Website Terms and Conditions

You agree to adhere to all applicable laws, regulations and codes of conduct when using the Northern Environmental website.

You agree not to:

• Damage, interfere or disrupt the website or access to the website;
• Gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access by any means to any restricted Northern Environmental computer networks or systems;
• Make available, upload or distribute on the Northern Environmental website any materials or files that contain viruses or any other harmful software;
• Use the website to send unsolicited material for any purpose.

Although Northern Environmental endeavours to ensure the contents of this website is correct it shall not be liable for any damages arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this site, or any material contained within it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this site or any such material.

Please note that any links to external websites are provided for information and convenience only. Northern Environmental does not accept responsibility for the sites linked to, or the information found there. A link does not imply an endorsement of a site; likewise, not linking to a particular site does not imply lack of endorsement.

We reserve the right to withdraw a link or refuse to link to any website without providing an explanation or justification.

Payment Terms and Conditions

1.Payment

1.1Goods must be paid for in advance, whether using online credit card processing facilities, paying via telephone with a credit/debit card, direct bank transfer or cleared Cheque.

 

1.2Payments not made within 30 days of invoice are liable to an admin recovery charge of 10% of unpaid invoice or £500, whichever is the greater.

 

2.Your Obligations

2.1You agree to ensure that the information that you supply to us in the Order including without limitation details of the Property is complete, accurate and up to date. You will notify us immediately you become aware of any inaccuracy contained within the Order.

2.2You agree that any order that we may deliver to you is delivered on the understanding that it is only for your use and for the purpose that you have disclosed to us.

2.3Pre-arranged appointments with the Energy Assessor or Inventory Clerk are taken on the understanding that an Adult will be present to provide access to the property at the appointment time. If the Energy Assessor/Clerk is unable to obtain access to the premises within one hour of their arrival at the property, then a service charge of £100 will payable to the Assessor for the missed appointment. This may also result a delay in the production time of your Order and/or affect your right to cancel.

2.4In the case of an Energy Performance Certificate. You agree to have any insulation certificates, at the time of inspection, available to the assessor. Any instance where the certificates are not available may result in insulation being recorded as’not present’ or ‘unknown’.

2.5You agree that if you note an error within the certificate either with the rating, recommendation or address you will highlight this within 6 months of instruction of the service. After this date we are unable to make amendments.

2.6You agree that the service rendered commences immediately upon purchase. This includes the necessary administration and is not restricted to the site visit or production of documentation.

2.7You agree that the service and turnaround time described is not a guarantee and accept that adherence to this may not be possible in all instances. You agree to notify us as soon as is reasonably practicable if you have not received the described service. You will not be entitled to a refund of the full service fee if you cancel your order in relation to service or turnaround time not being as described, although a partial refund may be issued at the discretion of senior management (see section 5. Cancellation).

2.8You agree that it is your responsibility to ensure that the service ordered is both necessary and the correct service for your individual requirements. You will not be entitled to a refund of the full service fee if you cancel your order due to their being an existing EPC for the property or because the service ordered was subsequently unsuitable or no longer required for any reason, regardless of whether or not an Assessor has visited the your property.

 

3.Liability

3.1We cannot accept any liability for any error in an EPC/Inventory, which is based on any error or inaccuracy in a public register. Nor will we be liable for any information contained within an EPC/Inventory, which is based on information that we have obtained from a third party (not being information derived from the public register).

3.2We cannot accept any responsibility for any inaccuracy or error in the Inventory/EPC that is based on incomplete or inaccurate information supplied by you.

3.3Subject to any other provisions in these Conditions, we will not be liable to you for any loss,damages, costs or expenses caused directly or indirectly by a delay in delivery to you (even if caused by our negligence).

3.4We will not be liable for any loss of actual or anticipated profits or savings, loss of business, loss of opportunity or for any special, indirect or consequential loss whether arising from a breach of these Conditions or negligence in performing the Services even if we were advised of or knew of likelihood of such loss occurring.

3.5Our entire aggregate liability to you for direct loss arising from our being in breach of these Conditions or negligent in the course of performing the Services will not exceed the cost of the Service.

 

4.Pricing

4.1Unless expressed otherwise, the Service Fee is inclusive of any appropriate tax.

4.2The prices quoted are for properties anywhere on the Mainland of Scotland, England and Wales.

 

5.Cancellation

5.1Should you wish to cancel or re-schedule an Order, you agree to give us as much notice as is reasonably practicable. However, you will not be entitled to obtain a full refund of the Service Fee if you cancel on or after the Confirmation of order. A partial refund may be issued at the managers discretion but any refund will be subject to a Service Charge. The charge levied is based on individual circumstances and the level of service provided, and can be up to 30% of the total order value (inclusive of any appropriate tax).

 

6.Floorplans

6.1The plans are provided are basic floorplans of limited detail for illustrative purposes only. They will not be to scale or land registry compliant.

6.2The floorplans will be as accurate as the software will allow. The basic floorplan is not required to include exact measurements. These can be added at your request however it is your responsibility to provide us with the accurate information.

6.3Floorplans will provide the size and layout of the building and any permanent structures true to the time of the assessment.

6.4If a floorplan needs to be amended then a copy of the plans showing the amendments will need to be emailed into the office the alterations will then be made accordingly.

6.5It may not be possible to obtain a full refund for a completed floorplan (see section 5. Cancellation).

 

7.Commercial EPC’s

7.1All Commercial EPC’s are priced based on the size of the total usable floor area of the property.

7.2All the quotations are subject to the provision of suitable information and are subject to change should we incur additional costs for which Northern Environmental are not liable. It is the responsibility of the person placing the order to provide complete, accurate and up to date information.

7.3 In providing a draft EPC we will endeavour to confirm with you that the address on the draft EPC is correct. If you subsequently give permission to lodge the EPC on the central register and after lodgement the address on this EPC is not correct, you accept that an administration fee of £100 will be payable to adjust and relodge the EPC.

7.4 If you are unable to provide us with the correct size of the property then you accept that our quote is an estimate. If you choose to proceed and place the order then you accept that a surcharge will be payable should the total usable floor area be greater than our original estimate at the time of booking.

7.5 If you refuse to pay the surcharge then we will not provide you with the EPC and your right to cancel the order may be affected. The charge is levied to cover the additional costs involved in surveying a larger property.