Terms and Conditions

Invoice Payment in Euros

For payments in EUROS, all cheques should be payable to MR ROBERT LOUSLEY.


PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT "EUROCHEQUES".

Payments can also be made to us via a Western Union agency at one of these Agent Locations

or, if you are paying in Euros from one of these countries,           you can pay online

via Western Union at their website www.westernunion.com

Invoice Payment in UK Pounds

Although all our invoices are in euros, we will show a sterling equivalent. The sterling equivalent is fixed for the invoice in which it appears and so will be unaffected by any movements (up or down) in the exchange rate. The rate used is the official Reference Rate published on the European Central Bank website [ www.ecb.int ] for the invoice date (or the most recent rate on a non-trading day) plus a margin of 5%.
For example, the official rate on the ECB website for 15/08/06 was EURO 1 € = £ 0.67435 GBP. An invoice for 100 € dated 15/08/06 would therefore show a sterling equivalent of (100 x 0.67435) + 5% = £70.81. It is entirely up to you whether you decide to pay this in euros (100 € with a French cheque) or sterling (£70.81 with a UK cheque).
For payments in UK POUNDS, we can only accept cheques drawn on a UK bank account and should be payable to MR ROBERT LOUSLEY.

Payments can also be made to us via a Western Union agency at one of these Agent Locations

or, you can pay online via Western Union at their website www.westernunion.com

Invoice Payment in US Dollars or Another Currency?

Yes. Although our invoices are in euros, we will show the US Dollar or other currency equivalent. but please note that the currency will be affected by any movements (up or down) in the exchange rate. The rate used is the official Reference Rate published on the European Central Bank website [ www.ecb.int ] for the invoice date (or the most recent rate on a non-trading day) plus a margin of 5%.
For example, the official rate on the ECB website for 15/08/06 was EURO 1 € = 1.2718 US Dollars. An invoice for 100 € dated 15/08/06 would therefore show a US Dollar equivalent of (100 x 1.2718) + 5% = 133.54 US Dollars.

Currency payments can be made to us,

via a Western Union agency at one of these Agent Locations

or, if you are paying from one of these countries,                

you can pay online via Western Union at their website www.westernunion.com

How much TVA is included?

At the time of writing, the rate of TVA applicable to all our transactions is 19.6%. Please note that TVA is ALREADY INCLUDED in all prices shown on our website - there is nothing further to pay.

What if the rate changes?

Should a change on the applicable rate of TVA oblige us to change our prices, no such change (up or down) will be applied to any transaction already in progress. Any revised prices will be published on our website as soon as practicable.

Can I get the TVA back?

(1) If your French letting business is registered for TVA with the French tax authorities, then obviously yes.
(2) If you are VAT-registered in another EU country and your French lettings business is part of the activity of that non-French business then we are permitted to invoice you zero-rated for TVA on production of satisfactory evidence of your VAT status. Please make this clear at the time of ordering if this applies to you.
If you do not fall into one of the above categories - sorry, no!

Is the Renewal price guaranteed?

Like any other business, we reserve the right to modify our prices at any time. We do, however, feel that it would be unfair for someone signing up to find that the Renewal price had increased before their first year was up.
For this reason, we guarantee that your first Renewal fee will be at the price shown when you signed up - even if our prices have increased in the meantime.

What conditions apply when you post things to us?

Anything (such as photographs, CD-ROMs or floppy-disks) that has to be sent back to you by post will be sent by "Poste Economique" - i.e. by ordinary second-class mail. We undertake to take every reasonable care with the packaging and handling but apart from that it is expressly understood that all post will be at your risk and that we may not be held liable for the consequences of any loss or damage incurred in transit. Should the loss or damage be proven to be as a result of our negligent packing or handling then under no circumstances shall we be liable for a sum which exceeds the physical cost of the item(s) concerned. For photographs, this shall be limited to the cost of the film and its development and printing; for a CD-ROM or floppy-disk, this shall be limited to the cost of the blank CD-ROM or floppy-disk.