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Residential landlord advice and guidance

As a landlord, the TV Licence is your responsibility if you installed the device, unless the tenancy agreement specifies that it’s the tenants’ responsibility.

Your property needs to be covered by a TV Licence if you supply a means for tenants to watch TV channels on any TV service, watch live TV on streaming services, and to use BBC iPlayer*. This includes recording and downloading. On any device provided by you.

This only applies for tenants and not lodgers (see Tenants and lodgers page for more information).

A TV Licence costs £169.50.

If you’re sure you don’t need a licence, please let us know.

*A licence is not needed to watch S4C programmes on demand.


How many TV Licences are needed?

One licence - if there's a joint tenancy agreement one TV Licence may cover the whole house.

Multiple licences - If each tenant has a separate tenancy agreement for their room they will need their own licence.


However, there may be other reasons why your tenant needs a separate licence, such as whether or not they have exclusive access to cooking or washing facilities.

If you are unsure whether this applies to you please contact us to find out more information.


What are your landlord responsibilities?

As a landlord, you are responsible for:



If you still have questions take a look at TV Licensing FAQs where you can find all the answers in one place.
 

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