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Holiday balance payment obligation
Katie1966
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi.
We have booked a privately owned UK holiday cottage & have paid 25% deposit with the balance being payable on arrival. The booking form states that should we need to cancel, the deposit will be lost & we will be obliged to pay the balance in full unless the cottage can be re-let.
Just wondering if anyone knows if this is legally enforceable? We wouldn't normally take out insurance for a UK holiday but if the above is correct & legal then we feel that we should. However this in itself is costly for us as a family of 4 with one person having a pre-existing medical condition.
Many thanks for any help or advise. :j
We have booked a privately owned UK holiday cottage & have paid 25% deposit with the balance being payable on arrival. The booking form states that should we need to cancel, the deposit will be lost & we will be obliged to pay the balance in full unless the cottage can be re-let.
Just wondering if anyone knows if this is legally enforceable? We wouldn't normally take out insurance for a UK holiday but if the above is correct & legal then we feel that we should. However this in itself is costly for us as a family of 4 with one person having a pre-existing medical condition.
Many thanks for any help or advise. :j
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It's certainly correct and legal. They would actually appear to be doing more than they need by not charging you if the cottage is relet0
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Its certainly legal, and you have also signed up to agreeing to it.
As dzug says, they could just as easily make you pay whether they relet or not.
Have a good time.....make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
Thanks Guys!0
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