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How to get landlords for your letting agency

The 5 steps you need to follow to get more landlords for your letting agency

Employment Tribunal Cases 2021: Failure to provide a written statement of employment particulars

The risks of not providing an employment contract

An introduction to Companies House for entrepreneurs

Everything you can file on Companies House using the WebFiling Service

An introduction to PR for startups

A PR playbook for startups

How can faceted search help you get more out of your contracts?

An introduction to faceted search and its application to contracts

Updates to Employment Law - 2022

The key 2022 updates you need to know about as an employer

Flexible working and the UK's 4-day working week

What the law says about flexible working

An Employer’s Guide To Right To Work Checks

Updates from the 16 December 2021

The 6 key questions investors ask startups before investing

How to prepare your next investor meeting

Employers: Questions to ask in a sales interview

5 questions you should consider adding to your interview process

How to improve your customer service in 4 steps

Be honest and don't forget about your customers!

5 reasons to hire a social media intern

5 ways hiring an intern can boost your business

A checklist for onboarding interns

The 4 step process to ensure a successful internship

How to find interns in 7 steps

A simple framework to hire interns effectively

5 top tips for living with a lodger

Tips to ensure smooth lodgings

How to recruit tech talent in 4 steps

A framework for building a tech team from scratch

A framework for choosing the right go-to-market strategy

Questions to help you to find a successful route to customers

Content strategy tips for startups

How offer a complete customer journey with content

Avoid using a free contract of employment template and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved one for you

The best way to create a lawyer-approved employment contract

What are the differences between freelancers and self-employed?

How to choose the right business structure for your freelancing

How to choose a co-founder for your new startup idea

How to know if you need a co-founder or now and how to pick one

Top 5 tips for turning your cold calling into sales

Actionable tips to help you cold call and win more sales

An introduction to ontologies and how to use them

How to give structure and meaning to your data

What should a CV look like in order to impress recruiters?

What are the key ingredients for a great CV

How to get a patent

What is patentable and how to get one

How to grow your business with interns

3 types of interns you should consider to grow your startup

An Introduction to Influencers for Businesses

Influencers explained

What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with a recruitment agency?

Questions to help you determine if it is worth using a recruitment agency

6 questions to ask potential investors before your next funding round

How to determine if an investor will be a good fit for your business

Don't use that free Recruitment agency terms of business agreement and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved one for you

The best way to create a lawyer-approved recruitment agreement on no legal budget

Avoid using a free internship agreement template and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved one for you

The best way to create an internship agreement on no legal budget

Pros and Cons of taking on an intern for your small business

A framework to help you make the right decision for your small business

The best way to create a lodger agreement for a room in a furnished house

There's no need to use a free online template

Pros and cons of taking on a lodger

How to make a decision and take on a lodger

The top 5 contract management trends of 2022

Why small businesses will adopt contract management software in 2022

Don't use that free Consultancy agreement template and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved one for you

The best way to create a consultancy agreement online

Avoid using a free NDA template and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved NDA for you

The best way to create a Non-Disclosure agreement online

Top tips for sourcing more qualified candidates

Tips and strategies to help you source candidates more effectively

5 examples to help you decide if you need an internship agreement

Which agreement is best for your intern?

How to work with influencers to elevate your brand in 6 steps

How to integrate influencers into your marketing statergy

An introduction to EMI schemes for startups

What they are and how to set one up for your startup

The Definitive Guide For The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017

The obligations owed to homeless people under relevant legislation by local housing authorities

An introduction to end of year accounts

Everything you need to know to prepare and submit financial accounts

IP Basics for Startup Founders

Essential tools to protect your IP and grow your business

A practical introduction to board meetings for startups

What is a board meeting and how to run one effectively

A new employee onboarding template for small businesses

The onboarding template which scales with your company as it grows

The SEO playbook for startup businesses

How to increase your organic traffic from day 1

A simple guide for starting a business podcast

Everything you need to know to launch a successful podcast from scratch

The small business guide to SEO

A useful resource for startups and small businesses at the start of their SEO journey

10 Steps for Hiring Your Founding Team

How to hire as a startup founder

If you received a contract to sign today, what would impress you?

Top tips from the Legislate podcast guests

Sewing the seeds for ABC: A funding guide for startups 

What to expect from different funding rounds

An introduction to employee appraisals

What an employee appraisal is and how to do one effectively

Indemnity clauses and commercial contracts

What they are and how to draft one

A guide to income protection insurance

An overview of the different types of income protection insurances in the event you suffer from an accident, sickness or unemployment

An introduction to remote working collaboration tools

The different types of remote working collaborations tools and how to choose one

Statutory Sick Pay, Sick Leave and Company Sick Pay

What the government updates mean for employers and employees

The risks of not providing an employment contract

Is it illegal to not have a contract of employment?

Top tips for recruiting on LinkedIn

Everything you need to know to recruit with LinkedIn

Beginners Guide to Incubators and Accelerators

Explaining the differences between incubators and accelerators

Zero Hour Contracts Explained

A brief overview of Zero Hour contracts and what they should include

Things to do before renting out your house

Everything from insurance to legals

How to create an invoice as a freelancer or for your freelance business

What is an invoice and how to create one

The definitive guide to crowdfunding for small businesses

What is crowdfunding and how to run a successful campaign

The Legals of Electronic Signatures for Documents 

Review of the Law Commission's Report into the Electronic Execution of Documents

An Introduction to Contract Breaches

Examples of contract breaches, claims and remedies

Green Homes and Landlords

How landlords can help eco-proof their homes.

The definitive guide to Coworking spaces

How to choose and what to look out for

How to interview someone for a job

How to prepare and ask job interview questions

The Basics of Starting a Business in Your Community

The business practices you need to follow to keep your company thriving

Guide to Home Insurance: Landlords and Tenants

Landlord and Tenant Insurance: Buildings and Contents

A guide to due diligence for startups

How to prepare your startup for due diligence

An introduction to property sourcing and compliance

What is property sourcing and what you need to have in place to become a property sourcer.

What needs to be in your software developer employment contract template

What you need to protect your intellectual property rights

Everything you need to know about working with Recruitment agencies

How to choose and work with a recruitment agency

A checklist for moving home

Useful tips for tenants and landlords

The Definitive Guide to Pensions for Employers

An overview of the different types of pensions for employers in England

An introduction to sales pipelines

What is a sales pipeline?

How to add a guarantor into a tenancy agreement

What to do when you need a guarantor

Your Guide to Consultancy Agreements

What are they and what do they include?

Why you shouldn't use your CRM for contract management

Reduce your risk

Why the unlawyered shouldn't use online templates

Discussing the temp in templates.

Why one template will never be enough

Why you'll need at least 3 documents per contract

Why is contract data conditional?

Why and how you should be capturing your contract data

When multiple occupants means multiple obligations

Landlords: Your extra responsibilities when letting a HMO.

When do you really need a solicitor?

Making a decision to hire a solicitor can be difficult, particularly if money is an issue.

When can I change the terms of an employment contract?

Factors to consider before proposing a change to employment terms

Vitiating factors and their effects

When and how vitiating factors render contracts unenforceable.

When a rental property is in receivership (Part 1)

What happens to the tenant?

What your business contract needs to be speaking about

When silence does not speak louder than words.

What to look out for in your recruitment agency agreement

Key considerations for employers, agencies and candidates

What to look out for in a lodger agreement template

Are these 3 clauses in your free licence to occupy template?

What to consider when terminating a contract

Everything you need to consider pre and post termination.

What should you ask before renting a property?

When you're looking to rent a house, be sure to ask these questions.

What Legislate’s patent means

What our patent means for the future of contracts.

What is the difference between a house in multiple occupation and a bedsit?

Classifying property and your obligations.

What is a Lodger Agreement?

How are lodgers classified?

What does the new Court of Appeal decision mean for EPC Requirements?

The Court of Appeal on section 21 notices and EPC requirements.

What does it mean to have a joint tenancy?

Your obligations under a joint tenancy.

What does a ‘let only’ letting agent do?

The services provided by a let only letting agency

The contents of this blog are for general information purposes only. None of the information or opinions contained in the articles constitute legal advice on which you should rely.