PPL new tariff - small hotels and guesthouses

UK music licensing company, PPL, has announced a revised tariff for Small Residential Hotels and Guesthouses.

The changes will come into effect on 1st January 2017 and are the product of a consultation that was launched earlier in the year with licensees and trade bodies to discuss a revised tariff to cover playing background music in public areas and the supply of music to guest bedrooms. The original tariff was introduced over 25 years ago and the changes have been brought in to make sure that the tariff remains as fair as possible and helps to support smaller premises, whilst reflecting change and clarification in the law. A licence to cover the use of background music in communal areas will be £66.56 plus VAT, with a licence for bedrooms costing £50.33 plus VAT. A single, combined licence can be purchased for £117 plus VAT.

More detail can be found on the PPL website here - 'PPL Announces Revised Small Hotels & Guesthouses Tariff'