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Terms and Conditions of Business
The “Company” is Smart Offices Limited (Company
No:05709693), whose registered office is at Westerfield
Business Centre, Westerfield, Ipswich, IP6 9AB
The “Customer” is the person, firm or company who
purchases the Product from the Company
The “Product” is the Smart Office and/or accessories
and/or optional extras specified in the Order
These Terms and Conditions are the only basis on which
the Company undertakes business and constitute the
entire Agreement between the parties. For the avoidance
of any doubt no terms or conditions which the Customer
purports to apply under any purchase order,
specification or similar document will form part of the
Agreement.
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Completed Orders
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The Company will formally
accept all orders by the issue of an order
confirmation. The order confirmation will only
be issued following receipt of an order signed
by the customer together with the deposit.
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Once the order confirmation
has been issued by the Company to the Customer
it may only be cancelled or the installation
date deferred with the written agreement of the
Company and on the condition that the Customer
indemnifies the Company for all costs incurred
as a result of the cancellation or deferment
including labour, materials, any other charges
and expenses.
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If for whatever reason the
Company issues no formal order confirmation, the
Customer in accepting delivery and installation
of the Smart Office shall be bound by these Terms and
Conditions.
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Warranty
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The Product is designed to
have a life of 25 years but no guarantee or
warranty is given to this effect. However, the
Company warrants that the structural elements of
the Product will be free from any significant
defect for a period of 5 years from the date of
the Agreement for purchase.
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For the purposes of this
clause "structural elements" means the floor,
roof and external walls of the Smart Office but
not the internal cladding, windows or door. In
addition, the Company warrants that upon
installation the Smart Office shall be free from
any significant defect in other materials or
workmanship.
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If the Product does not
conform to these warranties the Company will
take such steps as it deems necessary to bring
the Smart Office into a condition where it is
free from such defects or, at the option of the
Company, refund the purchase price of the
Product to the Customer provided that the
liability of the Company shall not in any event
exceed the total purchase price of the Product
and the taking of the steps it deems necessary
shall constitute an entire discharge of the
Company's liability under this warranty. If the
Company opts to refund the purchase price, the
Customer shall provide the Company with access
and all reasonable assistance so that it may
remove the Product whereupon ownership shall
vest in the Company.
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The
Company shall not be liable for a breach of the
warranty set out above relating to workmanship
and materials other than “structural elements”,
unless the Customer gives written notice to the
Company within one month from the date upon
which the Customer signs the installation
checklist referred to in clause
2. e
and the Company is given a reasonable
opportunity after receiving the notice of
examining the Product
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The Company shall not be
liable for a breach of the warranty set out
above caused by any settlement or subsidence of
the installation site.
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Any repaid or replaced goods
will be guaranteed on these terms for the
unexpired portion of the one-month period.
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All warranties, conditions
and other terms implied by statute or Common Law
(save for conditions implied by Section 12 of
the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are to the fullest
extent permitted by law, excluded from the
Agreement. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions
excludes or limits the liability of the Company
for death or personal injury caused by the
Company's negligence or fraudulent
misrepresentation.
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Local and National Authorities
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The Customer shall ensure
that the installation of the Product does not
contravene any planning or other regulation or
legislation and the Company accepts no
responsibility for the failure of the Customer
to comply with such regulations or legislation
and the Customer shall indemnify the Company in
respect of any failure to do so.
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Changes in Specification
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The Company reserves the
right to make any changes in the specification
of the Product which do not materially alter its
quality or function or where it is necessary to
conform to any applicable safety or other
statutory requirements.
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Delivery and Installation
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The Product shall be
installed by the Company at the address
specified in the order confirmation unless
otherwise agreed in writing.
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Any date specified by the
Company in the order confirmation for the
installation of the Product is approximate only
and will be confirmed by the Company at least 6
working days before installation. This date
shall not be made of the essence by virtue of
this confirmation. Where no dates are specified,
installation will be within a reasonable time.
Subject to the other provisions of these Terms
and Conditions the Company will not be liable
for any loss, costs, damages, charges or
expenses caused directly or indirectly by any
delay in the delivery or in the actual
installation of the Product, nor will delay in
installation entitle the Customer to terminate
or rescind the Agreement. Any liability of the
Company for non-delivery of the Product shall be
limited to refunding the deposit (if any).
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The Customer must ensure that
the site is easily accessible and there is
adjacent parking for a 7.5 tonne lorry available
at the time of installation. The installation
site must be solid, level and free from any
obstructions or dangers. “Solid” means that the
Customer must ensure that a hard standing base
is provided on which to install the Product.
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The Company shall use all
reasonable endeavours not to cause damage to the
Customer’s property.
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If in the
opinion of the Company the installation site
does not comply with any of the requirements set
out in Clause
2. a
the Company may in its absolute discretion
either defer installation until such time as the
Customer has resolved the matter to the
Company’s reasonable satisfaction or the Company
may cancel the Agreement by written notice with
immediate effect. The Customer shall indemnify
the Company for all additional costs incurred
due to any such deferment. Where the Agreement
is cancelled pursuant to this Clause the
Customer’s deposit will be returned less an
amount in respect of all the Company’s charges
and expenses in connection with the Agreement up
to the time of such cancellation. Where the
installation has been deferred but the Customer
has not resolved the matter to the Company’s
reasonable satisfaction within 28 days of the
original installation date then the Company may
immediately cancel the Agreement and return the
Customer’s deposit less an amount in respect of
all the Company’s charges and expenses as set
out above.
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On completion of the
installation the Company will issue a
satisfaction note for counter signature by the
Customer confirming that the Product has been
installed to the Customer’s satisfaction and
following the payment of the balance of the
price the keys of the Product will then be
handed over.
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It is the Customer’s
responsibility to arrange for a qualified
electrician to connect the Product to the
Customer’s electricity supply and the Company
excludes all liability in this respect. If the
Company provides the name of an electrician to
the Customer, it is the Customer’s
responsibility to satisfy themselves that the
electrician is suitably qualified and competent
to carry out the work and the Company excludes
all liability in this respect.
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Price and Terms of Payment
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The price and delivery charge
for the Product shall be in accordance with the
price list issued by the Company from time to
time and shall be set out in the order
confirmation. The price and delivery charge
shall be exclusive of any value added tax or any
other applicable tax that the Customer shall pay
in addition.
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Subject to other provisions
in these Terms and Conditions a deposit of 25%
of the full purchase price is payable on
ordering the Product from the Company. The
balance of the price is payable before the keys
to the Product are handed over to the Customer
on the due date. Time for payment shall be of
the essence.
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The Customer shall make the
full payment due without any deduction whether
by way of set-off, counterclaim or otherwise and
no payment shall be deemed to have been received
until the Company has received cleared funds.
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The Company reserves the
right to alter the price list at any time.
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Property and Risk
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The risk in the Product shall
pass to the Customer upon handover of the keys
to the Product and responsibility for effecting
and maintaining insurance cover passes to the
Customer at that time. Title in the Product
shall not pass to the Customer until the Company
has received payment in full in cleared funds of
all sums due.
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Failure to Make Payment
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If the Customer fails to pay
the full payment on the due date then without
prejudice to its other rights and remedies the
Company may charge interest both before and
after judgment on the amount unpaid at the rate
of 5% per annum above the Barclays Bank Plc base
lending rate from time to time compounded
monthly until payment is made in full with a
part of a month being treated as a full month
for the purposes of calculating interest.
Notwithstanding this provision, the Company
reserves the right to claim interest under the
Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act
1998.
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Notwithstanding the above, if full payment has
not been made on the due date, the Agreement may
be terminated forthwith by the Company serving
not less than 48 hours written notice to the
Customer, whereupon the Company shall be
entitled to remove the Product and for such
purpose the Company shall have an irrevocable
licence
or authority to enter upon the installation site
with such transport as may be necessary to
recover the Product. The Customer shall render
all reasonable assistance to the Company to
dismantle and remove the Product from the site
and enable the Customer to disconnect the
electricity supply.
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In these circumstances the
Customer shall be liable for a removal charge of
£950 plus VAT together with the cost of
arranging for an electrician to disconnect the
power supply.
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Enforceability and Severability
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Any provision of these Terms
and Conditions which is held to be illegal,
invalid, unenforceable or unreasonable whether
in whole or part shall to the extent necessary
be deemed severable and the other provisions of
these Terms and Conditions shall remain
unaffected.
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Amendment
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These Terms and Conditions
shall not be amended, modified or varied except
in writing signed by a director of the Company.
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Assignment
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The Customer shall not be
entitled to assign or transfer the benefit of
the Agreement or any part of it without the
Company's prior written consent.
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The Company may assign the
Agreement or part of it to any person, firm or
company.
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Damages
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Save as described in these
Terms and Conditions the Company shall not be
liable to the Customer for any loss or damage
whether direct or indirect and howsoever caused.
In any event the Company's liability to the
Customer in respect of the non-performance of
any of the Company's obligations shall be
limited to the price of the Product.
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Force Majeure
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The Company shall not be
liable to the Customer or deemed to be in breach
of these Terms and Conditions because of any
delay or failure to perform any of the Company's
obligations if the delay or failure was due to
any cause beyond the Company's control. Provided
that if the event in question continues for a
continuous period in excess of 30 days either
party may terminate the Agreement by giving
written notice to the other party to terminate
the Agreement.
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Termination
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If the Customer shall go into
liquidation whether compulsory or voluntary
(except for the purposes of a bona fide
reconstruction or amalgamation) or if a petition
shall be presented or an order made for an
administrator or if a receiver, administrative
receiver or manager shall be appointed over any
part of the assets or undertaking of the
Customer or the Customer being an individual
shall become bankrupt or make any arrangement
with its creditors, then the Company shall be
entitled to immediately recover from the
Customer all sums then due and all losses
arising to the Company as a result of such
circumstances arising, and shall be entitled to
give written notice to the Customer to terminate
the Agreement.
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Notices
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Any notices to be given shall
be in writing and be deemed to be given if left
at the last known address of the Company or the
Customer as the case may be or sent to the same
by first class post or facsimile and shall be
deemed to have been received two working days
after dispatch if sent by post or on receipt of
a transmission in legible form if by facsimile
or on delivery if by hand.
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Waiver
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No failure or delay on the
part of the Company to exercise any right or
remedy under these Terms and Conditions shall be
construed or operate as a waiver thereof. The
rights and remedies provided are cumulative and
are not exclusive to any rights or remedies
provided by law.
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Governing Law
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Any claim or dispute arising
out of these Terms and Conditions shall be
governed by the laws of England and Wales and
the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the English courts.
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