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It is a sad fact of life that,
sometimes, things succumb to "Murphy's Law" Consequently
we hope you will understand why we have to bow to our legal
advisers and publish the following Terms & Conditions:
Definitions
"Owners" means David Hearson and Iris Hearson
"Client" and "Clients" mean any customer or potential
customer of the Owners
"Property" means La Maison Pijot and its grounds at Lamarque,
47400 Lagruere, France
"Damage" means any damage of any type to any person or property
howsoever caused
"Liability" means liability for loss or damage of
whatever type and howsoever caused to any person or property
"Location" means any airport, port, railway station or any
place where the Owners may indicate to a client an attraction
to visit.
"Loss" means any loss of any type to any person or property
howsoever caused
"Smoking" means the smoking of any material or product
whether natural or manufactured
Insurance
As soon as possible after booking, you are strongly advised
to ensure that you have full holiday insurance to cover ALL eventualities
(including medical and accident emergencies, cancellation,
travel delays etc.)
General
The Owners undertakes to provide accommodation and facilities
at the Property as
described in this website to the very best of its abilities.
Every effort will be made to operate to extremely high
standards so as to ensure the Client's holiday
enjoyment. The Owners reserves the right to alter any part of
the accommodation at any time.
Clients undertake to treat with care and respect all
property and equipment belonging to the Owners whether hired
or not. In the event
of loss or damage due to lack of care and respect, Clients
may be required to reimburse the Owners accordingly.
Any
Client deemed to be behaving in a manner dangerous or
offensive to staff or members of the Owners or
property belonging to the Owners or others may have their stay terminated immediately
without refund.
The
Owners accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss,
personal, commercial, bodily or otherwise, or any costs or
damages whenever and however incurred. See "Insurance" above
Breakage/Loss/Cleaning Security Deposit
On arrival, Clients are requested to
provide a security deposit of 350 euros in cash. This will
be returned by post immediately after the Client's departure. Clients are required to leave the property
in a clean and tidy condition; failure to do this will
result in a cleaning charge being levied
Ferries and Travel
Clients are responsible for making their own travel
arrangements. The Owners are not responsible for any losses or
costs incurred due to flight/ferry/car hire delays or cancellations. See "Insurance"
above
Hired Items
The Owners accepts no liability or responsibility for any loss
or damage, personal or otherwise, in respect of any item
or the use of any item hired by the Client from the Owners or
lent by the Owners to the Client. Clients will be asked to
sign disclaimers in this regard for each item hired. See
"Insurance" above
Other
items
The Owners accepts no liability or responsibility for any loss
or damage, personal or otherwise, howsoever sustained in respect of any item
belonging to any Client or any Client or any guest of
any Client.. See
"Insurance" above
Swimming Pool
A swimming pool is provided for the pleasure and
enjoyment of clients. The Owners accepts no responsibility for
any loss or damage whatsoever whether personal or
otherwise in respect of the use of the pool. Children under
16 using the pool must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all
times.
Booking
Clients must pay 25% deposit at the time of booking and
the balance of the cost of their holiday eight weeks before
their arrival. The rental rate will always be in Sterling as
per our "rates" page on this website. Equivalent
euro costs (if applicable) will always be obtained by
calculation on the
This Money Tourist Rates page here. The rate used will
be that pertaining on the day the booking form is received
by us
Smoking
For reasons of safety and the environment, the Owners operates a
strict "No-smoking" policy. This means that Clients are not permitted to smoke anywhere in the
house or pool area.
Pets
We are unable to accept pets at the property
Detailed Booking Conditions
1. The Property is offered for
holiday rental subject to confirmation by The Owners to the Clients. These
Booking Conditions apply equally to all members of the
Client’s group
2. To reserve the
Property the Client should complete, sign and return the
Booking Form together with payment of the initial
non-refundable deposit (25% of the total rent due). The
Client’s signature on the Booking Form is deemed to indicate
the Client’s acceptance of these Booking Conditions.
Following receipt of the Booking Form and deposit the Owner
will send a confirmation invoice and statement letter or
email. This is the formal acceptance of the booking.
3. The balance of
the rent
is payable not less than eight weeks before the start of the
rental period. If payment is not received by the due date,
the Owner reserves the right to give notice in writing that
the reservation is cancelled. Reservations made within eight
weeks of the start of the rental period require full payment
at the time of booking.
4. Any chargeable
expenses arising during the renting period (e.g. telephone
calls) should be settled locally with the Owner before
departure.
5. A security
deposit of 350 euros for the rental period is required in case
of, for example, damage to the Property or its contents.
However, the sum reserved by this clause shall not limit the
Client’s liability to the Owner. The Owner will account to
the Client for the security deposit and refund the balance
due within two weeks after the end of the rental period.
6. Subject to
Clauses 2 and 3 above, in the event of a non-insurable
cancellation, refunds of amounts paid will be made if the
Owner is able to re-let the Property and any expenses or
losses incurred in so doing will be deducted from the
refundable amount. The Client is strongly recommended to
arrange a comprehensive travel insurance policy (including
cancellation cover) and to have full cover for the party’s
personal belongings, public liability etc., since these are
not covered by the Owner’s insurance.
7. The rental
period shall commence at 4:00pm on the first day and finish
at 10:00 am on the last day. The Owner shall not be obliged
to offer the accommodation before the time stated and the
Client shall not be entitled to remain in occupation after
the time stated.
8. The Client
agrees to be a considerate tenant and to take good care of
the Property and to leave it in a clean and tidy condition
at the end of the rental period. The Owner reserves the
right to make a retention from the security deposit to cover
additional cleaning costs if the Client leaves the Property
in an unacceptable condition. The Client also agrees not to
act in any way which could cause disturbance to those
resident in neighbouring properties.
9. The Client
shall report to the Owner without any delay any defects in
the Property or breakdown in the equipment, plant, machinery
or appliances in the Property, garden or swimming pool and
arrangements for repair and/or replacement will be made as
soon as possible.
10. The Owner
shall not liable to the Client;
` for any
temporary defect or stoppage in the supply of public
services to the Property nor in respect of any equipment,
plant, machinery or appliance in the Property, garden or
swimming pool.
- for any loss,
damage or injury which is the result of adverse weather
conditions, riot, war, strikes or other matters beyond the
control of the Owner.
- for any loss,
damage or inconvenience to or suffered by the Client if the
Property shall be destroyed or substantially damaged before
the start of the rental period and in any such event the
Owner shall, within seven days of notification to the
Client, refund to the Client all sums previously paid in
respect of the rental period.
- for accident or
injury whilst using the swimming pool. The pool is unguarded
and not supervised and its use is entirely at the Clients
own risk.
11. Under no
circumstances shall the Owner’s liability to the Client
exceed the amount paid to the Owner for the rental period.
This contract
shall be governed by English law in every particular
including formation and interpretation and shall be deemed
to have been made in England. Any proceedings out of or in
connection with this contract may be brought in any court of
competent jurisdiction in England.
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