TERMS AND CONDITIONS


1/ If the booking is made more than eight weeks from the commencement of the holiday then a 50% deposit is required to secure the booking.

2/If the booking is made eight weeks or less before the commencement of the holiday, then the full rent should be paid at the time of booking. If for any reason a booking cannot be accepted by us then the full amount paid will be returned within 14 days.

3/For security the booking will become fully valid and confirmed when 2 forms of identification are received. These will be a recent utility bill or bank statement and a copy of a passport of the person making the booking. Mobile phone bills are not acceptable. These should be sent with the cheque payment.

4/ If a booking is accepted, the client becomes liable for the balance of rent for the full period of the holiday, which must be paid 8 weeks prior to the holiday. When the balance of the rent is paid, final details of the property, with routing and keyholder information, will be forwarded. Payments should be made by sending a cheque together with a completed booking form to us. Details of where to send it and who to make payable to will be given when availability is confirmed.

5/ If a Client cancels a booking before taking up the holiday let, having given due notice to us in writing, the following terms will apply:

If the cancellation is for one of the reasons detailed below and appropriate documentary evidence can be provided to support the cancellation, the Client shall receive a full refund of any money paid for the holiday property (less £35 booking fee). To qualify for a refund your reason for cancelling must be one of the following, must apply to a member of your party, must have occurred after you booked your holiday and must prevent you from taking your holiday: - Illness (subject to medical evidence of unfitness to travel), Death, Redundancy (provided employment has been on a continuous basis with the same employer for at least two years, Jury or Witness service (in a court of Law), Cancellation of leave by HM Forces or Police Force, your home is rendered uninhabitable due to fire, storm, flood, subsidence or malicious damage. Where the reason for cancellation is not covered by one of the above reasons or the client fails to pay the balance of rent due, a cancellation charge will be payable as follows:

No. of days before holiday date that notification is received

Cancellation Charge payable

More than 56 days Full Deposit
29 - 56 days 50% of cost or full deposit whichever is greater
15 - 28 days 75% of cost
0 - 14 days 100% of cost

6/ We reserve the right to refuse accommodation . In no circumstances may the number of people occupying the property exceed the number stated in the brochure, unless agreed in advanced and in writing. if the composition of the party changes after the booking has been made, we must be advised and agree to the change. We reserve the right to refuse entry or terminate the hire without notice if this condition is not observed, or refuse to hand over the property to any person who, in the our opinion, is not suitable to take charge.

7/ The Client agrees to keep the property and all the fitments, furniture, equipment and other contents in or on the property in the like state of repair and condition as at the commencement of the holiday let and will make good any damage, breakage or loss that may occur during the period of the holiday let. The property and all fitments, furniture, utensils and equipment etc., must be left in a clean and tidy condition at the conclusion of the period of the holiday let.

8 / Pets are not currently accepted.

9/ The rent of the property includes gas and electricity costs.

10/ The property is supplied with pots, pans, glasses, crockery, cutlery and blankets or duvets, linen and towels.

11/ Holiday lets normally run from Saturday 4 p.m. to Saturday 10 a.m. unless specifically arranged and agreed otherwise.

12/ The booking is made on the understanding that the property is available to the Client on the dates stated. If for any reason beyond our control the property is not available on the date booked we shall not be liable for any loss, expense, inconvenience or otherwise resulting from such unavailability or unsuitability and the client shall have no claim against us. A full refund will be made to the client.

13/ Confirmation of a booking by us will be deemed to be an acceptance of these conditions and a confirmation of the details and conditions supplied at the time of booking. The Client warrants that he/she is authorised to agree to the these conditions, is acting on behalf of all persons including those substituted or added at a later date and must be one of the property occupants on each night booked. The Client is responsible for ensuring that all persons occupying the property comply with all the conditions in all respects. Any property occupied is strictly on the basis that the accommodation is for holiday use only and that no right to remain in the property after the end of the holiday period booked exists for the Client or for any other person or persons who occupy the property. All persons will vacate the property at the conclusion of the period of the holiday.

14/ The clauses of these Terms and Conditions shall operate on the basis that the terms and conditions and provisions thereof and likewise parts of such clauses and of such terms and conditions and provisions shall be severable so as to have effect as separate and distinct rights, provisions and obligations independently of the others. In all cases where any part of these terms and conditions is an unenforceable provision in terms of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 or similar legislation, the unenforceable provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of these terms and conditions, which shall remain in force as if the unenforceable provision had been eliminated. Nothing contained in the Terms and Conditions shall exclude the Agency from any responsibility or liability which they may have in law in so far as it is competently varied or excluded and these Terms and Conditions shall be read and construed accordingly.

15/ The expression 'the client' shall mean the person making the booking and all members of the rental party who have been accepted by us.

16/ We reserve the right to change or update these terms and conditions at any time.