Terms & Conditions

This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms and conditions on which we supply any of the products ("Products") listed on our website www.solentbeds.co.uk ("our site") to you. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before ordering any Products from our site. They do not affect your statutory rights. You should understand that your continued use of this Website constitutes your agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions which shall also govern all transactions on our site to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions.

You should print a copy of these terms and conditions for future reference.

You must click on the button when prompted to accept these terms and conditions otherwise, you will not be able to order any Products from our site.

1. Information About Us

>www.solentbeds.co.uk is a site operated by Solent Beds & Sofas Limited ("we"). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 6570811 and with our registered office at 6d - 6f Lake Industrial Way, Newport Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PL. Our VAT number is 883742586.

2. Service Availability

Our site is only intended for use by people resident on the Isle of Wight, UK. We do not ordinarily accept orders from individual’s resident outside the United Kingdom or on the UK Mainland (unless delivery is to the Isle of Wight).

3. Your Status

By placing an order through our site, you warrant that:

3.1.1 You are legally capable of entering into binding contracts;

3.1.2 You are at least 18 years old;

3.1.3 You are resident in the United Kingdom; and

3.1.4 All information that you have provided to us, including, without limitation, your name, payment details, delivery address, e-mail address and telephone number are genuine and accurate.

4. How the Contract is Formed between You and Us

4.1 After placing an order, you will receive a confirmation e-mail (“Order Confirmation”) from us acknowledging that we have received your order and have begun processing your payment in accordance with the payment terms set out in clause 10.

4.2 Acceptance of your order and the creation of a legally binding contract between us will only occur when we send you the confirmation (“Order Confirmation”) e-mail.

4.3 The Contract will relate only to those Products we have referred to in the Order Confirmation.

5. Cancellation by Us

5.1 We reserve the right not to accept any order requested if:

5.1.1 we have insufficient stock to deliver the Products you have ordered;

5.1.2 we do not deliver to your area;

5.1.3 one or more of the Products ordered was incorrectly described or priced on the Website;

5.1.4 the payment transaction is not authorised; or

5.1.5 you have not complied with the terms of paragraph 3 of these Terms and Conditions.

5.2 If we do cancel your contract we will notify you by e-mail and will refund to you any sum paid by you to us in respect of the contract as soon as possible, and in any event within 30 days of the cancellation of your order. We will not be obliged to offer any additional compensation for disappointment suffered.

6. Your Statutory Right to Cancel

Please note the following conditions do not apply to bespoke items ordered from us. If this is the case, it will be indicated to you at the time of purchase.

For Faulty Goods:

Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, a customer has an early right to reject goods that are unsatisfactory quality, unfit for purpose or not as described, and get a full refund. This right is limited to 30 days from the date the customer took ownership of the goods. If an item is faulty and needs to be returned, the customer does not need to pay postage costs for the return of the faulty item. If a customer is asked to return an item that arrived damaged, not as described or faulty, the retailer should refund the total cost of the return.

6.1 Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2014, a customer is allowed to return an item if they simply change their mind. A customer has the right to cancel at any time from the moment they place their online order, and up to 14 days from the day they receive the goods. The customer then has a further 14 days from the date they notify the retailer of their cancellation to return the goods. -There are exemptions to online returns which include tailor made/personalised goods.

6.2 To cancel a Contract, you just need to let us know in writing that you have decided to cancel. You can email us at customerservice@solentbeds.co.uk or by post to: Solent Beds & Sofas Ltd, 6d - 6f Lake Industrial Way, Newport Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PL. Please include details of your order to help us identify it. Your cancellation is effective from the date you send us the email or post the letter to us. For example, you will have given us notice in time as long as you get your letter into the last post on the last day of the cancellation period or email us before midnight on that day.

6.3 If you cancel your Contract we will:

6.3.1 Refund you the price you paid for the Products. However, please note we are permitted by law to reduce your refund to reflect any reduction in the value of the Products, if this has been caused by your handling them in a way which would not be permitted in a shop.

6.3.2 Refund any delivery costs you have paid, although, as permitted by law, the maximum refund will be the costs of delivery by the least expensive delivery method we offer (provided that this is a common and generally acceptable method). For example, if we offer delivery of Products within 3-5 days at one cost but you choose to have the Products delivered within 24 hours at a higher cost, then we will only refund what you would have paid for the cheaper delivery option.

6.3.3 Make any refunds due to you as soon as possible and in any event within the deadlines indicated below:

6.4 We will refund you on the credit card or debit card used by you to pay. If you used vouchers to pay for the Products we may refund you in vouchers.

6.5 If Products have been delivered to you before you decide to cancel your Contract:

6.5.1 Then you must return them to us without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days after the day on which you let us know that you wish to cancel the Contract. You can either send them back, return them to us in store or hand them to our authorised carrier. If we have offered to collect the Products from you, we will collect the Products from the address to which they were delivered. We will contact you to arrange a suitable time for collection.

6.5.2 Unless the Products are faulty or not as described, you will be responsible for the cost of returning the Products to us. If the Products are ones which cannot be returned by post, we estimate that if you use the carrier which delivered the Products to you, these costs should not exceed the sums we charged you for delivery. If we have offered to collect the Products from you, we will charge you the direct cost to us of collection.

6.6 Advice about your legal right to cancel the Contract is available from your local Citizens Advice Bureau https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/.

7. Our Returns Policy

7.1 Regrettably, once Products have been delivered to you and any statutory cooling off period has expired, no Products will be accepted for return other than (i) in our absolute discretion or (ii) where such Products are damaged or defective.

7.2 Every effort will be made to ensure that the Products that you have ordered arrive undamaged and without defect.

7.3 If the Products are found to be either damaged or defective in any way at the time of delivery, you must complete an incident form immediately, which will be provided by our delivery team. If such damage or defect is discovered after delivery, please contact as soon as any issue is discovered..

7.4 Upon receipt of notification of alleged damage or defect from you, we will arrange to inspect the Product concerned. You must not make any use of it, not make any alteration to it nor return it or arrange for its return before we have been provided with the opportunity to inspect and investigate.

7.5 If upon inspection we agree that the item is damaged or defective and we are unable to repair the item to manufacturing standards, we will arrange for collection of the item and we will then contact you to arrange delivery of a replacement item to you as soon as replacement stock is available and/or offer you a full refund (including delivery charges). We are only able to hold such replacement stock for a reasonable period and reserve the right to levy a restocking charge in circumstances where you are unable or unwilling to accept such delivery within a reasonable time.

7.6 If as a result of an inspection, we determine that we have no legal liability in respect of the matters complained of, then we reserve the right to levy our standard call out charge and to reject any claim in respect of alleged damaged or defective Products.

7.7 Once unwrapped, beds/divans with mattresses and mattresses and partly assembled furniture will be subject to your statutury rights.

7.8 Please note the following Product information which forms part of our Returns Policy:

7.8.1 Surface fillings of mattresses may flatten. This is called dipping or settlement and is normal with use.

7.8.2 Furniture manufactured from natural materials (e.g. leather, wood and marble) will all have an individual appearance and may have a slight variance in colour and texture. A perfect match to the furniture on display on the Website cannot be guaranteed and a reasonable tolerance level will be applied. This adds to the individuality and character of each item manufactured.

7.8.3 Leather furniture will display natural characteristics such as scarring and variations in grain. In the cases of semi-aniline and aniline leathers, there will also be colour variations.

7.8.4 Solid wood furniture will display a variation in grain, knots and there may also be colour variation.

7.8.5 Marble furniture will display veining and there may also be colour variation.

7.8.6 We operate a continuous policy of Product improvement and we therefore reserve the right to vary the specification of any Product from that displayed on the Website, provided that the overall quality of the Product shall remain unaltered.

8. Availability and Delivery

8.1 We aim to deliver your Products within the time quoted on our Order Confirmation. If circumstances change we will contact you and in any event when the Product is available for delivery we will contact you to book a delivery Date (“Delivery Advice”). If however, delivery is delayed due to circumstances beyond our control, then we cannot accept any liability for consequential loss.

8.2 We regret that we cannot schedule deliveries for a specific time of day nor will we under any circumstances assemble any Products that are supplied on a self-assembly basis.

8.3 Special arrangements with assembly, movement or fitting of Products will be subject to a special charge. Details of this service will be provided upon request at the point of order.

8.4 It is your responsibility to ensure clear and sufficient access for Products delivered to the required location in your dwelling.

8.5 As part of the checkout process you will be requested to confirm that you have checked access thoroughly.

8.6 In the event of us not being able to gain access to the required location, we reserve the right to levy a charge in respect of such abortive delivery and the costs of any subsequent redelivery of the Product. Where the Product is a special order item and access is not possible then we reserve the right to levy a charge in respect of the costs of restocking the item.

8.7 We are unable to store goods awaiting delivery to a customer for periods in excess of 14 days after the latest estimated delivery date. Any goods stored at your request after this period must be paid for in full and will be subject to a storage charge of £25 per week.

9. Risk and Title

9.1 The Products will be at your risk from the time of delivery.

9.2 Ownership of the Products will only pass to you when we receive full payment of all sums due in respect of the Products, including delivery charges.

10. Price and Payment

10.1 The price of any Products will be as quoted on our site from time to time, except in cases of obvious error.

10.2 These prices include VAT but exclude delivery costs, which will be added to the total amount due as set out in our delivery guide.

10.3 Prices are liable to change at any time, but changes will not affect orders in respect of which we have already sent you an Order Confirmation.

10.4 Our site contains a large number of Products and it is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the Products listed on our site may be incorrectly priced.

10.5 We are under no obligation to provide the Product to you at the incorrect (lower) price, even after we have sent you an Order Confirmation, if the pricing error is obvious and unmistakeable and could have reasonably been recognised by you as a mispricing.

10.6 Payment is accepted by credit or debit card. If you wish to pay by other methods (e.g. cash or cheque), then please contact us for further information by phone on 01983 401070 or by using the online contact form.

10.7 We will advise you if your payment details cannot be authorised for any reason and we may then invite you to pay by another method.

10.8 Please be aware that where you pay by any other payment method (e.g. cash or cheque) then cleared funds will be required before we issue our Order Confirmation or Delivery Advice, as the case may be.

11. Our Liability to You

11.1 We warrant to you that any Product purchased from us through our site is of satisfactory quality and reasonably fit for all the purposes for which products of the kind are commonly supplied.

11.2 Our liability for losses you suffer as a result of us breaking this agreement is strictly limited to the purchase price of the Product you purchased and any losses which are a foreseeable consequence of us breaking the agreement. Losses are foreseeable where they could be contemplated by you and us at the time your order is accepted by us.

11.3 This does not include or limit in any way our liability:

11.3.1 For death or personal injury caused by our negligence;

11.3.2 Under section 2(3) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987;

11.3.3 For fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or

11.3.4 For any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude, or attempt to exclude, our liability.

11.4 We are not responsible for indirect losses which happen as a side effect of the main loss or damage, including but not limited to:

11.4.1 loss of income or revenue

11.4.2 loss of business

11.4.3 loss of profits or contracts

11.4.4 loss of anticipated savings

11.4.5 loss of data, or

11.4.6 waste of management or office time however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable; provided that this clause 11.4 shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property that fall within the terms of clause 11.1 or clause 11.2 or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of categories 11.4.1 to 11.4.6 inclusive of this clause 11.4.

12. Written Communications

Applicable laws require that some of the information or communications we send to you should be in writing. When using our site, you accept that communication with us will be mainly electronic. We will contact you by e-mail or provide you with information by posting notices on our website. For contractual purposes, you agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that we provide to you electronically comply with any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.

13. Notices

All notices given by you to us must be given to Solent Beds & Sofas Ltd at websales@solentbeds.co.uk. We may give notice to you at either the e-mail or postal address you provide to us when placing an order, or in any of the ways specified in clause 12 above. Notice will be deemed received and properly served immediately when posted on our website, 24 hours after an e-mail is sent, or three days after the date of posting of any letter. In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that such letter was properly addressed, stamped and placed in the post and, in the case of an e-mail, that such e-mail was sent to the specified e-mail address of the addressee.

14. Transfer of Rights and Obligations

14.1 The contract between you and us is binding on you and us and on our respective successors and assigns.

14.2 You may not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise dispose of a Contract, or any of your rights or obligations arising under it, without our prior written consent.

14.3 We may transfer, assign, charge, sub-contract or otherwise dispose of a Contract, or any of our rights or obligations arising under it, at any time during the term of the Contract.

15. Events Outside our Control

15.1 We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under a Contract that is caused by any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, as a result of Act of God, war, strike, lockout, labour dispute, fire, flood or drought ("Force Majeure Event").

15.2 Our performance under any Contract is deemed to be suspended for the period that the Force Majeure Event continues, and we will have an extension of time for performance for the duration of that period. We will use our reasonable endeavours to bring the Force Majeure Event to a close or to find a solution by which our obligations under the Contract may be performed despite the Force Majeure Event.

16. Waiver

16.1 If we fail, at any time during the term of a Contract, to insist upon strict performance of any of your obligations under the Contract or any of these terms and conditions, or if we fail to exercise any of the rights or remedies to which we are entitled under the Contract, this shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies and shall not relieve you from compliance with such obligations.

16.2 A waiver by us of any default shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent default.

16.3 No waiver by us of any of these terms and conditions shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be a waiver and is communicated to you in writing in accordance with clause 13 above.

17. Severability

If any of these terms and Conditions or any provisions of a Contract are determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term, condition or provision will to that extent be severed from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

18. Entire Agreement

18.1 These terms and conditions and any document expressly referred to in them represent the entire agreement between us in relation to the subject matter of any Contract and supersede any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement between us, whether oral or in writing.

18.2 We each acknowledge that, in entering into a Contract, neither of us has relied on any representation, undertaking or promise given by the other or be implied from anything said or written in negotiations between us prior to such Contract except as expressly stated in these terms and conditions.

18.3 Neither of us shall have any remedy in respect of any untrue statement made by the other, whether orally or in writing, prior to the date of any Contract (unless such untrue statement was made fraudulently) and the other party's only remedy shall be for breach of contract as provided in these terms and conditions.

19. Our Right to Vary these Terms and Conditions

19.1 We have the right to revise and amend these terms and conditions from time to time to reflect changes in market conditions affecting our business, changes in technology, changes in payment methods, changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements and changes in our system's capabilities.

19.2 You will be subject to the policies and terms and conditions in force at the time that you order products from us, unless any change to those policies or these terms and conditions is required to be made by law or governmental authority (in which case it will apply to orders previously placed by you), or if we notify you of the change to those policies or these terms and conditions before we send you the Order Confirmation (in which case we have the right to assume that you have accepted the change to the terms and conditions, unless you notify us to the contrary within seven working days of receipt by you of the Products).

20. Law and Jurisdiction

Contracts for the purchase of Products through our site and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be governed by English law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with such Contracts or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.