Booking Conditions Agreement (Holiday Contract)
1. The Tenant 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 to 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."
2. The Tenant shall not sub-let the premises or any part thereof.
3. The number of people occupying the premises shall not exceed the number stated for the premises. Only those people listed on the booking can occupy the accommodation and use the facilities of the site. If this legal requirement is not met, your booking will be terminated and you will be asked to leave, with no refund made.
4. The Tenant binds and obliges himself to vacate the hired premises without demand at the termination of the period of hire.
5. The Tenant binds and obliges himself to pay to the lessor in respect of any loss or damage beyond fair wear and tear. The accommodation will be inspected at the end of the holiday and you will be charged for any loss or damage found. We reserve the right to enter the accommodation under any circumstances and emergencies.
6. Cancellation. The Tenant may be liable for the total hire charge unless 60 days written notice is provided to the lessor. The Hirer agrees that, in the event of Cancellation, while every effort will be made by the lessor to re-let, if a substitute cannot be found, the Hirer will be responsible for paying for the period of tenancy booked. The deposit is non refundable upon cancellation.
If we cancel your booking. We will try very hard not to change the date or cancel your booking, but in exceptional circumstances this may be necessary. We will inform you of the change of date or cancellation as soon as possible and offer you the following options (providing the situation does not arise from force majeure, including but not limited to natural disasters, fire, technical problems, bad weather, acts of governance):
(i) a replacement holiday at Viewfield House for an alternative date
(ii) a full refund.
7. The Lessor may treat the booking as cancelled if the balance of the payment is not sent by the date agreed in the booking agreement, and every effort will be made to re-let the vacancy.
8. The Hirer shall, at all times keep the hired premises in a clean and tidy condition. In the event that you do notice any damage please report it to us immediately so that we can take the appropriate action.
9. The Hirer shall undertake to prevent any member of his party from causing a nuisance or disturbance to other residents or occupiers in the neighbourhood. In the event of a problem arising, the Landlord has the right to ask the Tenant to leave.
10. The Hirer undertakes to leave the hired premises secure if left unoccupied during the period of let and do nothing else which might vitiate the Landlord’s Insurance Policy.
11. The Hirer undertakes to relieve the lessor from any liability for damage of injury however caused by any member of his party.
12. The Lessor, his agents or employees, accept no responsibility for loss, injury or damage to any member of the Hirer's party of their property, howsoever caused, arising in any manner out of the let of the premises.
General
In these booking conditions ‘you’ and ‘your’ refers to the person who makes the booking; ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ refers to Viewfield Self Catering Holidays.
