Terms and Conditions
The following conditions state the obligations, rights and responsibilities of all parties involved in this Agreement. The words “you” or “your” appear in reference to the Customer; “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Bexhill Gardening & Maintenance; “providers” and “teams” refer to the subcontractors who may complete our gardening services. These Terms and Conditions can be changed, altered or amended subject to prior written notice. Please ensure you have read and understood our cancellation policy, outlined in Clause 4 of these Terms and Conditions.
- Introduction
1.1 You must ensure that the details provided by you are complete and accurate before committing yourself to the contract / confirming your booking.
- Bookings and Confirmation
2.1 You must provide us with a detailed description of your garden, including size, at the time of booking where a site visit was not conducted by us. Bexhill Gardening reserves the right to amend any given quotes and charge for extra work if inaccurate information is given.
2.2 Any incomplete or inaccurate information provided by you can result in a cancellation of the order. Alternatively, additional charges may be added to cover the cost of any extra work or services needed
2.3 Access to your property must be available on the day of your service. This can either be done by providing a set of keys, or ensuring someone is at the property.
2.4 You will be allocated a time slot for the commencement of your service. We are not responsible for lateness due to the following unforeseen circumstances: bad traffic, unexpected weather conditions, force majeure events or similar.
2.5 It is the responsibility of the customer to make adequate parking arrangements. This includes the needs for parking permits. Any parking fees or fines incurred during the performance of the service are the responsibility of the customer, and must be paid in full by them.
2.6 Any additional charges may include, but are not limited to: congestion charge, or an extra charge if your property is located outside of our 20 mile radius from Bexhill on Sea. It is important to note that our prices are subject to our company’s terms and conditions.
2.7 Should our teams have to travel to collect or drop off keys to a property, this will be added on to our onsite labour time.
- Pricing and Payment
3.1 We base our prices and quotes on information and pictures provided by you or by conducting a site survey. Our company reserve the right to amend price estimations and order confirmations where necessary.
3.2 Services provided by Bexhill Gardening are payable within 7 days after completion by invoice. We accept cash, bank transfer and all major cards.
3.3 Prices are based on the minimum charge of the service to be completed.
(a) Minimum hourly rate for any of our services is a minimum of two hours (£40 per gardener). We calculate prices based on information provided by the customer, and we estimate prices using the most accurate methods possible. If your service takes longer than previously expected, the same hourly rates will be applied. We charge £40 for one gardener for up to 2 hours, and £20 per hour thereafter. If the job is completed sooner than expected, you will be charged for the time taken to complete the job, following our minimum 2-hour charge of £40. If two or more gardeners are required then the fees double or triple according to the labour required. i.e two gardeners per hour is £40.
(b) Garden waste produced by us can be taken away at a charge of £5 per 100 litre bags.
3.4 Our onsite time starts from arrival at your premises till departure once all tools have been cleaned and packed up.
- Rescheduling and cancellation of appointments
4.1 You will face an additional charge of £15 should you decide to cancel or reschedule your appointment less than 24 hours prior to the job.
4.2 If you decide to cancel upon the arrival of our teams, you will still be charged the full rate of the booking.
- Services
5.1 Adequate lighting and a water tap in the garden must be present to provide professional services.
5.2 Bexhill Gardening reserve the right to cancel appointments where the wellbeing or health of our teams comes under threat. We will not be held liable for any fees or charges the customer may accrue from third party companies if our service isn’t carried out.
5.3 We require that you or a representative is present at the end of the provided service, as the completion must be signed off as being satisfactory. If you are not present, the service will be deemed as being accepted by you and we will provide pictures of the works for your information.
5.4 Every effort will be made to arrive and complete your services on time. If circumstances out of our control effect this, the services will be completed as soon as possible.
5.5 Bexhill Gardening reserves the right to sub-contract any/all of our services.
All services are subject to our Terms and Conditions.
Bexhill Gardening strive to deal with any problems with the service provided as fast as possible and is best sorted on the day of the booking. Any complaint filed later than seven working days from the date of the service provided will not be dealt with.