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Practical guides for UK contractors, freelancers, and recruiters
Free checklists, guides, and annotated contract samples for UK freelancers, contractors, and recruiters.
UK Late Payment Interest Calculator
How Much Does Your Client Actually Owe You Today?
Enter your invoice amount and due date — see the exact statutory interest accrued under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 1998, plus the fixed compensation fee. Updates in real time.
Calculate now →IR35 Status Checker
Are You Actually Outside IR35?
Five questions based on HMRC's three statutory pillars — substitution, control, and mutuality of obligation. Get an instant indicative risk score. No signup, no jargon.
Check my IR35 status →Kill-Fee & Notice Period Calculator
What Does It Actually Cost If a Client Cancels Tomorrow?
Enter your retainer or project value and notice period — see your exact financial exposure if a client walks today. Includes kill-fee benchmarks and the contract language that enforces them.
Calculate my exposure →Scope Creep Cost Estimator
How Much Are You Giving Away for Free This Month?
Unbilled hours, free revision rounds, scope additions you absorbed without a change order — enter the numbers and see the revenue you left on the table. Then fix it in your contract.
Calculate my leakage →Side Hustle IP Ownership Guide
Who Owns Work You Create Outside Work Hours?
The CDPA s.11(2) rule, five real scenarios (employee vs contractor), what employers can and cannot do, and the five contract clauses that determine IP ownership in a side hustle dispute.
Read the guide →IP Ownership Risk Checker
Does Your Client Actually Own What You Created?
Three questions about your current engagement — get an instant assessment of whether your intellectual property is at risk. Find out if you need an explicit assignment clause.
Check my IP rights →The Fee-Protection Checklist
7 Reasons You're About to Get Stiffed
CV-spewing before signing, vague intro definitions, missing sister-company clauses — the seven mistakes that cost UK recruiters their placement fee, and the exact clause that fixes each one.
Read the checklist →The IR35 Safety Audit
Is Your Contract a Target for HMRC?
The three-part audit every UK contractor should run before signing — Right of Substitution, Control Reality Check, and Mutuality of Obligation. Check your contract before HMRC does.
Run the audit →Sample NDA — Annotated
What a Properly Drafted NDA Actually Looks Like
Purpose limitation, compelled disclosure, injunctive relief, survival clauses — the six clauses most NDAs are missing, with real contract language and plain-English explanation of why each one matters.
See the sample NDA →Sample Freelance Contract — Annotated
The Six Clauses Your Freelance Contract Probably Doesn't Have
IP ownership until paid, kill fee, revision rounds, portfolio rights, UK Late Payment Act, IR35-aware substitution — the clauses freelancers need but most template contracts omit.
See the sample contract →Sample Consulting Agreement — Annotated
The Consulting Agreement Clauses That Protect Your Fees
Change control, suspension for non-payment, deemed acceptance, liability cap, IR35-aware contractor status, UK GDPR — six clauses that separate a professional consulting agreement from a client-drafted letter.
See sample agreement →Going Freelance After Redundancy — 30-Day Guide
Just Signed Your Settlement Agreement? Here's What Happens Next.
HMRC registration, day rate formula, business bank account, professional indemnity, IR35 awareness, and your first client contract — the practical checklist for making the freelance leap after redundancy.
Read the guide →UK Freelancer Contract Starter Kit
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