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SCORER PROPERTY SERVICES
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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Definitions and Interpretations
- “The
Company” means Scorer Property Services Ltd.
- “The
Client” means the person, firm or company who enters
into a contract with the Company to find a suitable property
for the Client. Such contract to incorporate the
Conditions.
- “The
Term” means the term of the contract under Clause 3
below and the word ‘month’ means ‘calender month’.
- “The
Conditions” means the terms and conditions herein
contained.
- “The
Fee” means the specific fee or fees stated in the ‘Fees’
section of the Company’s current brochure for the service or
services provided.
- Reference
to the Company means the Company and where applicable the
proprietor, employees or agents of the Company.
- Payment
of the Initial Fee and the Company’s Obligations
- Subject to
and conditional on payment and banking of the Fee, the
Company shall use all reasonable endeavours to identify
which conforms to the criteria provided by the Client. The
Client acknowledges that not all properties identified will
meet their stated criteria in every respect. The Company
undertakes that where this is the case, it will identify the
Client criteria which are not met by the property in
question.
3. The
Term
1.
The term during which the Company shall carry out the obligations
under Clause 2 shall be a period of one or three month(s) from the
date the appropriate Fee is banked or until the Client has completed
the purchase/rental of a property or until the client instructs the
Company to cease acting on the Client’s behalf, which ever is the
sooner.
2.
In the event of the Term being less that the period of one or three
month(s) for any of the reasons mentioned in Clause 3.1 above, this
shall not entitle the Client to any refund of the Fee either in
whole or part.
3.
The Term of the initial ‘Searching’ Fee ends at 5pm one or three
calendar month(s) after the previous ‘Searching’ Fee was banked. No
further property search work will be carried out by the Company
until another appropriate ‘Searching’ Fee has been banked by the
Company as laid out in the ‘Fees’ section of the Company’s current
brochure.
4.
Liability of the Company - General
1. Neither the Company nor the persons referred to
in Clause 1.6 have been engaged
by the Client (as the Client admits) on the basis
of any professional or other
qualification and whether as surveyor or valuer and the Company
specifically does
not hold itself out as having any such qualification or otherwise.
2. Any report, description, expression of opinion or otherwise given
to the Client by the Company as to the condition or value of any
property is given in good faith but does not form any part of any
contract relating to the purchase or letting of any property and
cannot be relied upon.
3. Any opinion given to the Client by the Company and others
aforesaid as to the amount that the Client may have to offer or does
in order to purchase/rent a property is not to be relied upon as a
valuation or an opinion of the price that the Client could expect to
pay for a purchase/rent or should expect to receive if the Client
should resell the Property. The client is strongly advised to
obtain specialist survey reports, condition of structure reports and
professional legal advice before proceeding further with any
purchase of a property. The service provided by the Company is in
no way intended as a substitute to obtaining such advice and/or
reports and accordingly, no liability is accepted by the Company for
any defects in legal title or in fabric and structure of any
property.
4. Where the Company supplies particulars, reports or other
information to the Client which are provided to the Company by any
third party including Estate Agents particulars, valuation reports,
surveys, published ‘web’ information or otherwise, then unless
otherwise state expressly in writing, the Company shall not be bound
to check the accuracy of any such particulars, reports or other
information and the Company shall have no liability in negligence,
contract or otherwise as to the information thereby provided.
5. If the Company shall introduce the Client to any third party
including but not limited to any builder, surveyor, valuer, letting
agent or other professional person(s), any introductions do not form
part of the services offered by the Company and the Company shall
not be responsible for such third party’s work or services.
6. All fees to third parties (survey fees, mortgage fees, removal
fees, solicitors’ fees etc.) are payable directly to the third party
by the Client in all cases.
7. With the Searching service there will always be a delay between
the commencement of the property search and the date when the Client
receives the information (typically between 2 and 5 working days
inclusive). Should a property for sale/rent at the time of the
search be sold/rented or withdrawn from the market by the time the
Client receives the details, Scorer Property Services be deemed at
fault.
8. Upon Client instruction to Scorer Property Services to view a
property on their behalf, externally or internally, there will
always be a delay between the instruction to view being received,
the viewing taking place and the report, whether verbal or written,
reaching the client (typically between 2 and 7 working days
inclusive). Should a property for sale/rent at the time of the
instruction to view be sold or withdrawn from the market by the time
the Client receives the report, Scorer Property Services can in no
way be deemed at fault.
9. Upon Client instruction to view a property with them, there will
always be a delay between the instruction to view being received and
the viewing taking place (typically between 2 and 7 working days
inclusive dependent upon availability of all parties). Should a
property available at the time of client instruction be sold/rented
or withdrawn from the market before the viewing can take place,
Scorer Property Services can in no way be deemed at fault.
5. Liability of the Company (service standards stated in the
company’s current brochure)
1.
Telephone calls – the Client’s unavailability to take a call between
9am and 6pm does not rise to a claim under the stated service
standard. Where the Company gives prior notice of unavailability
this service standard guarantee is nullified.
2.
Email – The Company will be able to prove the timing of e-mails sent
to the Client. Technical problems with the Client’s computer, email
software or ISP provided do not give rise to a claim under the
service standard. Where the Company gives prior notice of
unavailability this service guarantee is nullified.
3.
Letter – the company will always send letters/reports by first Class
post and obtain Proof of Posting. Failure by Royal Mail to deliver
next working day does not give rise to a claim under the stated
service standard. Where the Company gives prior notice of
unavailability this service guarantee is nullified.
6.
Payment of Fees after the initial Searching Fees has been paid
1.
All Fees are payable in advance in accordance with the ‘Fees’
section of the Company’s current brochure.
2.
All Fees paid in advance are non-refundable except under the
terms set out in the Service Standards Section of the Company’s
current brochure.
3.
In the event that more than one of the Company’s Clients wish
to offer for the same property, information on which has been
supplied to them by the Company or through Agents contacted on the
Client’s behalf, the Company will act for the first Clients who
confirm that they wish to make an offer and are fully and
immediately in a position to purchase/rent the property in question
should the offer be accepted. The Company will inform all concerned
parties of the situation and will give the other Clients names of
independent companies who may act for them.
4.
The Company reserves the right to act for another Client on
the same property once the first Client has stated that, for
whatever reason, they are no longer purchasing/renting the property
in question.
5.
The Company (as the Client accepts) will not undertake any
work on the Client’s behalf until the appropriate Fee has been
received and banked.
7.
Variation and Modifications of the Conditions
1.
No variation or modification of the conditions shall be made
and be binding on the company unless the same are in writing and
signed by a proprietor for the time being of the Company.
8.
Data Protection
1.
I/We understand and agree that the company may use my
personal information provided during the Term of this agreement and
may disclose my information to vendors and other intermediaries or
agents when required to do so in order to provide a property search
and acquisition service. I/We have the right to request a copy of
all personal data held by the Company and to correct any
inadequacies in the data. I/We agree to pay the sum of £5 to cover
the Company’s costs in such an event.
I/We have read these
Terms and conditions which I/We accept in full and I/We authorise
Scorer Property Services Ltd. to proceed on the basis of these Terms
and Conditions. In consequence, I/We sign below and enclose a
cheque for £…………. being the initial ‘Searching’ Fee.
Signed
…………………………………………………………Date……………………………….
NAME IN BLOCK
CAPITALS
Cheques made payable
to Scorer Property Services ltd.
For Bank/Credit Transfers: National Westminster Bank – Sort Code:
52-30-20 – Account No: 33005699
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