establishment.

If you are offering a venue where people socialise then you don't.

So a hotel will have lots of rooms where people are having sex. With multiple partners sometimes I expect. But they don't need a license because the business isn't involved in the sexual activities of it's clients. Nothing to do with the business.

So no license required. If you seperate the business from the sexual activities of your customers then you can just operate as a social club. What they get up to is their business. It's still a free country (once lockdown finishes) last time I looked.

If you get any grief from your local authority I'd be interested to know.

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By *rax and MantisCouple
over a year ago

Epsom

Keeping an eye on this as it's always intrigued us...

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By *trawberry.love OP   Couple
over a year ago

Blyth

Thank you so much everyone! It is very much appreciated. I think in the first instance we will contact the council and have discussions about licencing and H&S! SLx

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By *rAndMrsCurious12Couple
over a year ago

Lancashire

Your best route would be finding which solicitors in the area you are looking to open has a dedicated licensing solicitor in a legal practice with a good reputation.

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By *ooukMan
over a year ago

Skegness

First check with Council to see if they are going to want you to have SEV some will want it others will turn a Brind eye to it.

Make sure you get planning for right use they just changed the rules.

Make sure you stick to fire regs 60 people is limit if you only have standard size doors on fire exits and routes.

if you plan to sell hot drink or food after 11pm you need to get late night refreshment license ( if not no hot drinks or food to be sold)

if you play music that needs licenses

and if you play porn you need SEV

and the list goes on.

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By *ooukMan
over a year ago

Skegness

Beds have to meet BS standard

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

Put it this way, I've just retired from Hotel Management.

My experience over the years was that to open a hotel from scratch, even in an existing building, to satisfy all the National & Local / Regional govt regulations, including H&S, Fire, EHO, Building Regs, plus Inland Revenue, VAT, HR, Licensing, and a whole lot of other depts, you had to completely meet over 5000 rules before 1 customer could set foot inside the property.

Plus the regs continually change.

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By *pank the MonkeyCouple
over a year ago

Fylde Coast

It's easy. Buy a big house in the middle of nowhere and have a kick arse house party!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can anyone recommend a good solicitor who can talk us through the legal of running a (Swingers) club? TIA!

The council EHO needs to be on your side, without this…uphill battle forever in a day!

So In short terms have a qualified H&S person with you to do all risk assessments and paper work surrounding opening a private members club. This will include health and safety for public, staff and events.

It will also change depending on if you have a licensed bar or BYOB set up, that will change what license you’re granted with regards to the status of the business.

Mine field…it’s not really a law issue in terms of a solicitor, more local bureaucracy and red tape. "

You will also need a fire risk assessment (PAS79), which are around £1500

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was seriously looking at investing in a club, the premises and location looked really promising, however the legislation to actually get it going was an absolute nightmare and just wasn’t worth it IMO.

Manchester council was actually really helpful in licensing (basically as long as you don’t serve alcohol, show performances (so no strip pole ) or serve food then it’s actually quite simple, the main issue was all the H&M, fire safety etc, this is where it gets complicated and you need to be on the ball. Plus getting insurance for a place is nigh on impossible.

Key things are set up as a limited company, so you are not liable for anything personally (doesn’t mean get out of jail, just stops someone coming for your assets for debts and liablility. Even better what someone said, invest in a private property instead of commercial, and just run it unofficially as a invite party, that way you are not worried about licensing etc and can just enjoy the best part, running parties and having lots of fun times.

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