Payment for hire
The Hirer will be invoiced for payment (and Bond if applicable) before the commencement of the Period of the Hiring and the Hirer must ensure that full payment is made 10 working days (2 weeks) prior to the Period of the Hiring unless the Hirer is a Regular Hirer and/or as part of the 6 month hire process.
Social, parties and celebrations must pay a minimum Bond of £100. On condition that the Hirer complies with the conditions laid out in the Agreement and the Special Conditions the Bond will be returned within 5-10 working days following the expiration of the Period of Hire if paid by credit or debit cards, all other payments such as bank transfer will take longer and we are unable to give an ETA. If the Hirer fails to observe and perform any of the conditions in the Agreement the Council may:
- Retain whole or part of the Bond
- Refuse to hire the Centre to the Hirer or associated parties for any future events.
Regular hirers wishing to book hire periods over the standard 6 and 12 month diary are required to block book timeslots to ensure availability.
Regular Hirers will be invoiced on a twice-yearly basis which coincides with the start of the
Council's financial year or on completion of the hire period whichever comes sooner.
Regular Hirers must pay a specified portion of the twice-yearly invoices to the Council as a minimum on the 15th of each month for the period of Hire the invoice covers
n cases of non payment the Council will take appropriate action to recover the debt, including referral to external debt collection services, and shall be entitled to recover all costs, interest, damages and legal expenses (on a full indemnity basis) from the Hirer concerned.