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Thread poster: Gaelle Claire
Gaelle Claire
Gaelle Claire
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:39
English to French
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May 25, 2023

Hi,

I am just getting back onto the freelance translation market, and was wondering if anyone had any tips regardging terms and conditions on invoices when working from the UK?
Do you include a late payment clause?
Many thanks

Gaëlle

Tom in London
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:39
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Always specify May 26, 2023

Gaelle Claire wrote:

Hi,

I am just getting back onto the freelance translation market, and was wondering if anyone had any tips regardging terms and conditions on invoices when working from the UK?
Do you include a late payment clause?
Many thanks

Gaëlle


I would try not to burden down your client with too many Ts and Cs.

One thing I would always do is:

Specify the payment terms, on your invoice, with wording such as:

"Payment terms: max. 30 days from the date of this invoice."

or if you have already agreed something

"Payment terms: as agreed, 30 days from the date of this invoice"

Etc. That's all you need if you ever need to enforce payment.

[Edited at 2023-05-26 08:43 GMT]

Philip Lees
 


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