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Please read before booking
Terms and Conditions:
Self-catering holiday lets in Edinburgh
Definitions of terms used: Owners/Lessor = ourselves
You/Hirer = person (s) booking the apartment
1. Cancellation
In the event of a cancellation a full refund will be given
where we are able to re-let the flat for the period of your
original contract. However, when this cannot be achieved the
following charges will apply.
Notice of cancellation prior to arrival:
- 60 days or more: 25% charge
- 30-59 days: 50% charge
- Less than 30 days: full rental price
A booking contract is made when your booking details have
been received. You are required to provide your name, address,
home and mobile telephone numbers, dates of arrival and departure
and number in party plus the booking deposit of between £100
to £400 (depending on the size of the booking) which includes a damage deposit - see point 3 below. This can be paid by cheque. Full
payment of the outstanding balance is made on arrival. If
payment is made by cheque this must be received 7 full days
prior to arrival to allow clearance of funds.
2. Arrival and Departure
The apartment will be available for occupancy at 1pm on the
date of arrival and must be vacated before 10am on the date
of departure. Any variation to these times must be agreed
with us before confirmation of booking is completed - late arrival times may incur an additional charge. In addition,
if your arrival is or is likely to be delayed beyond 18:00
hours on the start date of your rental, you must contact the
owners beforehand. Failure to do so will be treated as a cancellation.
Changes of arrival or departure dates unless previously intimated
to and agreed by the Owners may be treated as a cancellation.
3. The Hirer shall, at all times, keep the hired premises
in a clean and tidy condition. The Hirer further binds him/herself
to leave the property and its contents in the same condition
as they found them. A refundable damage deposit of £100
(£150 over Christmas and New Year) is required to be
paid at time of booking. This sum of money minus any monies
required to cover the cost of any breakages and cleaning will
be returned, by post, to the Hirer immediately at the end
of the rental period. In the case of Hirers from non-sterling
countries, different arrangements may apply. Please contact
us for details.
4. The right is reserved to make an additional charge when
excessive gas or electricity is used. Guests are expected
to use gas and electricity as they would in their own home,
i.e. by switching off appliances which are not required; by
turning off the heating in warm weather; by keeping the windows
closed in cool weather, etc.
5. Loss of keys: the Hirer is obliged to look after all keys
which they receive in order to gain entrance to the apartment.
These must all be returned at the end of the rental period.
Should any or all of these keys be lost or mislaid, by the
Hirer or by any member of the Hirer’s party, the Hirer
must bear the full cost of replacement and, if required, the
cost of replacing locks.
6. The Hirer shall undertake to prevent any member of his/her
party from causing a nuisance or disturbance to other residents
or occupiers.
7. The Hirer undertakes to leave the hired premises secure
if left unoccupied during the period of let since insurance
covers theft only if the apartment is broken into.
8. The Hirer binds and obliges him/herself to pay to the Lessor
(ourselves) in respect of any and all loss or damage beyond
fair wear and tear. A detailed inventory (i.e. list of contents)
is available within the apartment. The hirer is advised to
check this inventory immediately on arrival and to intimate
to the Lessor any discrepancies.
9. The Hirer shall not sub-let the premises or any part thereof.
10. The number of people occupying the premises shall not
exceed the number stated for the premises. The maximum number
of people permitted to occupy the studio apartment is 3 and 2 for the festival let. The Hirer
must not allow more people than was intimated at the time
of the original booking to occupy the property, neither can
the Hirer significantly change the composition of their holiday
rental party during the occupation of the property, nor can
the Hirer take any pet into the property (unless with prior agreement with the owner). If the Hirer does
any of these things, the Owners can refuse to hand over the
property to the Hirer, or can repossess it. If the Owners
do so, this will be treated as a cancellation by the Hirer.
No refund of any monies by the Hirer paid in respect of their
booking will be made and the owners will have no liability
to the Hirer as a result of this situation.
11. The Hirer binds and obliges him/herself to vacate the
hired premises without demand at the termination of the period
of hire. The specific period of hire is given in the written
confirmation of each booking.
12. The Hirer warrants that the subjects let are to be used
for the purposes of a holiday and so accepts that the letting
is a holiday let to which Section 12(2) and paragraph 8 of
Schedule 4 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 apply, namely,
"a tenancy the purpose of which is to confer on the tenant
the right to occupy the house for a holiday."
13. The Hirer undertakes to relieve the Lessor from any liability
for damage or injury however caused by any member of his/her
party.
14. The Lessor, their agents or employees, accept no responsibility
for loss, injury or damage to any member of the Hirer’s
party or their property, howsoever caused, arising in any
manner out of the let of the premises.
15. Circumstances beyond the control of the Owners - except
where otherwise expressly stated in these conditions, the
Owners shall not be liable, jointly or individually, for any
changes, cancellations, effect on your holiday, loss or damage
suffered caused by you or for any failure by the Owners to
perform or properly perform any of their respective obligations
caused by any event(s) or circumstance(s) beyond the reasonable
control of the Owners (referred to as ‘force majeure
in these conditions). By way of example, force majeure includes
fire, flood, exceptional weather conditions, epidemics, destruction
or damage of the property by any cause (other than negligence
of the Owners) and all similar situations. In appropriate
cases (for example, where your booking has to be cancelled
before your departure) the Owners will, however, refund to
you all monies paid to the Owners by you for your booking.
However, no compensation, expenses, costs or other sums of
any description (including without any limitation the cost
of securing an alternative property/ accommodation) will be
payable in such circumstances by the Owners to you).
16. The Owners are entitled at their sole and absolute discretion
to refuse to hand over to you, or to repossess, the property
(which includes the fixtures, fittings, furnishings and decorations)
if the owners reasonably believe that any damage is likely
to be caused, has been caused or is being caused by you or
by any members of your holiday rental party. These circumstances
will be treated as a cancellation by you. No refund of any
monies you have paid in respect of your booking will be made
and the Owners will have no liability to you as a result of
this situation arising (including, for example, any costs
or expenses you incur due to not being able to occupy the
property, such as your incurring the cost of securing an alternative
property/accommodation). Nor in this situation, will the Owners
have any obligation to find alternative accommodation for
you.
17. You must allow the Owners (including workmen) access to
the property at any reasonable time during your occupation
of the property (except in cases of emergency or where a problem
needs remedying quickly and you cannot be contacted in time
– in these situations, the Owners are entitled to enter
the property at any time without giving you prior notice).
18. The hirer is responsible
for what is downloaded from the website/internet. All downloaded
material is required to meet all relevant legislation.
19. The contract between you and the owners is subject to
Scottish law, and is formed in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is
agreed that any dispute you may have with the owners will
be dealt with by the courts of Scotland.
Date of arrival: ............................................
Date of departure: ............................................
Hirer’s signature: ............................................
Date:
Lessor’s signature: ............................................
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