Terms, Conditions and Definitions.                                                  

The use of the term 'we'  'our' 'ours' 'the studio' means Real Life Ltd t/a The French House Recording.

The use of the term 'you' 'your' 'yours' 'client' means the person, persons or company representative whose name and signature appear on the booking form.

1.                  Bookings will be held for a maximum period of one week following verbal confirmation.

2.                  A booking will not become firm until receipt of the completed booking form and a twenty five percent deposit.   A further twenty five percent will be become payable immediately prior to commencement of the booking period.  

3.                  The completed booking form and deposit must arrive at our office in the UK within one week of verbal confirmation.  In circumstances where a booking is made with less than seven days notice then funds must be transferred into our account within twenty four hours  and the booking form e-mailed to us within the same twenty four hours. Your transfer of funds is deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.

4.                   In the event of cancellation by the client where written notice is given in excess of thirty days prior to the commencement of booking, then any deposit will be refunded in full.  Where written notice is given at less than thirty  days but more than seven days then an amount equivalent to ten percent of the total booking charge will be deducted from the deposit and the balance refunded.  In the event of notice being given within the seven days prior to commencement of the booking, then the entire deposit will be forfeited by the client. For the sake of clarity and where the client or artist is a non European Union (EU) passport holder, the refusal of entry to France by the French immigration authorities and the subsequent cancellation of  a confirmed booking will be subject to the terms of cancellation shown at clause 4 above.   We strongly suggest that any requisite visas for entry into France are obtained well in advance of the commencement of a booking.

5.            Unless agreed in writing prior to commencement of the booking period, outstanding balances due on bookings must be paid in full within thirty days of the issue date of our invoice.  In the case of private client bookings any outstanding balances must be settled immediately upon completion of the booking term and presentation of our invoice.

6.                 Unless otherwise agreed and stated on the booking form, the standard studio day will comprise eight hours of operation plus a  one-hour break.  Subject to availability of the studio, overtime will be charged at a rate of thirty pounds per hour.

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8.                 Bookings requesting the use of in-house instruments will be subject to a fixed one hundred pound returnable deposit which is payable at the same time as the booking deposit.  Subject to the terms of clause 10 below, this deposit will be returned upon receipt of any outstanding balances as per clause 5 above.

9.                  Until such time as full payment of any outstanding balances as per clause 5 above is received, ownership of all recordings, copies and masters will remain with us nor will any recordings, copies or masters be released by us.

10.             Any request for specific studio processing equipment or instruments as listed on our website must be made at the time of the initial verbal confirmation and be indicated on the booking form.  In the event that equipment is requested after this time we accept no responsibility for non-availability of such or any consequence thereof.       

11.              Where the use of the in-house instruments is requested, they are loaned free of charge to the client on the basis that they are returned in the same condition.  For the sake of clarity any damage or breakages are the responsibility of the client and in the event that an instrument is found not to be in at least the same condition as originally loaned, the cost of its reinstatement will be the responsibility of the client and any charges incurred will be deducted from the deposit detailed at clause 8 above. In the event of an instrument failure where that failure cannot be rectified within a reasonable period it will be the clients responsibility to arrange for the use of an alternative instrument at their own cost.  We accept no responsibility for any consequences or losses resulting from any instrument failure.    

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13.               Any damage to the in-house instruments, fixtures, fittings or furniture within the studio building will be billed back to the client plus a fifteen percent service charge. 

14.               We accept no responsibility for any consequences or losses resulting from any equipment failure or non-functioning of the studio facility.  In the event of such an occurrence and where that occurrence cannot be rectified in a timely manner, the client will be offered an alternative period of studio time or a pro-rata reduction of the booking charge. 

15.               Whilst we are willing to hold in storage recording media owned by the client, we cannot accept any responsibility for loss or damage or the consequences of such loss or damage to that media under any circumstances.  In any event recording media owned by the client will only be held in storage by us for a maximum of one year after the start date of the booking and it is the responsibility of the client to remove any such recording media owned by them from the studio premises prior to the expiry of this time after which it will be disposed of.  For the sake of clarity, whilst we shall endeavor to contact the client prior to disposal we shall be under no obligation do so. 

16.          Unless specifically stated prior to commencement of the booking that the agreed fee is Value Added Tax  (V.A.T.)  inclusive , VAT of 17.50 % will be will be added to the total value of your invoice.  Our VAT registration number is GB 577 1113 45.

17.         These terms and conditions shall be interpreted under English Law.