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5 Ways Delivery Management Software Can Streamline Your Business

Delivery management software streamlines logistics operations and reduces costs. Here are five ways in which DMS can benefit your business.

Matching Skills to the World's Most Popular Jobs

The article discusses in-demand professions, providing an overview of the skills and knowledge required for each job.

Why Is It So Important for Companies to Have Competitors?

The importance of competition in the business world is highlighted in an article that explains how it drives innovation and enhances performance.

Advantages and disadvantages of psychometric tests in the hiring process

Improving your hiring process

Why employers may be forced to revoke an offer the best way to do so

Reasons for revoking an offer

Introduction to Articles of Association

Key content in Articles of Association

Everything you need to know about a code of conduct

What to include in your code of conduct

Facilitating Reasonable Adjustments at Work

How to ensure you have an inclusive workspace

Everything you need to know about a grievance procedure

Tips for a successful grievance procedure

Disciplinary Meetings: Practice and Procedure

The purpose of a disciplinary meeting and how to conduct one

Statutory and discretionary employee benefits in the UK

Employee benefits explained

VAT schemes explained and how to choose the right one for your business

Everything you need to know about VAT

English Housing Survey 2021-22: Key Housing Trends

Insight into the housing markets trends for the last year

Landlord and Tenant Disputes

Common causes of disputes and how to deal with them

Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for Freelancers

How you can protect your business

The ultimate guide to company health insurance plans for employees

Considerations for employers when adopting corporate health insurance plans

What is the ethnicity pay gap?

Promoting fairness in the workplace

The Legal Outlook for 2023

Things to look out for in 2023

Failure to prevent commercial bribery: what are the consequences?

How to foster an anti-bribery culture

How to end a tenancy agreement early: a definitive guide

Everything you need to know about ending a tenancy

What is the gender pay gap

Ensuring fairness in the workplace

Your final year-end accounting checklist to get your business in order

A quick guide to get your financials in order

Case Study: How Trinity College saved 3 weeks by using Legislate

Legislate changes how Trinity College completes student tenant onboarding

Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for a business idea or trade secret

What is an NDA and why you need one

Comprehensive guide to the tenant referencing process

What to expect during tenants referencing

Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for a personal assistant

What is an NDA and why you may need one if hiring a personal assistant

How footballer employment contracts compare to standard employment agreements

How football player employment agreements differ from standard employment agreements

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Employers guide to diversity and inclusion

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for app development

What is an NDA and why you need one for app development

Renewing a tenancy agreement

Everything you need to know about renewing a tenancy agreement

What are letting agent fees?

A guide to letting agent fees

Changes to the R&D tax relief scheme

Recent R&D announcement and its impact on UK businesses

Carrying over annual leave

Government guidance on carrying over annual leave

Why is it important to read your contracts?

Analysis of consumer attitudes when it comes to reading contracts

What is garden leave?

Everything you need to know about garden leave

A company's guide to human resource systems

The most important tool your employees need

An Employer's guide to compassionate leave

Everything you need to know about compassionate leave

An introduction to contextual contracts

What they are and how they benefit your business

How to plan a company offsite

Everything you need to know about off-site meetings

5 Illustrative GDPR Fines

5 examples of GDPR data breaches and fines

What is a town hall meeting?

Your guide to town hall meetings

Everything you need to know to have a smooth hiring process

A comprehensive guide to employing staff

Manage your employees with HiBob

Why you need to manage your employment affairs with an HR solution

Key Differences between Senior and Junior Employment Contracts

Everything you need to know about senior and junior employment contracts

An Overview of Climate Clauses

How climate clauses can help you be a more conscious businesses

5 tips for hiring a CEO post fundraising

Taking a step back from leading your company

Choosing a SIC Code for a content creator

Choosing a SIC code for your content creation business

Work Christmas party expenses and UK tax rules

Help with financial and tax planning when it comes to your annual events

What you need to know about DIY tenancy agreements

How to DIY your legal agreements and which solutions are best

Why Legislate is Good for the Environment

Ways in which Legislate is helping combat climate change

How Legislate can help with Social Impact

How contract management is supporting sustainability and education

How to do a DBS check on your employee

Everything employers need to know about DBS checks

How Legislate Eliminates Unfairness in the Contracting Process

Insight into how Legislate is increasing transparency and reducing unfair terms in contracts

How Can Founders Utilise Video to Grow Their Startup?

Top-Notch Tips for Leveraging Video to Grow Your Business

How to become a freelancer

Benefits and limitations of being a freelancer, how to set up and pay tax, and tips furthering your business

Demystifying Choice of Law Clauses

Everything you need to know about choice of law clauses

How to Respond to a Data Breach

Everything you need to know about data breaches

Separate Legal Personality & Limited Liability

A brief overview about separate legal personality and liability of companies

What does the Mini-Budget mean for small businesses?

A glimpse into how the recent budget plans to make the UK market favourable for businesses

What does the mini-Budget mean for Landlords?

Impact of freezing corporate tax rates and increasing stamp duty threshold on landlords

Analysis of flexible working on employee productivity and satisfaction

Is flexible working the answer to improving productivity and satisfaction?

How to value shares in a private limited company

Insight into private company valuation methods

Why Jurisdiction Clauses Matter

Why you jurisdiction clauses are important and how to draft one

Everything UK landlords need to know about guarantors

A guide to tenancy guarantors

Why a risk register can help you avoid future legal troubles

What it is and how to create one

How to create a contract

Do you know how to create a contract?

Aaron Lee, the founder of Pocketbook Personnel, shares everything you need to know about running a staffing agency

How to source, approach and close clients as well as other founder tips

What is the cost of inefficient contracts for businesses?

How outdated systems are contributing to business costs

5 Things you can do with Companies House

From filing accounts to finding customers

How to set up and run payroll for entrepreneurs

A founder's guide to successfully setting up payroll

Landlord tips for staging a rental property

How to get the most out of your rental property add or viewings

Important Dates for Entrepreneurs

A list of bank holidays and religious holidays business owners need to know

To Scheme or to Plan? Which is the better insolvency process?

A comparative analysis of scheming and planning during insolvency

A guide to fighting procrastination in the workplace

Tips to reduce wasted time and improve productivity at work

How to welcome a new employee to the team

Tips on how you can welcome and retain employees

What is a reasonable rent increase and the right way to do it?

A guide to increasing housing rent

How to manage your startup's cash flow during times of uncertainty

Quick tips on how you can keep your startup afloat during times of uncertainty

Should you fix your buy-to-let mortgage rate?

An introduction to mortgage rates, inflation and the current economic outlook

Does the law require public companies to maximise shareholder value?

Debunking the shareholder primacy myth

Love Island brand deals: fast fashion vs sustainability

What is a brand deal and how Love Island is impacting consumer shopping habits

A brief introduction to Disclaimers

What's a Disclaimer and when do you need one

Legal compliance as a service

How to automate compliance with legal software

How to find the best startup lawyers for your tech business

An overview of legal solutions for startups

An introduction to Oddbox for employers

How employers can treat employees responsibly

An overview of Otta for employers

Who should use Otta

How does contract recruitment work?

The benefits and needs of businesses when contract recruiting

Repairs and maintenance vs home improvements

How to distinguish between repairs and home improvements and the implication on your tax bill

Who are people with significant control?

How to identify and register your company's people with significant control

Data Protection Act 2018: Your Rights and How to Enforce Them

How to enforce your data protection rights

12 Areas of importance in a Partnership agreement

What to include in your partnership agreement

10 Key Clauses in a tenancy agreement

10 clauses you need to include in your tenancy agreement

5 Startups to watch in Oxford

From autonomous vehicles to quantum computing

An introduction to Statutory Holiday Pay

What it is and how to take it

What are the key ingredients of a Privacy Notice?

What to include when drafting your privacy notice

Plans to Let People Use Housing Benefit to Buy Homes

An introduction to the right to buy scheme

How can workplace problems be handled and resolved?

How to manage and resolve disputes

How employers are increasing fertility benefits

And the benefits of future fertility perks

What is a rental statement?

What needs to be in your rental statement and how to create one

4 Types of employment contracts explained

Find out which employment contract to use for your next hire

5 Points to Consider When Equipping Remote Workers

And how to provide equipment compliantly

The Definitive Guide to a GDPR Compliant Privacy Notice

8 steps to create a GDPR Compliant Privacy Notice

The Pitfalls of Selective Distribution Agreements

And how to create compliant selective distribution agreements

An introduction to Statutory Leave and Time Off

The different types of paid and unpaid leave in the UK

What Are the Key Clauses in a Zero Hour Employment Contract?

What the main clauses of a zero hour contract mean

The differences between Pay and Wages explained

How the different forms of remuneration impact an employee's rights and obligations

What is employment and the status of employment?

An overview of the different types of employment

Dismissing Staff and Redundancies

The types and reasons for dismissal

Unilateral vs Mutual NDA

Examples to help you pick the right NDA

A free board minutes template for startups

And tips for taking board minutes effectively

Why we don't want you to sign contracts quickly

And where you should focus your attention instead

Employment vs Consultancy

3 factors to help you make a decision

What should be included in a company social media policy?

How to draft a company policy for the use of social media at work

What is an environmental policy?

And how to draft one for your company

Flexible working explained

What is flexible working and how to make a request

What is Podcast SEO?

How to reach new listeners with SEO

Incorporated vs Unincorporated businesses

When to incorporate your business?

Key Terms in a Distribution Agreement

3 clauses you need to know about

3 Fundamental Clauses in an Employment Agreement

Everything you need to know about the 'Pay', 'Hours of work' and 'Holiday' clauses in your employment agreement

How to find investors for property sourcing

The benefits of property sourcing and how to find property investors

What is a Temporary Staff/ Agency Staff Agreement?

Everything you need to know about temporary workers and their rights

The 4 types of Distribution Agreements

A comprehensive guide to distribution agreements

How to change your SIC code

A guide to changing your companies SIC code

Types of tenants and tenancies

Introduction to the different types of tenants and tenancies

Meet an Accountant: Interview with James Watson

An introduction to a life of an accountant

3 common boilerplate clauses

A quick guide to boilerplate clauses

An introduction to Legislate's Zapier integration

Easily connect Legislate with your favourite tools

Transferable Skills: Definitions and Examples That Companies Want

The skills you need to have a successful career

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for landlords

A quick guide to MEES

How can a slack contract management integration help your business?

Everything you need to know about slack and contract management

An introduction to collective agreements

Everything you need to know about collective agreements and trade unions

How to Pass a Health Inspection to Get Your Food Service License

What you need to know and do to obtain your license

Mutual NDA: Explained

A comprehensive guide to mutual NDAs

Building vs content insurance

A comprehensive guide to building vs content insurance

Add contracts to your software with Legislate's contract management integration

How to integrate contracts seamlessly into your software apps

Everything you need to know about hiring a marketing director

The importance of having a marketing director and how to hire one

Employment contract for a marketing director

Key terms to include in your marketing director's employment contract

What does a marketing director do?

An overview of duties and required skills of a marketing director

How to become a Professional landlord

And how software can makes the process easier

Employment contract builder

How and why you should auto-generate contracts quickly and easily

​​Spreadsheets Aren't Cutting It: Time for a Property Management App

The pros and cons of using spreadsheets for your property business

7 Content Writing Tips For Freelancers

Freelancing is one of the key professions nowadays. So, how do freelance writers improve their craft?

An introduction to the Legislate API for contracts

And how to integrate contract APIs into your app

Legislate vs WHSmith: Tenancy Agreements

Comparative analysis of AST agreements

Is a business expo a good investment?

Business expos explained

An overview of the different types of leave in the UK

And additional resources for employers

Landlords in Wales: Housing Law is changing (Renting Homes)

Everything you need to know about The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

NDA generator vs DocuSign

Comparative analysis between NDA generators and DocuSigned NDAs

What is Landlord Insurance?

A guide to Landlord Insurance

Financial analysis for small businesses

Everything you need to know about financial analysis

An introduction to Pikl, an award winning, specialist broker that arranges both Short-term Letting insurance and traditional Home / Landlord insurance

Everything you need to know about Pikl's insurance products

Small Business Owners: How to Respond if You Are Sued

And the things you should not do

5 Fraud Risks for Small Businesses and How To Avoid Them

Essential tips for small businesses

What does the Renters Reform Bill mean for landlords?

An insight into legislation planned for landlords and tenants

3 essential contracts for recruiters

Contracts to grow your recruitment agency

Splitting rental income with a spouse for tax purposes

Tax efficiency for tenants in common

Mail merge alternatives for contracts

The best way to send contracts in masse

Freelance Writers: How to Grow your Business Quickly

The steps you need to follow to find and win clients

How to start your career in legal tech

Everything you need to know about getting a job in legal tech

Employment contract for a CFO

Importance of a CFO employment agreement and how to draft one

Everything you need to know for a successful probation period

A comprehensive guide for a successful probation period

How to write a termination letter

Employer guide to writing a termination letter

What is a Partnership?

Everything you need to know about partnerships

An introduction to Property Licensing

A quick guide on property licensing for landlords

What is a queryable contract?

Unlock your contract data

How to write a job description for a Product Manager

Tips for writing a sound Product Manager job description

3 Steps to Hire a Product Manager

A guide to hiring a Product Manager

Everything you need to know about hiring a Product Manager

The importance of having a Product Manager and how to hire one

What does a Product Manager do?

An overview of duties and required skills of a Product Manager

3 Steps to hire a Legal Counsel

A guide to hiring Legal Counsel

How to write a job description for a Legal Counsel

Tips for writing a sound job description for a Legal Counsel

Everything you need to know about hiring a Legal Counsel

The importance of having a Legal Counsel and how to hire one

What does a Legal Counsel do?

An overview of duties and required skills of a Legal Counsel

An introduction to EIS for startups

A beginners guide to EIS

What is a pdf?

Everything you need to know about pdfs and the alternatives which exist

How to write a job description for a CFO

What to include in your CFO job description

Everything you need to know about hiring a CFO

The importance of having a CFO and how to hire one

3 Steps to hire a CFO

A guide to hiring a CFO

What does a CFO do?

An overview of the duties and required skills of a CFO

Three key clauses in an employment agreement

Terms to consider when hiring

How to find micro-influencers for your startup?

Increase your brand awareness with influencers

A beginner's guide to cash flow management

The importance of cash flow and how to manage it

EMI end of year returns

How to file an EMI annual return with HMRC

How to run effective meetings

5 steps for effective business meetings

An introduction to online and distance selling

How to sell online legally

VAT Explained

How VAT works in the UK for businesses

How to get your business online

From a website to social media

The definitive automation guide for startups

The business processes you should automate to gain a head start

7 Traits of a High Performing Team

Good Characteristics of a High Performing Team

Human resources for a business

A guide to HR departments

What is absence management?

A guide to absence management policies for businesses

How to build a portfolio of rental properties

Planning and strategies for your buy to let business

How to Find the Perfect Name for Your Business

Your Startup Needs the Perfect Name. Here’s How to Find It

Invoices and Receipts Explained

What is the difference between receipts and invoices?

A beginner's guide to business plans

Why and how to make a business plan

How to hire a casual worker

How to find and hire casual workers for your business

SIC codes for cultivation businesses

SIC codes for farming to fishing

What SIC code should you use for your mining company

Choosing a SIC code for your mining and quarrying company

What SIC code to use for your education company

SIC codes for nurseries to driving schools

What SIC code to choose for your human health business

From hospitals to care homes to childcare

The Impact of Modern Slavery Today

What is Modern Slavery and how to tackle it

What SIC could should you use for your freight company

Choosing a SIC code for your freight company

What SIC code should you use for a shop?

From food to technology shops

What SIC code should you use for your car dealership?

SIC codes for the sale, repair and rental of motor vehicles

What SIC code should you use for your technology consultancy?

Choosing a SIC code for your consultancy to your software development company

Your guide to appointing and removing directors UK

How to appoint and remove directors from your company

How to change your company name

What to do when you want to change your company name

Guide to opening a business bank account

How to choose and set up a business bank account

The best way to create a casual worker agreement

Create and sign a casual worker agreement online, at ease

Dormant Companies Explained

What are dormant companies and what SIC code should they have?

What is the right SIC code for your construction company?

Find a SIC code for builders to roofers

What is the right SIC code for management consultancy activities?

Find the right SIC code for your new management consultancy business

Choosing a SIC Code for your Food Service Business

Choosing a SIC code for your food company

What To Include in a UK Tenancy Agreement

Tenancy Agreement Musts

How to register as self-employed in the UK

When and how to register

Choosing a SIC Code for your marketing agency

What SIC code describes your marketing business?

The definitive guide to Whistleblowing

An overview of the legal protection offered to whistleblowers

Choosing a SIC Code for your accountancy business

Deciding what SIC code to use for your accountancy company

What SIC Code should an animal business use?

Choosing a SIC code for your dog walking, breeding or vet business

What is the appropriate SIC code for a photography and film business?

Choosing your SIC code for company formation

What is the appropriate SIC code for online retail and e-commerce?

Choosing a SIC code for your online store

A beginner's guide to virtual offices

The services that virtual offices provide

Casual Worker Agreement Guidance

The 3 types of casual worker agreements explained

How to register as an employer in the UK

The steps you need to follow to employ someone in the UK

A guide to company records in the UK

What documents you should store and how

How to incorporate a hairdressers in the UK

The steps you need to take to set up a hairdressing company

The Different Company types in the UK

A guide to different company structures in the UK

An introduction to SIC codes for hairdressers

How to choose the right SIC for your hairdressing company

How to incorporate a Buy to Let company in the UK 

What to prepare when incorporating a BTL company

How to incorporate a lettings agency in the UK 

Steps for incorporating a lettings agency in the UK

How to incorporate as a technology consultancy in the UK 

From choosing a name to choosing your SIC codes

How to incorporate a recruitment agency in the UK

What you need to do to incorporate your recruitment agency

An introduction to semantic technology and semantic reasoning

What semantic technologies are and how to use them

Guide to Company Numbers for Limited Companies

An introduction to company numbers and how to use them

What's the appropriate SIC code for your property business?

The 5 SIC codes you need to know about

R&D tax relief explained

What R&D tax credits are and how to claim them

A Guide to Registering Offices for your Limited Company

A guide to choosing your registered office address

How to create a client onboarding template for your new business

The key ingredients of a successful onboarding template

How to choose a SIC code for your software development agency

A guide to navigate technology SIC codes

Public and Private Companies Explained

The differences between private and public companies

Chief Officers of a Company

A guide to the officers and executives of a company

Choosing a Name for your Company

What to consider when choosing a name for your company

How to choose the right SIC code for your new recruitment agency business

Which SIC code applies to your new recruitment agency?

Beginner's Guide to Incorporating a Company in the UK

What to do when incorporating a company

Limited company shares explained

What are the different types of shares and how to issue them

What are SIC codes?

Everything you need to know about SIC codes

The Women of Legislate

Meet the women of Legislate

Meet the inspiring women of the Legislate podcast

A post to celebrate international women's day

How to find clients for your freelance business

Practical tips to help freelancers launch their business

An introduction to email marketing for startups

A practical playbook for founders

How to find clients for your recruitment agency

An effective template for new recruiters

The best way to create a staff handbook

Don't download a free template online

The definitive guide to advance assurance for startups

An introduction to venture capital schemes and how to apply for advance assurance

How to generate new employee onboarding documents in minutes

Streamline your hiring process with contract management software

Who can sign legal documents?

How to sign contracts with confidence

When do you need an NDA?

Demystifying NDAs

How to find an investor for your startup

How to find and win over investors

What are the principles of contract management?

What they are and how to implement them

When will General Counsels benefit from legal tech? 

A survey into the use of legal tech by in-house counsel

Knowledge graphs vs Relational databases

The differences between knowledge graphs and relational databases and how they can be used together

Meet an Influencer

What makes influencer marketing different

The legals of taking on an apprentice

How to take on an apprentice legally

How to start a newsletter in 5 steps

Build an audience quickly

Meet an Apprentice 

An introduction to apprenticeships and tips for employers

How to use apprenticeship levy funds

The funding rules employers need to know about

Always Create’s top tips to thriving as a freelancer this year

3 tips to up your freelance game

How to find your first customers

5 steps to find your first customer

The definitive guide to apprenticeship funding

The rules and options for securing apprenticeship funding

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

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

Everything you need to know about content strategy for startups

How to 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

What is the process 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 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

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 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 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

What does a ‘full management’ letting agent do?

The services provided by a full management letting agency

What contract does a landlord need?

5 questions to help you pick the right tenancy agreement

What consents does a landlord need before renting a property? (Part 2)

Bridges to cross when renting property

What consents does a landlord need before renting a property? (Part 1)

Bridges every landlord needs to cross before letting their property

What are the grounds for serving a section 8 notice?

For what reasons can you start the process of ending an assured shorthold tenancy?

What are periodic tenancies?

How do periodic tenancies work?

What is an NDA and why is it important?

When you should use a NDA

Ways to end an AST that are not an eviction notice

How can a landlord or letting agent end a tenancy without a section 8 or 21 notice?

Updates to Form 3 and Form 6A

Government updated forms needed to serve Section 8 and 21 notices.

Update on Section 8 Notices

Take notice.

Update on Section 21 Notices

Section 21 Notices in 2021.

UK Wages Explained

National Minimum Wage, National Living Wage and the Real Living Wage

UK GDPR for Employers

Obligations and rights under UK GDPR.

The regulatory future of England’s letting agencies

On the 2nd anniversary of RoPA’s groundbreaking report

The Price of a Contract

Contract costs measured in time and money.

The nature of the landlord-tenant relationship

A history of the landlord-tenant relationship and how it is shaped today

The Legislate team's favourite features - Part 2

More favourite features for getting the most value out of Legislate.

The Legislate team's favourite features - Part 1

Top favourite features for getting the most value out of Legislate.

The Definitive guide to Staff Handbooks

What it should include and how to create one.

The contract is dead

Everything that can go wrong with contracts and how Legislate avoids them.

The Best way to create an AST Agreement Online

...and it doesn’t involve an online template!

The Best Online Platforms for Your Property Business

Online platforms for contract creation to rent collection.

5 Legislate features you need to know about

Become a Legislate power user in 5 simple steps.

The definitive guide to the Tenant Fees Act 2019 for landlords, agents and tenants

A Guide for you and your tenants.

Tackling anti-social tenant behaviour in your contracts

Learning from south Liverpool’s ongoing crisis

Student lettings: where to focus your attention

Key features of a student tenancy agreement.

Simplify your contracts, let the necessary speak

How to avoid lengthy negotiations.

Should an employer give an employee a written contract?

Does a contract actually need to be in writing?

Sharing liability: Letting agent and landlord

In law, is a landlord responsible for the actions of their agent?

See between the lines of a Knowledge Graph

Find new connections and insights.

Right to Rent and Brexit

What Brexit means for EEA citizens renting in England.

Repairs in Rentals

Responsibilities and notices for landlords and tenants.

Renting Guide for First Time Landlords

Top tips for first time landlords

Rental property is in receivership (Part 2)

When a mortgagee wants to sell the tenant’s home

Rental property inspections

When and how to inspect your rental property.

Putting the “law” in un-law-yered

How and why we are automating contracts.

Property Management: Who to Know

Contacts you might need when managing a rental property.

Property Management, meet Contract Management

Why landlords should consider Contract Management Platforms

Property Management and Legionnaire’s disease

Everything to know about controlling Legionella risk in a rental property

Preparing your contracts for the next pandemic

Force majeure is what you're looking for.

Post-Brexit Data Sharing

Adequacy Decision of the European Commission on UK Data Protection Law.

Pets in rental properties: To be or not to be?

What the government’s new model tenancy agreement means for your ‘no pets’ rule

Pay Attention! Don't Ignore Your Legal Risks

Clauses you should invest in

Negotiating Student Housing Contracts

Negotiating contractual terms and why your contract won’t like it.

How to create custom contracts with a contract builder

An article for all those interested in creating and managing contracts

My Business and COVID-19: Is It Legal to Run My Business From Home?

What permissions you might need to run your business from your home.

Making sure your tenancy agreement is worth the paper it is on

Why your tenancy agreements might not be as enforceable as you think they are

Legislate's checklist for Landlords

A useful checklist for Landlords before renting out a property.

Legal Schema and beyond

Unlocking the full potential of contract data

Lease or Licence to Occupy? How the law decides

If it looks, walks and talks like a tenant, can it be a lodger?

Law Society Lawtech and Ethics Principles: Overview

Report on the Law Society’s Lawtech and Ethics Principles

Landlords: Your responsibilities when letting a sole occupancy

Single occupancy, multiple obligations.

Landlords: Your obligations when letting a student house

Know your responsibilities

Landlords: Your obligations when letting a bedsit

Don’t sit on your obligations.

Landlords: Your Guide to Right to Rent Checks

How to carry out a right to rent check

Landlords: 5 land law cases you should know about

Put the law in unlawyered

Landlord rights in an emergency

How should a landlord handle an emergency?

Land law cases on the requirements of a lease

What the case law says on the essential elements of a lease

Knowledge graphs: Know more about your contracts

How Legislate has harnessed knowledge graph technology to unlock unseen insights into your contracts.

Knowledge graphs for property management

How landlords can harness technology for pain-free management

Key terms in a student tenancy agreement template

How to read your tenancy agreement with student tenants

Key insights from the Tenancy Deposit Service's Statistical Briefing

Who is most likely to dispute a deposit deduction and how is a dispute resolved?

Key ingredients for a sensible business contract

Learn about the key ingredients for a business contract.

Key Clauses in an NDA

Why use an NDA and what clauses should one contain?

It’s not just your wardrobes that need a clear out

Make sure to remove these ‘unforgotten’ clauses from your contracts.

Clauses missing in your letting agency’s terms of business template (Part 1)

3 things missing in your agency’s template agreement with landlords

IR35 vs. Off-payroll tax: What is the difference

Tax and independent contractors.

IR35 calculator: what is it and how to use it?

Calculating what contractors owe HMRC.

Inventories and Rentals

What are they, how to do them and why you should use them.

How your sole occupancy may qualify for council tax discount

Insight into the single person discount for single lets

How to start a company and keep your legals in order

Everything you need to do in your first 100 days

How to start a business in the UK

The legals you need to set yourself up for success

How to run a Holiday Let

What you need to run a Holiday Let.

'How to rent' guide

What is it and why is it a legal requirement?

How to improve the Energy Performance of your home

Save money and energy

How to hire a team quickly in 7 steps

The 7 step process to recruit faster.

How to get a HMO Licence

When and how to apply for a HMO licence.

How to find a tenant in 7 steps

Everything you need to consider from start to finish.

How to customise standard contracts

Moving beyond one-size-fits-all contracts

How to create an employment contract with a probationary period

What a probationary period is and why they're often 90 days

How to create a part time employment contract

What you need to do to create a part time employment contract.

How to choose your SaaS software platform

End-to-End or Start to Middle?

How to change the terms of an employment contract?

4 key stages in implementing a change of employment terms

How are letting agencies regulated?

How letting agencies can ensure compliance.

An introduction to Holding Deposits

What are they and how must they be used?

HMO Regulations in 2021

What Are They And Why Do They Matter?

Heat Pump Grants and the Boiler Ban

What the Government’s heat pump grants and so-called boiler ban means for its net-zero targets

Health and Safety Tips for Landlords

Everything from legionnaires disease to electrical safety inspections.

Health and Safety Tips for Employers

7 things to do and consider to ensure the health and safety of your employees

Guarantors and Lettings

What are guarantors and what are they liable for?

Generate your legal contracts in no time at all

You don't need to learn to Legislate

From legislating to Legislate

A roadmap from 2050 BCE to Legislate.

Found your contract template online did you?

Why you should be careful when downloading a template online.

Excluded Occupiers: When can an occupier be evicted without a court order?

A guide to excluded occupiers and evictions.

5 Essential contracts for small businesses

And how to create them with Legislate

8 Essential contracts for landlords and letting agents you can create with Legislate

Tenancy agreements your tenants will love

Equal Opportunities Guidance

What the Equality Act 2010 means

Energy intensive contracts

5 areas burning you out.

Employment Security Vetting and Clearance

Your security clearance requirements when working with the Government

Electrical installation condition reports and safety inspections in the private rented sector

What the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 mean for Landlords

Don’t leave your contracts in the dark

Landlords: What to be aware of this year

What documents should tenants and landlords provide? 

Documentation and rentals

Document automation for Small Businesses

How small businesses save time and costs by automating their high volume contracts

How to eliminate paperwork in your organisation

Why digitalising paperwork is not the solution

Data protection and letting agents

How the UK’s data protection laws impact letting agencies.

Data protection and landlords

How the UK’s data protection laws impact private landlords.

Council tax and rental properties

How much is it and who has to pay it?

Comprehensive guide to notice periods in England and Wales

How and when to serve notices.

Legislate unlocked

Dominic Parr, at Parr Houses, tells us his experiences of using Legislate.

Clauses missing in your letting agency’s terms of business template (Part 2)

Don't cover up the cracks.

Can I change the terms of the tenancy agreement?

Changing the terms of a tenancy agreement pre and post signature.

Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Rental Properties

A guidance note for landlords

Best alternatives for when the model assured shorthold tenancy is not suitable

What to do when the model agreement isn't suitable

Basic rights as a tenant and a landlord

The basic rights that both tenants and landlords are entitled to.

ASTs and Tenancy Deposit Schemes

Where must a landlord keep your deposit?

An introduction to PAT testing for Employers and Landlords

What and when to PAT test.

An introduction to interns

Everything you need to know from hiring to managing legal implications

A framework for office equipment and remote work

Practical guidance for employers

A day in the life of a Knowledge Engineer

Extracting knowledge and finding patterns in contracts

A checklist for contracts

Check, avoid the mess.

Why small businesses should use contract management software

Contracting on no legal budget

3 things missing in your tenancy agreement template

...and they’re 3 things you don’t want to be.

3 Clauses Employers Miss Out On When Creating Employment Contracts!

How to protect your ideas and your business

2021: Report into the startups in Oxford

A report into the rapidly growing business ecosystem in Oxford with insights from some of its founders

2021 Letting Agent Report

A report and review into exciting trends and common difficulties in the rental market 2021.

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.