Terms and Conditions
Meanings:
Agreement: The contract formed on the confirmation of your booking;
Rent: The sum due for the duration of your confirmed stay
Guest: The person licensed to occupy the property under the terms of this Agreement, which may mean the person who made the booking, or their invited Guests, up to the maximum number of Guests on the confirmed booking;
Property: The Property named on your confirmation;
Inventory: The list of items at the Property.
General
1. A contract between you, the Guest, and Hutch Lifestyle will come into existence when the full payment for your stay is received and a booking confirmation is issued, showing the confirmed booking dates.
2. You are entitled to occupy the Property for temporary/holiday use only and this Agreement will not give you any security of tenure under the terms of the Housing Act 1988 pursuant to which the occupation shall be deemed by way of an excluded tenancy.
3. You agree that this Agreement is not an assured Tenancy and that no periodic Tenancy will start at the end of the Letting Period. As a holiday letting this Agreement is excluded for the purposes of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977
4. If the Rent is unpaid for more than 2 days after it is due (whether demanded or not) or there is a breach of any of your obligations under this Agreement then I may get possession of the Property and this Agreement will end (but without prejudice to any of my other rights and remedies in respect of any outstanding obligations on your part). This clause does not affect your statutory rights.
5. In the event of damage to or destruction of the Property by any of the risks insured against by me, you will not be required to pay the Rent to the extent that the use and enjoyment of the Property is stopped and you will not be required to perform your obligations as to the state and condition of the Property to the extent of and so long as there prevails such damage or destruction (except to the extent that the insurance is prejudiced by any act or default of you).
6. All references to the singular include the plural and vice versa and any obligations or liabilities of more than one person shall be joint and several and an obligation on the part of a party shall include an obligation not to allow or permit the breach of that obligation.
Your Obligations
7. You agree to:
a) pay the Rent at the times and in the way set out above;
b) keep the Property in a good and clean condition;
c) replace, repair, or clean any item(s) which are broken or damaged during the Letting Period;
d) keep noise from becoming too loud to disturb any neighbours;
e) give the Property back at the end of the Letting Period in the same state and condition as it was at the beginning of the Letting Period (reasonable wear and tear and damage by insured risks excluded) save for the professional changeover cleaning, for which you have already paid;
f) Allow me, or anyone with my written permission to enter the Property at reasonable times of the day to check its condition and state of repair and carry out any necessary repairs and gas inspections, provided we have given you reasonable prior notice (except in an emergency);
g) make sure that your personal belongings are insured. I will not accept any liability for theft of, loss of, or damage to personal belongings; and
h) before leaving remove all rubbish and all personal items including your own furniture and equipment from the Property
8. You agree not to:
a) damage, make any alterations, changes or additions to the inside or outside of the Property, which includes the rearranging of furniture;
b) damage the Property or any of the contents and furniture listed on the Inventory;
c) do or omit to do anything on or at the Property which may be or become a nuisance or annoyance to any other occupiers of the Property or owners or occupiers of adjoining or nearby premises or which may in any way prejudice the insurance of the Property or cause an increase in the premium;
d)keep or allow any pet of any kind or animal at the Property;
e) use or occupy the Property in any way other than as a private holiday residence for the number of guests on the confirmed Booking; nor
f) assign, sublet, charge or part with or share possession of occupation of the Property or any part of it.
My Obligations
9. Subject to you paying the Rent and performing your obligations under this Agreement you may peaceably hold and enjoy the Property during the Letting Period without interruption from me or any person rightfully claiming under or in trust for me
10. I will insure the Property and the contents of the Property which belong to me as listed in the Inventory. If requested I will give you a copy of the insurance policy.
General
14. Any notice or other document required to be served during the Letting Period must be served on the Holiday Guest or the Owner during the Agreement by first class post, or in person, at the address of the receiving party given in the Agreement, unless the party has notified the other of a different address at which notices are to be served. Notices are deemed served the day after posting.
15. A person who is not a party to this Agreement cannot enforce any of its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
16. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.
