Terms and Conditions
TERMS OF BUSINESS
These conditions explain your rights and obligations and responsibilities, and those of anybody acting on your behalf as your Contractor or Agent. These Terms and Conditions form a legal agreement between you and
Greenfields storage. Failure to observe these Terms and Conditions of Business by you or any person as your Agent or Contractor will constitute a breach of Contract which will:-
(a) Entitle us to terminate this Agreement immediately.
(b) To claim additional monies from you and forfeit your deposit.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This Agreement is made by Greenfields Storage Upton Warren Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 7EZ “The Company”. Wherever the Terms and Conditions refer to the Company they shall mean Greenfields
Storage Upton Warren Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 7EZ
The Service
The service means the right to store in either the self storage sea freight containers or rooms owned by the Company domestic or commercial goods of a non-inflammable or hazardous nature. The storage of goods is
in accordance with the rules for storage set out below. The price payable as payment by the Customer shall reflect the size of the self storage sea freight container selected by the Customer.
2. RULES FOR STORAGE
(i) No flammable or hazardous material is to be placed in the containers.
(ii) No access to the containers will be permitted until the deposit has been paid in full together with the first month’s storage charge and proof of identification.
(iii) The Customer is responsible for both filling the container and securing the container.
(iv) Access to the container will only be permitted between the hours of 7.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. on Mondays –Sundays.
(v) The containers are to be kept in a clean and tidy condition at all times, and in the event of the container being damaged by the Customer’s actions, the Company reserves the right to recover from the Customer the
cost of replacement or repair in full. The Company may do so partly by reference to the Customer’s deposit and partly by a claim for any additional expense direct to the Customer.
(vi) The Customer is solely responsible for arranging insurance through Greenfields Self Storage for the contents of the container and understands that the Company will not affect any insurance for the Customer’s
property placed in the container against any risk whatsoever.
(vii) The Company reserve the right to give immediate notice of termination to any Customer verbally and to terminate the storage arrangements forthwith for any reason and at their sole discretion, if they are not
dissatisfied with the Customers conduct or the conduct of any Agent or Contractor acting for the Customer. In the event of termination, the Customer shall empty the container within 24 hours of being given verbal
notice to remove his contents from the container. Failure to do this shall result in the Customer forfeiting his deposit and the Company being entitled to remove the contents of the container themselves and dispose of
these as they think fit. Any cost of emptying the container will be charged to the Customer in full together with an administration charge of £50. Any items left will be removed and the customer will be charged.
3. SITE SECURITY
The Company’s site has 24 hour CCTV security and is floodlit. The Company gives no warranty or assurance that the CCTV security or floodlights will be operational at all times.
4. DURATION OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement is for the period set out above. If no period is agreed and inserted in clause 1, then the Agreement will continue on a month to month basis until such time as the Customer gives to the Company two
weeks’ notice in writing to terminate the Agreement. There is one month minimum period of storage and Customers are expected to make their precise requirements known to the Company at the outset and agree a
realistic period of storage adequate for their needs.
5. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Strict rules apply concerning certain hazardous materials such as asbestos, poisonous chemicals, nuclear waste and other harmful substances. The regulation of these materials is governed by environmental legislation
and the containers provided by the Company are not intended for any such materials. If in breach of this Agreement, the Customer places any such materials within the Company’s containers then the Customer shall
indemnify the Company against all environmental penalties together with associated costs of removal and legal or other costs expenses that the Company may incur as a result of the Customer’s failure to observe the
terms of this Agreement.
6. OWNERSHIP OF GOODS
By entering into this Agreement you, the Customer, declare that:-
(a) The goods to be stored are your own property, or
(b) The persons who own or have an interest in them have given you authority to make this Contract and you have made them fully aware of these conditions.
In the event of the Company discovering that you are not the owner of the goods stored and do not have the permission of the owner to store the goods, the Company reserve the right to report this matter to the
appropriate Authorities and take such action as they may think fit in the circumstances, including making a claim for any costs or expenses incurred by them resulting from the inaccurate information that you have given.
7. OUR LIABILITY
The Company is not liable for any loss or damage whatsoever occasioned to the goods stored arising from circumstances beyond their control such as fire, earthquake, act of god or deterioration of goods that are
perishable.
8. Other than by reason of our negligence, the Company will not be liable for damages for loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly to the Customer arising from the storage of the goods.
9. In the event of any loss or damage to goods that is shown to have arisen directly from the Company’s negligence, any claim for compensation shall be limited to:-
(i) The return of the deposit.
(ii) A sum not exceeding one week’s hire of the container.
In entering into this Agreement the Customer has had an opportunity to read the Terms and Conditions of Business prior to signing these terms and acknowledges that he has been advised to affect his own insurance
in respect of the goods concerned. In all the circumstances the Customer acknowledges the limitation of liability specified is a fair and reasonable one for the Company as the Company shall not be able to ascertain the
value of the goods stored or be able to make its own risk assessment. Save as stated herein, the Customer acknowledges that storage of goods is therefore at his own risk.
10LATE PAYMENTS
Rental payments must be made no later than the due date. If rental payments go over due by 1 day the storage room will be over locked and access denied until payment is made there will be a process of late
letters/texts/calls and late payment charges at 7 and 14 ongoing. If no payment is made by day 76 your goods will be auctioned off any monies will be put to your debt with any remaining balance will be obtained through
the courts.
11.APPLICABLE LAW
This Agreement is subject to the law of England and Wales and the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts thereof.
12. COMPLETE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the complete terms of the Agreement made between the Company and the Customer, and no oral agreement or discussion or representation prior to the signing of this Agreement by the
customer shall be of any effect. Any such discussion shall be superseded by this Agreement.
13. TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY
If you break any of the terms of this Agreement the Company may immediately terminate this Agreement and forfeit the Customers deposit without prejudice to any claim for any other expense or loss the Company may
have.
The Company also reserves the right to terminate its Agreement with any Customer at any time by not less than 14 days written notice to that Customer sent to the Customer at its last known address and in the
absence of any other address being notified, being sent to the Customer at the address stated for the Customer in this Agreement.
14. REFUNDS
In the event of the Company having to give notice to terminate this Agreement prior to the agreed period of hire being completed, the Company shall refund to the Customer any sums paid extending beyond the date of
termination specified by the Company provided that the Customer within the time specified by the notice collects the goods stored and provides vacant possession of the container to the Company. Should the
Customer fail to provide vacant possession of the container to the customer by the date specified in the Company’s notice, then no monies will be returned by the Company to the Customer on the expiry of this notice.
Signed on main terms and conditions