Register your property for filming

Would you like to make money from filming? Whatever type of property you own - be it a house, pub, warehouse, restaurant, flat or houseboat - then you may be able to make money from offering up your property to filmmakers.

If you would like advice, email filmrichmond@richmond.gov.uk or telephone 020 8487 5157.

Take a moment to read through Film London’s recently issued guidelines for owners of private properties(pdf, 19KB) who would like their properties used for filming.

Property Registration form

You should fill in a property registration form(pdf, 29KB) and send it back to us with a disc containing editable photos (we ask for this because we may need to adjust the colour or brightness for our website). We can then advise you on the suitability of your property for filming.

Advice on taking photos of your property

• Use a digital camera and take photos in natural daylight
• Ensure that your property is clean and tidy - the aim is to show your property in its best light
• Only take photos of the rooms that you are prepared to have filming in and take them in the order in which your property would be viewed
• Start with a photo of the front exterior of your property and then work through the property, finishing up with the garden and rear exterior. Finish with any special external features such as a walled garden, swimming pool, interesting outbuildings/sheds etc.
• When photographing individual rooms, make sure that your photo is a good representation of the actual room – this may mean taking more than one photo

How we work as agents

Once you have sent us the completed property registration form and photos, we will advise you whether your property is suitable for filming.

If we turn down your property, it will be for a good reason. It may be too small, parking may be difficult or it might be in an area heavily affected by plane or traffic noise.  If your property is suitable we will then email you a contract to sign.

The contract will detail what we will do for you, what our charges will be and when we will invoice you.