UK Walkie-talkies 2017

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Just looked at Maplin's site £165 for a pair (UHF)

That's a good deal steeper than Baofeng UV5rs which will cost around £50 PER PAIR.

I've not looked at the licensing requirements that you mention, but from the spec of the MITEX Sport units it seems like Baofeng BF888 units ought to be compliant... and these can be had for around £10 each. They are rated 3w, so slightly down on the Mitex units, but that power difference will be hard to detect in real-world usage.