Please carefully read the following terms and conditions that will apply to the use of any Meeting Room(s) which we agree to provide to you.
1.1 In these terms and conditions:
2.1- The facilities will normally be available for booking during the following hours:
The booking session arrangements are as follows:
Half-day Hire provides use of the booked Meeting Room for a period of 4 hours, Monday to Thursday only.
The available half-day booking periods are:
Morning session: 09:00 to 12:45
Afternoon session: 13.15 to 17.00hrs
Half Day Hire is not available on Fridays. Any bookings which wish to straddle these booking periods (i.e.- 10.00 – 14.00) will be charged for a full day’s hire.
If access to Lutyens House is required outside of the hours of 09.00 to 17.00hrs, then you must request the additional hour(s) via the enquiry form, email or telephone. We will advise whether your request has been accepted via email. Additional charges may apply for opening or closing outside of our normal hours.
3.1- The Hirer and their staff, servants, agents and visitors must only use the Meeting Room(s) which are specified in the Booking Contract.
3.2- The Hirer and their staff, servants, agents and visitors are not allowed to smoke within the building, they are only permitted to smoke in the outside designated smoking area within the garden.
3.3- The Hirer and their staff, servants, agents and visitors are not allowed to bring to or consume alcohol and/or any illegal substances (including but not limited to drugs) at Lutyens House.
3.4- The Hirer must use the Meeting Room strictly for the purpose of and in accordance with the details (including length of time) provided within the Booking Contract. The Hirer must also ensure the stated maximum capacity of the Meeting Room is not exceeded, unless prior authority has been provided by our Health and Safety Manager.
3.5- You will not use Lutyens House Meeting & Training Venue meeting rooms or equipment for any unlawful, fraudulent, criminal, immoral or similar purposes or in connection with any business or activity that is in breach of any applicable legislation, rules, regulations or orders of applicable authorities.
3.6- The Hirer shall ensure that none of the Equipment is removed from the Meeting Room(s).
3.7- You will not allow an open public meeting to take place at Lutyens House without prior written permission from CABE.
3.8- The Hirer shall ensure that neither it nor its invitees will use the Meeting Room(s) in any way which would damage the goodwill or reputation of CABE or bring CABE into disrepute.
3.9- The Hirer shall ensure that the event for which the Meeting Room is used is conducted in an orderly fashion without causing a nuisance (particularly to CABE staff and other persons in the building), in full compliance with any directives or requests made by CABE’s Management Team and with all applicable laws and regulations.
3.10- CABE will not tolerate any abusive, aggressive or sexually explicit verbal or physical actions towards our staff or other persons in the building. Legal action will be taken without exception.
3.11- CABE reserves the right (as it considers reasonable) to exclude or remove any person from the Meeting Room or Lutyens House, regardless of whether that person is an employee, agent, guest or invitee of the Hirer.
3.12-The Hirer and their invitees must vacate the building by the time specified and in the event of their failure to do so shall indemnify CABE from and against any loss caused.
3.13- CABE further reserves the right to charge the Hirer for its additional use of the premises, should the Hirer or their invitees fail to vacate the building by the time specified.
3.14- The Hirer, their staff, agents or invitees must not make or permit to be made any noise which may interfere with the use of other meeting rooms within the building by other Hirers, members of CABE staff and/or other persons in the building.
3.15- The Hirer must not make or broadcast music without the express permission of CABE. The Hirer must in such cases obtain directly from the Performing Rights Society or Mechanical Copyright Society or other relevant bodies for any licence required for the use of copyright material and must be able to provide evidence of such licence or permission upon request.
3.16- CABE reserves the right to refuse requests for hire.
3.17- CABE reserves the right to terminate the Booking forthwith if, in its sole opinion, the Hirer, their staff, agents or visitors are in breach of any of the terms and conditions of hire. In that event the Hirer, their staff, agents or visitors will be required to leave Lutyens House immediately, taking with them their possessions and equipment. In the event of fire being terminated in this manner, CABE will not be responsible for any claims, losses, actions or damages incurred by or on behalf of the Hirer, their servants, staff, agents or visitors in respect of this termination. Nor will any booking charges be waived.
3.18- No filming and photography may take place at Lutyens House without prior written permission from CABE.
4.1- The total fees payable will be detailed in the Booking Contract.
4.2- The Hirer must enquire by completing an online enquiry form, making a telephone enquiry, or via email prior to being issued with a Booking Contract. An enquiry form is available upon request via:
4.3- The Enquiry Form requires the Hirer to name its representative, who will be responsible for co-ordinating with Lutyens House Meeting and Training Venue on all matters relating to the event. The individual named by the Hirer is therefore being held out to us as possessing the authority to propose and agree to payment of the Price and any changes to the Booking.
4.4- All enquiries for hire are subject to availability of the Meeting Room(s) requested. Once the Hirer proceeds with the booking, we will issue a Booking Contract and proforma invoice. Unless agreed via email, full payment must be made to confirm the booking. We reserve the right to refuse access to the Meeting Room(s) unless all sums due have been paid before the meeting date.
4.5 CABE may at its discretion hold a Provisional Booking free of charge for a period of up to 5 Working Days. If the Hirer does not proceed with the booking within that timeframe the requested Meeting Room(s) may be released without further notice. A Provisional Booking is not a Confirmed Booking, and we will not be required to provide the Meeting Room(s) or services unless and until the booking has been confirmed in accordance with these terms
4.5- The Hirer must confirm any changes to the number of attendees for the day of the Booking no later than 5 Working Days prior to the event.
4.6- Any extra charges occurred on the day will be invoiced to the Hirer. Payment must be made before they and/or their invitees leave Lutyens House, or within the time stipulated on the invoice.
4.7- You will not have access to the Meeting Room on the date of your booking until the total fees due for the booking have been paid.
4.8- CABE reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to offer alternative payment structures for an event booking. The agreed payment structure will be detailed in the Booking Contract.
4.10- By proceeding with your booking, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
5.1- Unless we agree otherwise, any food and beverages to be consumed at Lutyens House must be purchased through the Catering Services offered to you by Lutyens House Meeting and Training Venue. The fees payable for our Catering Services will be those set out in our Booking Contract.
5.2- Where Catering Services are purchased, it is the responsibility of the Hirer to ensure that Lutyens House is informed of any dietary requirements and allergies of those whom will be catered for, no later than 5 Working Days prior to the event.
5.3- The Hirer must advise CABE in writing of any changes they wish to make to the Catering Services stated in the Booking Confirmation, no later than 5 Working Days prior to the event. It may not be possible for Lutyens House Meeting and Training Venue to accommodate any changes requested thereafter.
5.4- Where we have agreed in writing that the Hirer may bring their own food and beverages to be consumed at Lutyens House, the Hirer accepts full responsibility for the following:
5.4.1 - set-up of the food and beverages and placing all unused food and beverages in the bins provided by us at Lutyens House prior to leaving the premises
5.4.2- ensuring that all food and beverages brought to Lutyens House is stored, prepared and handled in accordance with the relevant health, safety, food and hygiene laws and standards.
5.5- The Hirer may request that we take on the responsibility detailed in clause 5.4.1 no later than 5 Working Days prior to your meeting date, however this will incur an additional service charge to be agreed upon in writing prior to your arrival. It will remain the Hirer’s responsibility to comply with the requirement detailed in clause 5.4.2.
5.6- CABE will not be responsible for any illnesses, allergic reaction, contamination or other issue deriving from food or beverages supplied, brought, stored, handled or served by the Hirer or its invitees, except to the extent caused by CABE’s breach of legal duty.
6.1- If you wish to request any changes to your Booking you can do so by contacting us via email, post or telephone (see paragraph 4.2 above), no later than 5 Working Days prior to the event.
6.2- The Hirer will be liable to pay the Price stated in the Booking Confirmation for any Services requested, irrespective of whether the number of delegates attending on the day is less than that originally stated on the Booking Confirmation.
6.3- The Hirer must pay any additional fees which result from any changes approved by CABE, no later than 5 Working Days prior to the meeting date, to ensure their requested change(s) are enacted.
6.4- We reserve the right to change the allocated and confirmed Meeting Room to an alternative room of similar size and quality to the one originally booked, in the event that the original room is unavailable.
6.5- There may be occasions where, due to circumstances beyond our control (see paragraph 8), the Services may be affected. We reserve the right to make any changes necessary to your Booking until such time as we are able to resume normal services.
6.6- If we need to materially change your Confirmed Booking, we shall notify you of such change as soon as practicable and you shall be entitled to cancel your Booking accordingly. In such an instance, no cancellation fee shall be payable by you under paragraph 7.
6.7- CABE reserves the right to cancel the booking forthwith and without any liability on its part in the event of the Hirer failing to perform any of the obligations contained within these terms and conditions.
7.1- The Hirer may cancel a Meeting Room Booking by providing notice in writing to CABE via email or post (see paragraph 4.2 above).
7.2- Any cancellation made will not be effective unless and until we confirm acceptance of that cancellation by email.
7.3- Cancellations by written notice will be charged at the following rates:
8.1- We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under a contract with you that is caused by events outside our reasonable control ("Force Majeure Event"). A Force Majeure Event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control and includes in particular (without limitation) the following:
8.2- Our performance of our obligations under these terms and conditions and the Booking Contract is deemed to be suspended for the period that the Force Majeure Event continues. 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.
9.1- This paragraph will apply during any periods in which national restrictions have been imposed as a result of a pandemic.
9.2- The Hirer is responsible for the adherence of themselves and their invitees to any applicable government guidelines and their own risk assessments in relation to the pandemic.
9.3- Whilst CABE may, at your request, recommend suitable spaces for different types of meeting, it is the Hirer whom will be ultimately responsible for the final say in which space they deem suitable for their delegates safety in terms of social distancing.
9.4- The Hirer must, where possible, give distance between themselves and CABE’s staff, trainers, volunteers, guests and any other persons at Lutyens House.
10.1- The Hirer is responsible for the health and safety of their invitees throughout the duration of the hire period and must ensure that they comply with all applicable legislation.
10.2- Information regarding CABE’s emergency procedures, housekeeping and first aid arrangements is available in the meeting room information pack and/or from the Lutyens House reception desk.
10.3- The room capacity stated within the Booking Contract must not be exceeded, unless prior authority has been provided by our Health & Safety Manager.
10.4- The Hirer must provide Lutyens House Meeting and Training Venue with a delegate list at least 2 Working Days in advance of the date of their booking.
11.1- The Hirer and their invitees shall be required to keep their personal belongings with them at all times and we accept no liability for damage to, or loss of, personal belongings.
11.2- The Hirer acknowledges that any such objects, equipment, furniture, stock, or other property of any sort will remain under the control and care of the Hirer and/ or guests and the Hirer is responsible for insuring such property and accordingly the CABE excludes liability for losses.
11.3- The Hirer and their invitees may use the Lutyens House car park but will do so at their own risk and neither CABE nor any person acting on its behalf is in any way responsible for any loss, injury or damage sustained by them or for loss or damage to vehicles and their contents left within the car park.
11.4- We do not accept any responsibility for any loss (including, without limitation, theft) of any property occasioned on our premises save for any damage caused by our negligence in which circumstances our liability shall be limited to the amount of our insurance for such losses.
11.5- We will not be responsible to you or any third party for any business loss (including loss of revenue, profits, contracts, anticipated savings, wasted expenditure, data or goodwill) or any other loss, injury or damage which does not result directly from our actions.
11.6- Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes our liability to you for personal injury or death caused by our negligence.
12.1- The Hirer is responsible for the Meeting Room for the duration of the Booking and must take all reasonable precautions to ensure that no damage occurs to CABE’s property.
12.2- Any Equipment made available in the Meeting Room(s) should only be used for the purpose for which it was designed.
12.3- The Hirer shall ensure that nothing is fixed to the floors, walls, ceilings or any other interior or exterior of the buildings by means of nails, screws, drawing pins, blue tack, glue or any other means unless agreed in writing with the Management team prior to the hire period.
12.4- In the event of any damage is suffered to Lutyens House, the Meeting Room(s) or its Equipment as a result of the behaviour or negligence of the Hirer or its invitees or representatives, CABE reserves the right to charge the Hirer additional sums based on:-
13.1- The Hirer shall indemnify CABE from and against all claims demands, actions or proceedings in respect of the death or injury howsoever and whomsoever caused of or to any persons which shall occur or arise from any accident or occurrence which shall happen while such person is on or upon any part of the premises during the period of hire or in respect of any loss or damage suffered or sustained by any person in consequence of any such death or injury, all claims, demands, actions, or proceedings and any loss, damage or injury which may be brought against or suffered by the owners arising from or in consequence of the non-observance or non-performance of any of these terms and conditions or any act, neglect, default or omission of the Hirer, his/her agents, servants or visitors, any claim under copyright law.
13.2- The Hirer shall indemnify CABE against any loss, thefts or damage however caused, during or in respect of the period of hire.
14.1- CABE takes the privacy and security of your personal information very seriously. Our Lutyens House Meeting and Training Venue Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use personal information in the course of providing the Services, in accordance with data protection laws. Our Privacy Policy can be found at https://cbuilde.com/mpage/lhprivacy
15.1- Both CABE and the Hirer confirm that no term of these terms and conditions is enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not a party to these terms and conditions.
16.1- These Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with English law and any disputes (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
The information on this page was last updated on 07/09/2026
Lutyens House, your perfect meeting space in Northamptonshire
Lutyens House Meeting & Training Venue
Lutyens House
Billing Brook Road
Northampton NN3 8NW
Phone: 01604 773945
Email: info@lutyenshouse.co.uk
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