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Another TV licence question
J_B
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as I know everyone loves to discuss.
Our Ltd Co does holiday rentals.
We have TVs in the 2 apartments
We pay for TV licenses but do we need to?
If we go we already have a license for our private home and assume (!!!!!! U Me) that our clients do to.
Thoughts?
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TV Licence for businesses & organisations - TV Licensing ™
Yes your business need them. Remove the TVs and you don't (but some guests may then be unhappy to rent).
Recoup the cost from the Customers.
AIUI the two apartments will need one Licence between them... and you could have up to 15 on the same site. If the apartments are at different locations then one for each.
Your home Licence only covers you for use at places away from home on battery operated devices (not connected to the mains) or in certain other scenarios Second home TV Licence - TV Licensing ™ and then only if nobody is at home watching TV.1 -
Would you not need a business license? Seems a single £174.50 licence covers you for up to 15 "units".
Presumably it would be tax deductible if it's a Ltd Co expense?
https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/business-and-organisations/hotels-hostels-mobile-units-and-campsites-aud131 -
Your private home isn't the same as your holiday rentals so your licence doesn't cover them.
According to the gov.uk website TV Licence - GOV.UKBusinesses
If your business offers overnight accommodation, for example a hotel, you need a TV licence for guests to watch TV in their room. A single TV Licence will cover up to 15 rooms or accommodation units.
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If someone is going to use the TVs for receiving TV broadcasts, then that requires the premises to have a Licence. I'm not sure about the applicability of the multi-unit Licence, and it would likely depend on the nature of the accommodation. The portable equipment exemption doesn't apply because the TVs are mains powered.
There are two potential offences - one for your guests of viewing without a Licence, and one for you of installing a TV receiver to be used without a Licence.0
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