Terms | WF Storage

General Terms & Conditions

In this agreement, the following words have the following meanings:

Us, W F Storage, trading as Williamston Farms Ltd
You, The customer named in the licence.
Access hours, The hours we permit access to the unit (as displayed on site ) 0700 until 1900
Domestic Customer, Any natural person who is acting for the purposes which are outside his trade or profession.
Business customer, A customer who is not a domestic customer
Deposit, The amount payable as specified in these terms and conditions. Specified in our agreement.
Due Date, From the date specified in our agreement and there after on the corresponding dates in each period specified in our agreement (or if the period is four weekly, the first day of each four week period) or in each case on the previous business day if the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
The Goods, Anything you store in the unit at any time during this licence
The Agreement, These conditions and this information set out in our agreement
Licence Commencement Date, The start date as specified in our agreement
Licence End Date, The date specified in our agreement (if any) or the date of termination of this licence in accordance with condition our agreement.
The licence fees, The amount specified in our agreement (which does not include insurance).
Prompt Payment, In respect of the payment of each and every sum due under this licence, payment on the due date and in respect of any sum being due under any other agreement between US and YOU, payment within 7 days of that sum being demanded in writing.
Site Premises, The location at which the site is situated/
Unit, The storage unit specified in our agreement or any alternative storage we may specify under our conditions .

1. You must not store (and you must now allow any other person to store) any of the following in the unit:

1a. Food or Perishables

1b. Combustible or Flammable materials or liquids such as gas, paint, petrol, oil or cleaning solvents.

1c. Firearms, explosives, weapons of any kind and/or ammunition.

1d. Chemicals, radioactive materials or biological agents

1e. Toxic waste, asbestos or other materials of a potentially dangerous nature.

1f. Any item that emits fumes, smell or odour.

1g. Any illegal substances, illegal items or goods illegally obtained.

1h. Compressed gases.

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

2a. Use the unit or do anything on the site or in the unit which may be a nuisance to us or the users of any other unit or any person on the site.

2b. Use the unit as offices or living accommodation or as a home or business address and not use the address of the site or the unit for sending or receiving mail or any kind.

2c. Spay paint or do any kind of mechanical work in the unit.

2d. Do anything on the site which may invalidate our own insurance policies or those of other unit users or increase the premiums payable to them.

2e. Allow any liquid, substance, smell or odour to escape from the unit

2f. Allow any noise to be audible or vibration to be felt outside the unit.

2g. Cause any damage to the unit or any other unit or the site or its facilities or to the property of any of us or any other unit users or other persons on site and if you do cause any damage you must (at our option) repair, restore or replace such damage or item or reimburse the reasonable costs of making necessary repairs, restoration or replacement and/or make proper compensation.

2h.Leave anything in or obstruct or block any passage way, stairway, service area or other part of the site and you must at all time exercise courtesy to others and reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others in using theses areas.

2i. Connect, disconnect or provide any utilities, services to the unit unless authorised in advance in writing by us.

2j. Leave any waste or refuse that is created by you or the storing of the goods. You will be charges a reasonable cost for the disposal of such waste or refuse if you fail to comply.

3. You must (and you will ensure that anyone authorised by you must):

3a. Use reasonable care when on site or in the unit and take all reasonable care in respect of the unit, site and the property of us or any other unit users or persons on site.

3b. Inform us of any damage or defect to the unit as soon as you become aware of it.

3c. Comply with the reasonable directions of any of our employees, agents or contractors at the site and any further regulations for the use, safety and security of the unit and the site which we may issue from time to time.

4. This licence shall not confer on you any right to any exclusive possession of the unit.

4a. We may only by giving you 14 at least 14 days written notice require you to remove goods from the unit to another units specified by us which shall not be smaller than the current unit.

4b. In the event of a fire or flood or other incident or occurrence at the site which in our opinion requires the unit or any part of the site to be closed or sealed off we will do so.

4c. If we close the site or any part of the site for redevelopment, in which case we may require you to move the goods from the unit to another site which we will try to ensure is as near as possible to the site in the given circumstances. If we were to do this,

4d. We agree to pay your reasonable costs for removal which have been approved in writing by us in advance of the removal.

4e. If you do not arrange removal of goods to the alternative unit, this licence will be varies by the substitution of the alternative unit number but shall other wise continue in full force and effect and the licence fees at the rate set out will continue to apply to you use of alternative unit.

5. You must pay us the licence fees for the minimum period of storage (if applicable) or thereafter the charge period specified in our agreement on signature of our agreement and thereafter must pay the licence fees on each due date.

5a. If your storage contract is linked to an agreed stay and you leave before this stay ends you will be liable for all charges to the end of the agreed stay period, or at the discretion of us you will be charges up to your leaving date at a rate applicable to your stay.

5b. In support of our green policy, we will not print or post invoices to our customer, however, if requested invoices will be sent via email.

6. We do not insure the goods.

6a. Storage of the goods in the unit is at your sole risk.

6b. It is a condition of this licence that your goods must remain insured at all time while they are in storage.

7. Exclusion of liability, we exclude all liability in respect of the following:

7a. Loss or damage relating to your business, if any, consequential loss, lost profits or business interruption.

7b. Loss or damage to the goods caused by normal perils, including as a result of negligence by us, our agents, contractors and/or our employees above the sum of £100 which we consider to be the normal excess amount on a standard household insurance policy whether that policy would cover the goods or not.

7c. We do not exclude liability for physical injury or to death of any person and which is a direct result of our negligence or wilful default or that of our agents and/or employees.

7d. You will be liable for and will compensate us for the full amount of all the claims, demands, liabilities, damages, costa and expenses incurred by us or any of our employees, agents or any others unit users or persons on the site which arise out of the use of the unit or the site by you or any of your employees, agents or persons you invite or authorise to access the site to the unit or which arise out of breach of this agreement.

8. Force Majeure, in the event of circumstances which are outside of our reasonable control and their consequences,

8a. We do not agree and are not obliged by this agreement to maintain the safety and security of the goods, the unit or the site in order to keep the goods free from damage or loss.

8b. In certain cases we may not allow you access to the unit or site.

8c. We shall have no liability under or be considered to be in breach of this agreement for any delay or failure in performance of our obligations under this agreement which results from circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

8d. Such circumstances include any act of god, riot, strike or lock-out, trade dispute or labour disturbance, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, shortage of labour, materials or transport, electrical power failure, threat of or actual terrorism or enemy action or environmental or health emergency or hazard, or entry into any unit including the unit or the site by, or arrest or seizure or confiscation of goods by competent authorities.

8d. If this happens, then we will not be responsible for failing to allow access to your goods for so long as the circumstances continue.

8e. We will try to minimise any effects from arising from such circumstances.

9. We may alter this agreement and its fees at any time by giving you no less than 20 days written notice and the new fees shall take effect after this 20 day period.

9a. you may terminate this agreement without charge at any time before the new fees take effect.

9b. We may at any time make changes to this sign and the details displayed on it (including prices).