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Featured Resource

Each month, we focus on a different key resource.

Making Tax Digital

Understand the biggest change to reporting your income tax in 30 years.

Browse our Making Tax Digital hub

Recently Updated

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News & Updates
Right to Work checks extending to freelancers
Right to Work checks extending to freelancers
From 1 October 2026, UK right to work checks expand beyond employees to cover workers, individual sub-contractors and online matching platforms. Here's what that means for freelancers and the people who hire them.
FAQ
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Do I need to check a freelancer's right to work in the UK?
From October 2026, right to work checks expand beyond employees. Whether you need to check a freelancer depends on how you engage them - especially if they are delivering work for your client.
Stories
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Summer holidays with a more carefree 90s attitude
Cat Hufton, a freelance journalist and creator of The Freelance Parent, on stepping back from perfectionist parenting this summer.
Flightplan: Task
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Getting feedback post-project
Ask your client for honest feedback and a testimonial while the project is still fresh in everyone's mind.
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UK Freelance Day Rate Benchmarks 2026
Our view on the 2026 H1 market, and its impact on day rates for freelancers. Plus links to industry benchmark data and sector reports to inform your pricing.
Guides
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Making tax digital: what freelancers need to know about MTD for income tax self assessment
In April 2026, new rules will come into play for sole-traders to make tax digital and submit their income tax self-assessment. Make sure you're ready.
Glossary
GDPR
GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
GDPR is the law that sets out how businesses must handle personal data — who can collect it, what they can do with it, and how they must keep it safe.
Wish I'd Known
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15 things to unlearn from employment when you go independent
Based upon conversations with hundreds of freelancers across our communities, here are the top 15 most common things that people need to work on unlearning, when moving from employment into self-employment
Assemblies
Me or More?
Me or More?
The label you choose might shape client expectations before you've said anything. Solo identity, niche, or brand

From the Community

Things we've seen, been chatting about, or discovered as a group.

Resources

Browse our ever-growing library of topics, guides and signposting to brilliant support across the ecosystem.

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Guides

Our independent and in-depth guides to freelancing

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FAQ

What do we get asked the most often about freelancing.

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Communities

Find freelance-first groups and communities to build support and connections.

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Wish I'd Known

An evergrowing list of things we wish we'd known when we started freelancing.

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Calendar

Keep on top of the critical dates and moments in the year for freelancers.

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Glossary

Every possible phrase you might have heard about freelancing, explained.

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Stories

Read stories from fellow freelancers, to hear their experiences of self-employment.

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Bookmarks

Resources curated from across the freelancer ecosystem.

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Calls

Our monthly meetings for freelancers on key topics, from accounting to zelf-employment.

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