For UK web designers

Web designer contract template for UK studios & freelancers

Pages, revisions, hosting, third-party licences and handover — a web design agreement that stops scope creep before it starts.

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Who it's for

Built for the people who actually use it

Freelance web designers

Fixed page counts, revision limits and staged payments.

Design studios

Consistent contracts across every client build.

Developers

Clear handover, environment access and post-launch support terms.

What's in the contract

Every clause you actually need

Drafted in plain English by AI, jurisdiction-aware, editable line-by-line. No legalese unless you want it.

Project scope

Page count, templates, integrations and what counts as new scope.

Milestones & payment

Deposit, design sign-off, build and launch payments.

Revisions

Included rounds at design stage and the rate beyond them.

Client responsibilities

Copy, imagery and approvals — with delay consequences.

Third-party costs

Themes, plugins, fonts, hosting and who holds the licences.

IP & transfer on payment

Ownership passes on final payment; you keep portfolio rights.

Testing & acceptance

Browser support, acceptance window and defect fixes.

Maintenance & support

Optional retainer, response times and hourly rates.

How it works

From blank page to signed PDF in 3 steps

Describe in plain English

Tell SigningVault who's involved and what you're agreeing. The AI drafts the right contract with the right clauses.

Tweak in seconds

Edit any line, swap clauses, change jurisdiction. Add signature fields with a click.

Send & sign

Recipients get a private signing link by email. They sign in-browser — no account, no app. You both get the sealed PDF.

Legal & compliance

Scope creep, sign-off and UK web projects

Most web design disputes are scope disputes. A written agreement that defines page counts, revision rounds, acceptance criteria and client dependencies gives you a contractual basis to charge for extra work instead of absorbing it.

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.

  • Legally binding in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
  • Tamper-evident audit trail with IP address and UTC timestamp
  • Signed PDF and certificate of completion for both parties
  • Fully editable — change any clause before you send it

FAQ

Common questions

When should IP transfer to the client?+

On receipt of final payment. The template makes transfer conditional on payment and reserves your right to show the work in your portfolio.

Who pays for plugins, themes and hosting?+

The third-party costs clause makes this explicit and lets you pass licences through at cost or with a management fee.

How do I stop endless revisions?+

Set included rounds at each stage and an hourly rate after that, with a written sign-off gate before build begins — all included in the template.

What if the client goes quiet?+

The client responsibilities clause includes a delay provision allowing project pausing, restart fees and staged invoicing to continue.

Draft yours in under 60 seconds

No credit card. No templates to wade through. Just describe the agreement and SigningVault writes it.