AVONPRESS

1: AVONPRESS will furnish the client with provisional estimates for the proposed works.

2: The client instructs by email or text confirming that he/she wishes to proceed with the project and agrees an appointment time and date for a Site Consultation Survey. This appointment may be cancelled or re-scheduled anytime up until 24 hours before the appointment. Any cancellation within the last 24 hours or not showing up for an appointment will incur a cancellation fee of £250 Plus Vat.

3: During the initial on-site consultation AVONPRESS will discuss the project in detail and establish a basic design brief. The property will also be measured and photographed during the visit.

4: AVONPRESS will provide draft sketches and plans for discussion with the client and make up to 5 revisions until such a time as design plans for the project are approved.

5: Depending on the project type, the client can expect to have plans available 14/21 days after draft approval.

6: Completed Design Plans will be emailed to the client in PDF format as soon as available.

7: If building plans (Building Control Drawings) are required a further 7/14 days should be allowed.

8: If planning permission, or any other application is required, and AVONPRESS have been instructed to deal with the application, AVONPRESS will submit the application and all other necessary documents, monitor the application and deal with any queries from the local planning officer.

9: Engineer Survey and Structural calculations, if required for the project, are not included in our initial estimated costs.

10: Any fees due to the local authority planning or building control are not included in our rates.

11: Intellectual property rights. All plans designed / created by AVONPRESS, remain the property of AVONPRESS. In return for an agreed payment, AVONPRESS grants the client/s the use of our plans for a particular project. Our standard release fee for CAD files relating to any particular project is £325 Plus Vat.

12: Depending on the project, stage payments may be required which may include a deposit payment during the on-site consultation survey and further payments at various stages throughout the project. On completion of work, a final invoice will be issued. All invoices are payable within 7 days. Late payments or non-payment will see the project paused until funds have been received. All fees are subject to VAT @ the prevailing rate.

13: We accept direct payments via bank to bank. We do not accept cash payments. 

14: Either party, may terminate this agreement by giving notice in writing. Any work already completed or commenced by AVONPRESS, will be subject to invoice and payment within 7 days.

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15: In the event that overdue payments for services are not received, AVONPRESS reserve the right to serve a Withdrawel of Service Notice in which no further services can be provided.

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16: All special offers, reduced fees or discounts applied to services to be nullified in the event of a dispute over non payment where a formal Withdrawel Notice of Service is provided prior to completing works as agreed or instructed.

 

17: Late Payment & Overdue Accounts - Interest will be charged on all late payments, over 30 days, at a rate of 10% above base lending rate.