Shippea Hill Self Storage – Licence To Store Goods

We permit you the customer, but no other person, to use the unit in accordance with these terms and conditions from the commencement date until this 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 suitable for use.

Access to the unit by you and us 

  1. You may have access to the unit at any time during the access hours, which at present are 24/7. We may change access hours at any time without prior notice
  2. Only you and persons authorised in writing or accompanied by you will be permitted to have access to the unit. 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 may refuse access to anyone who fails to provide satisfactory proof of identity
  3. You will have access to the electric gate via your mobile phone. You may only ring the number to open the gate when you are physically in front of it and you must not ring and remotely open the gate for any other person.
  4. You will permit us (and our agents or workmen) to enter the unit at any time in an emergency and otherwise if we give you not less than three days’ notice so that we may inspect or carry out maintenance to the unit or any other part of the site.
  5. We may enter the unit at any time without notifying you (if necessary by breaking the lock)
    • If we believe the unit contains prohibited items or is being used in breach of these terms
    • If we are required to do so by the police, fire service, local authority or by court order
    • If we believe it necessary in an emergency
    • To obtain access in accordance with conditions listed below
    • To prevent injury or damage to persons or property

Use of the Unit and the site 

  1. You agree that the goods you are storing in the unit are your own property or the person that owns them or has an interest in them has given authority for you to store them in the unit
  2. You may only use the unit for storage and not for any other purpose. You must not store (or allow anyone else to store) any of the following in the unit:
    • Food or perishable goods unless securely packed so they are protected from vermin
    • Birds, fish, animals or any other living creature
    • Combustible or flammable materials or liquids such as paint, petrol, oil or solvents
    • Explosives weapons or ammunition
    • Chemical, radioactive materials, biological agents
    • Toxic waste, asbestos, used tyres or any other materials of a dangerous nature
    • Any item that emits fumes, smells or odour
    • Any illegal substances, illegal items or goods obtained illegally
    • Compressed gases
    • Pornography
  1. You must not or allow any person to:
    • Use the unit or do anything on the site or in the unit that may be a nuisance
    • Do anything on the site or in the unit that may invalidate our insurance premiums (or those of others) or increase the premiums
    • Use the unit as office or living accommodation, poste restante or as a home or business address
    • Spray paint or do mechanical work of any kind in the unit or on the site
    • Attach anything to the walls, ceiling, floor or doors of the unit or alter 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 our property and possessions or that of any of our customers. If you cause any damage you must (at our option) repair, restore or replace such damage or reimburse our costs in making necessary repairs or replacement
    • Cause any obstructive or undue hindrance in any passageway, service area or any other part of the site and you must at all times exercise courtesy to others using these areas.

4. You must inform us immediately of any damage to the unit and comply with any directions of our employees or agents at the site and any further regulations for use of the unit we may issue in future.

Deposit 

  1. A deposit is not normally charged but if we deem it necessary you must pay us the deposit when you sign this agreement. The deposit will be returned to you (without interest) within 21 days after this agreement terminates less any amount we may deduct to cover:
  2. -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
  3. Any unpaid licence fees or removal or other charges
  4. Any other obligation to us that you have not discharged in full

Licence Fees 

  1. You must pay us the licence fees for the minimum period of storage on signature of this agreement and thereafter must pay the licence fee on the due date. If you do not pay the licence fee on the due date, you will immediately become liable to pay a late payment charge equal to 10% of the licence fees (subject to a minimum charge of £10) for each period of two weeks or any part of it that the licence fees (including any late payment or other charges) remain unpaid after the due date.
  2. In the event that a payment is dishonoured, we may make a further charge of £10 on each occasion.

Increases 

We may alter the licence fees at any time by giving you written notice and the new fees will take effect on the first due date occurring not less than four weeks after the date of notice.

Non-Payment of Licence Fees 

  1. If you do not pay the licence 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 agreement. Exercising our right to exclude you from the site and the unit does not affect your obligation to pay any unpaid or future licence fees or late payment charges.
  2. If any part of the licence fee or the late payment charges 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 the notice by us to you at the address set out in the schedule.
    • On expiry of the notice remove all the goods in the unit to any alternative storage facilities that we may decide without incurring any liability for loss or damage to the goods arising from their removal and alternative storage.
    • Charge you the full costs of removing the goods and alternative storage costs and any repeated costs should we have to move the goods at any time afterwards.
    • Sell the goods on your behalf and pass good title to them and use the proceeds of sale to discharge any outstanding licence fees or other charges due to us. If the proceeds of sale are insufficient to discharge your outstanding liability to us then you will remain liable for the balance and we may take any action we consider necessary to recover the outstanding amounts.
    • Treat any goods not sold as abandoned and destroy or otherwise dispose of them.

Termination 

  1. Either you or we may terminate this agreement by giving not less than seven days written
    notice (email messages considered to be written communication) ending on any due date and termination will take place from that due date. Licence fees are paid monthly in advance and no refunds are paid, except by prior arrangement. If you advise us of your intention to leave before a monthly payment is made, we will charge you a day-rate for the part of the month that you use.
  2. You may not terminate this agreement if any licence fees or any other charges are outstanding or if you are in breach of this agreement
  3. We may terminate this agreement immediately by giving written notice if you are in breach of any terms of this agreement

On Termination 

  1. 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 commencement date. We may charge you if we have to clean the unit or dispose of any goods or rubbish left in the unit or on the site.
  2. We may treat any goods left in the unit after termination as abandoned and may dispose of them in accordance with the following conditions
  • Sell the goods on your behalf and pass good title to them and use the proceeds of sale to discharge any outstanding licence fees or other charges due to us. If the proceeds of sale are insufficient to discharge your outstanding liability to us then you will remain liable for the balance and we may take any action we consider necessary to recover the outstanding amounts.
  • Treat any goods not sold as abandoned and destroy or otherwise dispose of them.

Insurance 

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

Exclusion of Liability 

  1. We shall not be liable for any loss (including consequential or economic loss) or damage to the goods stored in the unit, whether or not the damage is due to any act or omission, negligence or wilful default by us or by 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 goods
  2. Any other representations, conditions, warranties or other terms, whether written or oral, expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise that are or may be inconsistent with this condition are expressly excluded

Indemnity 

You will indemnify us and hold us harmless against all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses incurred by us or any of our servants, agents or other customers that 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. Email messages are considered to be written communication. Any notice to you may be sent to the address you give on renting the container or any other address, of which you notify to us in writing. Any notice to you will also be sent out to any owner (whether sole, joint, or co-owners) of which we have been notified by you.

Force Majeure 

We shall not be liable for any loss or damage that you may suffer as a direct or indirect result of our performance of this agreement being prevented, hindered or delayed by reason of Act of God, riot, strike, 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 that affect the provision by us of access to or use of the unit.

Shippea Hill Self Storage 2020