Terms & Conditions
1. The Term, ‘The Client’ shall mean the person named below who will be responsible for all payments to The Designer unless otherwise notified in writing prior to commencement. Unless otherwise stated in writing, The Client shall be deemed to be the rightful owner of the property as per the address shown.
2. The Term, ‘The Designer’ shall mean Claire Brown Garden Design who will be responsible to the Client for the works as described in the Quotation attached.
3. Nothing in these Terms shall affect The Client’s statutory rights as a consumer.
4. For the purposes and with general regard to CDM, The Designer shall be deemed to be The Principal Designer in respect of The Regulations. This responsibility will automatically end once the Designer has completed the design works involved in the project when the responsibilities will return to the Client under the Regulations unless or until a Principal Contractor is appointed.
5. The Client shall provide access to the site for the purposes of carrying out surveying and site evaluation, and the Client shall make the Designer aware in writing of any pertinent matters relating to the property, including any problems or matters concerning the boundaries or neighbours, especially in regard of dispute issues or other site problems or potential problems.
6. The Client shall instruct The Designer to carry out certain works, which will be identified and clearly stated in the Designers Quotation.
7. All Specialist Experts that may be required to carry out the survey or technical or legal design elements of the plans e.g. Structural Engineer, Surveyor etc shall be engaged directly by The Client, and settlement of their accounts made directly by The Client.
8. Once each section of the Project is completed, this should be signed off by The Client as being accepted. Any subsequent alterations, additions or reductions to each section, shall be properly treated as Additional Works or Variations and will be charged at the agreed rates as shown in the Quotation.
9. The Designer cannot be held responsible for any damage to, or costs involved in, any underground hazards, obstructions or services not made known in writing or on visual inspection prior to commencement of work.
10. The Client remains responsible at all times for any matters regarding Licences, Permits, Planning Permission or similar Legal requirements, unless such responsibility is specifically assigned to The Designer.
11. The Designer will treat all personal and business information supplied by the client as confidential and not disclose such information to a third party without your prior permission, except where required by law.
12. The value of any claim made against The Designer shall be limited to the value of monies paid to The Designer at the time of the claim.
13. The Designer shall hold and maintain all such insurance cover as may be required for the project including Public Liability and Indemnity cover.
14. This Contract and Terms and Conditions are governed by The Law of England.