For UK freelancers
Set out scope, fees, revisions and IP before you start the work. Drafted for UK law, editable in plain English, and signable in minutes.
Who it's for
Lock in deliverables, revisions and payment dates before day one.
Clear outside-IR35 style working practices and substitution wording.
Statutory late payment interest and kill fees written in as standard.
What's in the contract
Drafted in plain English by AI, jurisdiction-aware, editable line-by-line. No legalese unless you want it.
Exactly what is delivered, what is out of scope, and how change requests work.
Day rate, fixed fee or milestones, with invoice dates and payment windows.
8% above Bank of England base rate under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
IP assigns on payment, with a licence back for your portfolio.
Included rounds of amends and what you're paid if the project is pulled.
Mutual confidentiality so you rarely need a separate NDA.
How either party exits cleanly and what is owed on exit.
England & Wales by default, switchable to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
How it works
Tell SigningVault who's involved and what you're agreeing. The AI drafts the right contract with the right clauses.
Edit any line, swap clauses, change jurisdiction. Add signature fields with a click.
Recipients get a private signing link by email. They sign in-browser — no account, no app. You both get the sealed PDF.
Yes. Under English law a contract is formed by offer, acceptance, consideration and an intention to create legal relations — it does not need to be witnessed or notarised. A written freelance agreement signed electronically by both parties is enforceable in the county court and in the small claims track.
Signatures captured on SigningVault are Simple Electronic Signatures under the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and the UK eIDAS Regulation. Every signature is stored with the signer's name, email, IP address and a UTC timestamp in a tamper-evident audit trail, so the agreement stands up if it is ever challenged.
FAQ
No. Most freelance engagements are commercial contracts between two businesses, and there is no requirement for legal representation. SigningVault drafts the clauses UK freelancers actually need and lets you edit every word before sending.
Yes — drafting and editing is free. Sending for legally binding eSignature is included on the Professional and Business plans from £9.99 per month.
The template includes working practices wording — substitution, control and mutuality of obligation — that supports an outside-IR35 position. Status determination remains the end client's responsibility for medium and large businesses.
Yes. UK businesses have a statutory right to claim interest at 8% above the Bank of England base rate plus fixed compensation, and the template includes that clause by default.
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No credit card. No templates to wade through. Just describe the agreement and SigningVault writes it.