Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions shall apply and form part of the contract entered into between Storage St Andrews and the customer named in the Schedule annexed, the customer by their signature, or confirmation by e-mail, hereto acknowledges receipt of these terms and conditions and agrees to be contractually bound by their terms and that of schedule annexed.

Definitions

In these terms and conditions the following words have the following meanings:-

You, your	the customer named in the schedule
We, us, our	Storage St Andrews
Goods	anything that you store with us
Entry date	the date specified in the schedule
Site	the premises on which the Unit is situated
Prohibited Items	those specified in condition 10
Rental Fees	the amount specified in the schedule
Due Date	the date specified in the schedule and the corresponding date in each period specified inthe schedule or the previous business day if the Due Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

Your Right to Occupy

We permit You but no other person to use the Unit in accordance with these terms and conditions from the Commencement Date until the agreement is terminated.

Inspection

You must inspect the Unit before storing any goods and inform us if you believe it is damaged or unsuitable for your requirements in any way. If you do not do so the Unit will be deemed to be suitable for you and your purposes and you will be deemed to have accepted same in good and tenantable condition at the commencement date.

 Access to the Unit

• You may have access to the Unit at any time during the Access Hou No access to the Unit will be permitted outside these hours without prior agreed permission. We may change the Access Hours at any time without giving any prior notice.
• Only you and, any persons authorised in writing or accompanied by you, will be permitted to have access to the Unit. You may withdraw any authorisation at any time but the withdrawal will not be effective until we receive it in writing. We may ask for proof of identity from you or any other person at any time (although we are not obliged to do so) and we may refuse access to any person (including you) who is unable to provide satisfactory proof of identity or who, at our sole discretion, acting reasonably, is or has acted in an unsatisfactory manner.
• You are responsible for providing a padlock for the Unit and you must ensure that it is locked at all times when you are not in attendan We will not be responsible for locking any unlocked Unit. At the end of rental you will be required to remove the padlock, without damaging the unit, and in event you fail to do so we shall be entitled to charge you for cost of same.
• You will permit us to enter the Unit at any time in an emergency and otherwise if we give you not less than seven days notice so that we may inspect it or carry out repairs, maintenance and alterations to the Unit and any other Unit or part of the Site or ensure compliance with the terms and conditions for any other purpose.
• We may enter the Unit at any time without notifying you (to gain entry we may have to break the lock):

• If we believe that the Unit contains Prohibited Items or is being used in breach of these terms and conditions;
• If we require to do so by the Police, Fire Services, Local Authority or by a Court Order;
• If we believe it is necessary in an emergency;

In such an event , neither we, our employees or third parties acting on our behalf , shall be liable for any damage caused,

We may enter the Unit at any time without notifying you (to gain entry we may have to break the lock):

• To obtain access in accordance with Conditions 7, 14, 20 and 21;
• To prevent injury or damage to persons or property; or
• If we are of the opinion that any of the above apply, for the purposes of ascertaining th

In such an event, neither we, our employees or third parties acting on our behalf, shall be liable for any damage caused.

Use of the Unit and the Site

You warrant that the goods you are storing in the Unit are your own property or the person who owns or has an interest in them has given authority to you to store them in the Un You may only use the Unit for storage and not for any other purpose. You must not store (and you must not allow any other person to store) any of the following in the Unit:-

• Food or perishable goods unless securely packed so that they are protected from vermin;
• Birds, fish, animals or any other living creatures;
• Combustible or flammable materials or liquids such as paint, petrol, oil or cleaning solvents;
• Explosives, weapons or ammunition;
• Chemicals, radioactive materials, biological agents;
• Toxic waste, asbestos or other materials of a dangerous nature;
• Any item which emits any fumes, smell or odour;
• Any illegal substances illegal items or goods illegally obtained;
• Compressed gases;

You must not (and you must not allow any other person to):-

• Use the Unit or do anything on the Site or in the Unit which may be a nuisance to us or to the users of any other Unit;
• Do anything on the Site or in the Unit which may invalidate any of our insurance policies (or those of other Unit users) or increase the premiums;
• Use the Unit as offices or living accommodation or as a home or business address;
• Spray paint or do any mechanical work or any kind in the Un
• Attach anything to the walls, ceiling, floors or doors of the Unit or make any alteration to the Unit;
• Allow any liquid, substance, smell or odour to escape from the Unit or any noise to be audible or vibration to be felt outside the Unit;
• Cause any damage to the Unit or any other unit or the Site or its facilities or to the property and possessions of any of our other customers if you cause any damage you must (at our option) repair, restore, or replace such damage item or reimburse our costs in making necessary repairs, restoration or replacement;
• Cause any obstructive or undue hinderance in any passageway, stairway, service area or any other part of the Site and you must at all times exercise courtesy to others in using these areas.

You must:-

• Inform us immediately of any damage to the Unit;
• Comply with the directions of any of our employees or agents at the Site and any further regulations for use of the Unit which we may issue from time to ti

Alternative Unit

• We may at any time by giving you seven days’ written notice require you to remove your goods from one Unit to another Unit specified by us. The replacement Unit shall be of a similar size to the current Unit.
• Removal of your goods from the current Unit to the replacement Unit will be at your expens If you do not arrange the removal of your goods to the replacement Unit by the time specified in the notice, we may enter the Unit and arrange for the goods to be moved. Any removal arranged by us will be at your risk (except for loss or damage caused wilfully or negligently by us or our removal agents) and the removal expenses will be payable by you and we may add them to the Rental Fees or deduct from Deposit.
• If your goods are moved to an alternative Unit, this Agreement will be modified by the substitution of the replacement Unit number but this Agreement will otherwise continue in full force and effect and the Rental Fees will continue to apply to the alternative Unit.

Deposit

You must pay us the Deposit when signing this Agree The Deposit will be returned to you (without interest) within 21 days after this Agreement terminates less any amount we may deduct to cover;-

• repairing any damage to the Unit, Site or any other Unit caused by you, your agents or invitees or by goods stored in the Unit;
• any unpaid Rental Fees or removal or other charges; or
• the cost of any other obligation to us that you have not discharged in ful

Rental Fees

• You must pay us Rental Fees for the minimum period of storage on signature of this agreement and thereafter must pay the Rental Fees on the Due If you do not pay the Rental Fees on the Due Date, you will immediately become liable to pay a late payment charge equal to 10% of the Rental Fees (including any late payment or other charges) that remain unpaid after the Due Date.
• In the event that any cheque is dishonoured, we may make a further charges of £10 on each occasion that your cheque is return

Increases

We may alter the Rental Fees at any time by giving you written notice and the new Rental Fees shall take effect on the first Due Date occurring not less than four weeks after the date of no

Non Payment of Rental Fees

• If you do not pay the Rental Fees on the Due Date or the late payment charge or either, we may exclude you from the Site and from the Unit and we may break the lock on the Unit and install a new lock, whether or not we have exercised our right to terminate this Agreem Exercising our right to exclude you from the Site and the Unit does not affect your obligation to pay any unpaid or future Rental Fees or late payment charges.
• If any part of the Rental Fees or the late payment charge is still outstanding one month after the Due Date then we may:-

• Give you written notice that we will remove all the goods in the Unit if you have not paid all outstanding amounts due in full within 72 hours of the posting of that notice by us to you at your address set out in the schedule;
• On expiry of the notice in sub-Condition xxi (a), remove or dispose of all the goods in the Unit to any alternative location or storage facilities that we may decide, declaring that such removal or disposal will be on basis that we shall not incur any liability for loss or damage to the goods arising from their removal, disposal and alternative storage;
• Charge you the full costs of removing/disposing of the goods from the Unit and alternative storage/disposal costs together with any repeated costs if we require to move the goods at any time afterwards;
• Sell the goods on behalf and pass good title to them and use the proceeds of sale to discharge any outstanding Rental Fees and other charges due to u If the proceeds of sale are insufficient to discharge your outstanding liability to us then you will remain liable for the outstanding balance and we may take action we consider necessary to recover the outstanding amounts;
• Treat any goods not sold as abandoned and destroy or otherwise dispose of them.

Termination

• Either you or we may terminate the Agreement by giving not less than three weeks written notice on any Due Date and termination will take effect from the Due D Any Rental Fees paid in advance after the date of termination will be refunded but we may make deductions from them as if they were a deposit under condition xvi.
• You may not terminate this agreement if any Rental Fees or other charges are outstanding or if you are otherwise in breach of this Agree
• We may terminate this Agreement immediately by giving you written notice if you are in breach of any term of this Agreement.

On Termination

• On termination of this Agreement you must remove all goods from the Unit and leave the Unit clean and tidy and in the same condition as at the Entry Da We may charge you if we have to repair any damage or clean the Unit or dispose of any goods or rubbish left in the Unit or on the Site.
• We may treat any goods remaining in the Unit after termination as abandoned and may dispose of them how we see fit, without penalty or in accordance with Conditions xxi (d) and (e).

Insurance

We do not insure your goods whilst in the Un Storage of goods in the Unit is at your own risk and you must insure them at their full replacement value.

Exclusion of Liability

• We shall not be liable for any loss (including consequential loss or economic loss) or damage to goods stored in the Unit, whether or not the loss or damage is due to any act or omission, negligence, or wilful default by us or any of our servants or agents or other customers; nor shall we be liable for any consequential or economic loss incurred by you as a result of any loss or damage to the good Any other representations, conditions, warranties and other terms, whether written or oral, express or implied, statutory or otherwise which are or may be inconsistent with this condition are expressly excluded.
• The exclusion of liability in condition xxvii and xviii does not apply where the damage suffered by you is a direct result of our negligence or wilful default or that of our servants or agents and which causes physical injury to or death of any person.

Indemnity

You will indemnify us and hold us harmless against all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses incurred by us or by any of our servants, agents or other customers which arises out of the use of your Unit or the Site by you or any of your servants, agents or invitees or arises out of the breach of this Agreement by you.

Notices

Any notice given under this agreement must be in writing and may be served by personal delivery, or by pre-paid post. Any notice to you may be sent to the address stated in the Schedule or any other address which you notify to us in writing. Any notice to you will also be sent to any owner (whether sole, joint, or co-owners) of which we have been notified by you. Any notice to us must be sent to our address in the Schedule. Notices will be deemed to be effectively served immediately if served personally or forty-eight hours after they have been placed in the post.

Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any loss or damage which you may suffer as a direct or indirect result of our performance of this Agreement being prevented, hindered or delayed by reason of any Act of God, riot, strike or lock-out, trade dispute or labour disturbance, accident, break-down of plant or machinery, fire, flood, difficulty in obtaining workmen, materials or transport, electrical power failures or other circumstances whatsoever outside our control and which affect the provision by us of access to or use the Unit.

General

• Any delay by us in exercising any of our rights under this Agreement will not impair our rights to be a waiver of those rights, nor will any partial exercise of any right preclude a further exercise of that right.
• You may not assign any of your rights under this agreement or part with possession of the Unit to any other person, form or Company.
• No variation of these terms and conditions will be effective unless expressly accepted in writing by us and signed by one of our Partn None of our employees or agents who is not also a Partner has any authority to vary these terms and conditions on our behalf whether orally or in writing.
• Every provision in these terms and conditions is severable and distinct from every other provision and if at any time one or more of such provisions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected in any way.
• This Agreement shall be governed by Scots Law and you and we submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.
• This Agreement shall not create a lease.
• Where the Customer is two or more persons your obligations under this Agreement shall be joint and several.

We reserve the right to refuse any goods regardless of reason.

All goods accepted will become subject to lien in respect of continued non-payment of charges.