11/15 Huntingdon Place, Edinburgh.
EH7 4AX
Conditions
of Hire (Please read before booking.)
Definitions
of terms used:
Owners/Lessor
= ourselves
You/Hirer
= person (s) booking the apartment
Should
it be necessary for you to cancel your booking you must send details
of this in writing. You must also send this written cancellation to
us by recorded delivery.
Notice
of cancellation prior to arrival:
-
60 days or more: 25% charge
-
30-59 days: 50% charge
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Less than 30 days: full rental price
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. In addition, if your arrival is or is likely
to be delayed beyond 20:00 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 deposit of £75 (£125 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 and garage. 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 apartment is 4. 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. 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. Parking in the communal garage is at each car
owner’s risk.
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 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:
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Date of departure:
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Hirer’s
signature:
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Date:
Lessor’s
signature:
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Date: